(Sparteca)
address - c/o forum Secretariat, Ratu Sukuna Road GPO Box 856, Suva,
Fiji
telephone - [679] 312 600, 303 106
FAX - [679] 302 204
established - NA 1981
aim - to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New
Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
members - (16) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Palau, Papua
New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
address - Director of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, Private
Bag 13295, Windhoek, Namibia
established - 11 December 1969
aim - to promote free trade and cooperation in customs matters
members - (5) Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland
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Southern African Development Community (SADC)
note - evolved from the Southern African Development Coordination
Conference (SADCC)
address - Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana
telephone - [267] (31) 351863, 351864, 351865
FAX - [267] (31) 372848
established - 17 August 1992
aim - to promote regional economic development and integration
members - (14) Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South
Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) or Southern Common Market
note - also known as Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (Mercosur)
address - Rincon 575 Piso 12, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
telephone - [598] (2) 9164590
FAX - [598] (2) 9164591
established - 26 March 1991
aim - to increase regional economic cooperation
members - (4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
associate member - (2) Bolivia, Chile
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Statistical Commission
address - Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, United Nations, DC-2 Building, Room 2963, New York, NY 10017,
US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 9851
established - 21 June 1946
aim - to deal with development and standardization of national
statistics of interest to the UN, as part of the Economic and Social
Council organization
members - (24) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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Third World
another term for the less developed countries; the term is
obsolescent; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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underdeveloped countries
refers to those less developed countries with the potential for
above-average economic growth; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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undeveloped countries
refers to those extremely poor less developed countries (LDCs) with
little prospect for economic growth; see least developed countries
(LLDCs)
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Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale (UDEAC)
see Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
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United Nations (UN)
address - United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to maintain international peace and security and to promote
cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian
problems
members - (187 excluding Yugoslavia) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - all UN members are represented
in the General Assembly; Tuvalu will become a member in 2000
observers - (2 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Holy See,
Switzerland, Palestine Liberation Organization
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United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III)
successor to original UNAVEM and UNAVEM II; established 20 December
1988; renewed for third time 8 February 1995; aim was to assist the
parties in restoring peace and achieving national reconciliation in
Angola on the basis of the Peace Accords, the Lusaka Protocol, and
relevant Security Council resolutions; established by the UN Security
Council; members Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Fiji,
Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Jordan, Mongolia, Mali, Morocco,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Sweden, Tanzania, Uruguay, Zambia,
Zimbabwe; disbanded 30 June 1997
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United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR)
established 5 October 1993 to support and provide safe conditions for
displaced persons and human rights monitors, and to assist in training
a new national police force; established by the UN Security Council;
members were Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Chad,
Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, India, Jordan, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Russia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
terminated 8 March 1996
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
note - acronym retained from the predecessor organization UN
International Children's Emergency Fund
address - UNICEF House, Three United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 326 7000
FAX - [1] (212) 888 7465, 888 7454
established - 11 December 1946
aim - to help establish child health and welfare services
members - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Office for
Special Political Affairs, Room S-3260E, United Nations, New York NY
10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 28 November 1997
aim - to support the professionalization of the Haitian National
Police; established by UN Security Council
members - (11) Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, US
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United Nations Civilian Police Support Group in Croatia
established 19 December 1997 to monitor the Croatian police with
respect to the return of displaced persons; members were Argentina,
Austria, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan,
Kenya, Lithuania, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden,
Tunisia, Ukraine, US; disbanded 15 October 1998
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
address - UNCTAD, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 917 12 34, 907 12 34
FAX - [41] (22) 907 00 57, 907 00 43
established - 30 December 1964
aim - to promote international trade
members - (188) all UN members plus Holy See, Switzerland, Tonga
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United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO)
established 31 March 1995 to separate Croatian and Krajina Serb
forces; to monitor demilitarization of the Prevlaka Peninsula; to
maintain a presence on Croatia's international borders; to monitor and
report the crossing of military personnel, equipment, supplies and
weapons; to facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance; to aid
refugees and displaced persons; to protect ethnic minorities; and to
clear mines; established by the UN Security Council; members were
Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia,
Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US; disbanded
January 1996
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
address - One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 906 5788, 906 5000
FAX - [1] (212) 906 5365
established - 22 November 1965
aim - to provide technical assistance to stimulate economic and social
development
members - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, United Nations,
Room S-3260E, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 31 May 1974
aim - to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; established by the
UN Security Council
members - (5) Austria, Canada, Japan, Poland, Slovakia
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)
address - 7 place de Fontenoy, F-75352 Paris 07SP, France
telephone - [33] (1) 45 68 10 00
FAX - [33] (1) 45 67 16 90
established - 16 November 1945
effective - 4 November 1946
aim - to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
members - (186) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic
of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda,
Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members - (4) Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Macau,
Netherlands Antilles
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United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
address - P. O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya
telephone - [254] (2) 230800, 520600, 621234, 623292
FAX - [254] (2) 226890, 623927, 623692
established - 15 December 1972
aim - to promote international cooperation on all environmental
matters
members - (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations General Assembly
address - see United Nations
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to function as the primary deliberative organ of the UN
members - (185) all UN members are represented in the General Assembly
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
address - UNHCR Headquarters, Case Postale 2500, Depot, CH-1211 Geneva
2, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 739 81 11
FAX - [41] (22) 731 95 46
established - 3 December 1949
effective - 1 January 1951
aim - to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find
permanent solutions to refugee problems
members - (53) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See,
Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
address - Vienna International Center, P. O. Box 300, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
telephone - [43] (1) 211 310
FAX - [43] (1) 23 21 56
established - 17 November 1966
effective - 1 January 1967
aim - UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development
especially among the members
members - (168) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South
Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK,
US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
address - Palais des Nations, Bureau 1070, CH-1211, Geneva 10,
Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 798-58-50, 798-84-00
FAX - [41] (22) 733-13-83
established - 11 December 1963 adoption of the resolution establishing
the Institute
effective - 24 March 1965
aim - to help the UN become more effective through training and
research
members (Board of Trustees) - (19) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Cameroon, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland,
Thailand; note - the UN Secretary General can appoint up to 30 members
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United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 10 June 1999
aim - to promote the establishment of substantial autonomy and
self-government in Kosovo; to perform basic civilian administrative
functions; to support the reconstruction of key infrastructure and
humanitarian and disaster relief
members - (49) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia,
Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland,
Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine UK, US, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 19 March 1978
aim - to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and assist in
reestablishing Lebanese authority in southern Lebanon; established by
the UN Security Council
members - (9) Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy,
Nepal, Poland
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United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 9 April 1991
aim - to observe and monitor the demilitarized zone established
between Iraq and Kuwait; established by the UN Security Council
members - (33) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Denmark,
Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela
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United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
address - P. O. Box 68, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
telephone - [92] (51) 564 298
FAX - [92] (51) 567 897, 565 861
established - 24 January 1949
aim - to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan cease-fire; established by
the UN Security Council
members - (8) Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Italy, South Korea,
Sweden, Uruguay
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United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 4879
established - 29 April 1991
aim - to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western
Sahara; established by the UN Security Council
members - (29) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Egypt,
El Salvador, France, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Honduras, India, Ireland,
Italy, Kenya, South Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Togo, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
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United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH)
address - c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 758 2718
established - 21 December 1995
aim - to establish an International Police Task Force (IPTF) to
implement the Dayton Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina
members - (44) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan,
Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US
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United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
established 23 September 1993; aim was to assist in implementing the
agreement to transfer power back into the civilian government;
established by the UN Security Council; became the United Nations
Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) 28 June 1996 with the aim to assist
in the professionalization of the Haitian National Police; members
were Algeria, Canada, France, India, Mali, Pakistan, Togo, US;
disbanded 31 July 1997
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