established NA April 1998 to provide security in the capital as the
government undertakes the necessary reforms to provide its own
security; to provide training to civilian police; members were Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon Canada, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, France,
Gabon, Mali, Portugal, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia; was disbanded 15
February 2000
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United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
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 - 22 October 1999
aim - to cooperate with the Government of Sierra Leone and the other
parties to the Peace Agreement in the implementation of the agreement;
to monitor the military and security situation in Sierra Leone; to
monitor the disarmament and demobilization of combatants and members
of the Civil Defense Forces (CFD); to assist in monitoring respect for
international humanitarian law
members - (30) Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, France, The Gambia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan,
Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Namibia, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand, Tanzania, UK, Uruguay,
Zambia
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United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP)
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 - 1 February 1996
aim - to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula
members - (24) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya,
Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
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United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT)
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 - 16 December 1994
aim - to monitor and investigate violations of the cease-fire of 17
September 1994 between Tajikistan and the Tajik opposition and to
assist in the political negotiation process; established by the UN
Security Council
members - (13) Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria, Poland, Ukraine, Uruguay
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United Nations Monitoring and Verification Commission (UNMOVIC)
note - formerly known as United Nations Special Commission for the
Elimination of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (UNSCOM)
address - c/o United Nations, Room S-3120H, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 3018
FAX - [1] (212) 963 3922
established - NA December 1999
aim - to identify, account for, and eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction and the capacity to produce them
members - (22) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech
Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, UK,
US, Venezuela
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United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
established 1 July 1997 to assist in implementation of peace
agreement; oversee normalization of state administration throughout
National territory; established by UN Security Council; members were
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
terminated 26 February 1999
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United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)
established 20 May 1991 to verify cease-fire arrangements and to
monitor the maintenance of public order pending the organization of a
new National Civil Police; established by the UN Security Council;
members were Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
France, Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela;
disbanded April 1995
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United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
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 - 24 August 1993
aim - to verify compliance with the cease-fire agreement, to monitor
weapons exclusion zone, and to supervise CIS peacekeeping force for
Abkhazia; established by the UN Security Council
members - (22) Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, South
Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US,
Uruguay
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United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL)
established 22 September 1993 to assist in the implementation of the
peace agreement; established by the UN Security Council; members were
Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan; disbanded
September 1997
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United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR)
established 1993 for six months to monitor the Uganda/Rwanda border to
verify that no military assistance reaches Rwanda across the border;
established by the UN Security Council; members were Bangladesh,
Botswana, Brazil, Hungary, Netherlands, Senegal, Slovakia, Zimbabwe;
subsumed by UNAMIR
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United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
established 16 December 1992 to supervise the cease-fire; established
by the UN Security Council; members were Argentina, Austria,
Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain,
Sweden, US, Uruguay, Zambia; shut down operations 31 January 1995
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United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II)
established 24 April 1992 to facilitate an immediate cessation of
hostilities, to maintain a cease-fire in order to promote a political
settlement, and to provide urgent humanitarian assistance; established
by the UN Security Council; members were Australia, Bangladesh,
Botswana, Canada, Egypt, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Romania, Zimbabwe; UN peacekeepers left Somalia on 1 March
1995; some UN personnel remain in Somalia engaged in humanitarian work
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United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (MONUC)
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 - 30 November 1999
aim - to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire
agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and
disengagement of forces
members - (24) Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Canada, Egypt,
France, Ghana, India, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nepal, Pakistan,
Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, UK, Tanzania, Uruguay,
Zambia
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United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
address - Chief of Mission, P. O. Box 1642, Nicosia, Cyprus
telephone - [357] (2) 359 700
FAX - [357] (2) 359 753
established - 4 March 1964
aim - to serve as a peacekeeping force between Greek Cypriots and
Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus; established by the UN Security Council
members - (10) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland,
Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, UK
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
note - acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities
address - 220 East 42nd Street, 19th Floor, Room DN-1901, New York, NY
10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 297 5000
FAX - [1] (212) 557 6416
established - NA July 1967
aim - to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems
members - (34) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP)
established 31 March 1995; to monitor border activity in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; members were Argentina, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland,
Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine, US; mandate ended 25 March 1999
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United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
established 28 February 1992; to create conditions for peace and
security required for the negotiation of an overall settlement of the
"Yugoslav" crisis; established by the UN Security Council; members
were Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan,
Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US;
disbanded December 1995; replaced by the Implementation Force (IFOR),
which has been replaced by the Stabilization Force (SFOR)
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East (UNRWA)
address - P. O. Box 700, Vienna International Center, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
established - 8 December 1949
aim - to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
members - (10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria,
Turkey, UK, US
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United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
address - Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 798 84 00, 798 58 50
FAX - [41] (22) 740 07 91
established - NA 1963
aim - to conduct research into the problems of economic development
during different phases of economic growth
members - no country members, but a Board of Directors consisting of a
chairman appointed by the UN secretary general and 10 individual
members
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United Nations Secretariat
address - see United Nations
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to serve as the primary administrative organ of the UN; a
Secretary General is appointed for a five-year term by the General
Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council
members - the UN Secretary General and staff
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United Nations Security Council
address - c/o United Nations, Room S-3520A, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 758 2718
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to maintain international peace and security
permanent members - (5) China, France, Russia, UK, US
nonpermanent members - (10) elected for two-year terms by the UN
General Assembly; Argentina (1999-2000), Bangladesh (2000-01), Canada
(1999-2000), Jamaica (2000-01), Malaysia (1999-2000), Mali (2000-01),
Namibia (1999-2000), Netherlands (1999-2000), Tunisia (2000-01),
Ukraine (2000-01)
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United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
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 - 25 October 1999
aim - to provide security throughout the territory of East Timor; to
establish an effective administration; to ensure the coordination and
delivery of humanitarian assistance; to support capacity-building for
self-government
members - (27) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Ghana, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia,
Mozambique, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Senegal, Spain,
Sweden, Thailand, UK, US, Uruguay, Zimbabwe
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United Nations Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja, and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)
established 12 November 1995; aim to facilitate and supervise the
Basic Agreement between the government of the Republic of Croatia and
the local Serbian community that will lead to a peaceful integration
of that region into the national state of Croatia; members were
Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal,
NZ, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russian, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, UK, US; disbanded 15 January 1998; a UN
Civilian Police Support Group was established in December 1997 as
follow-on mission to UNTAES; the support group will continue to
monitor the Croatian police in the Danube region, particularly in
connection with the return of displaced people
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United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
established by the UN Security Council on 28 February 1992 to
contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace and to the
holding of free elections; disbanded sometime after the UN-supervised
election in May 1993; members were Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada,
Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia,
Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Philippines, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand,
Tunisia, UK, US, Uruguay
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United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
address - Government House, P. O. Box 490, Jerusalem 91004, Israel
telephone - [972] (2) 673 4223
FAX - [972] (2) 673 5282, 673 4223 extension 400
established - NA June 1948
aim - to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; currently
supports timely deployment of reinforcements to other peacekeeping
operations in the region as needed; initially established by the UN
Security Council
members - (22) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, US
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United Nations Trusteeship Council
established on 26 June 1945, effective on 24 October 1945, to
supervise the administration of the 11 UN trust territories; members
were China, France, Russia, UK, US; it formally suspended operations 1
November 1995 after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)
became the Republic of Palau, a constitutional government in free
association with the US; the Trusteeship Council was not dissolved
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United Nations University (UNU)
address - 53-70 Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan
telephone - [81] (3) 3499 2811
FAX - [81] (3) 3499 2828
established - 3 December 1973
aim - to conduct research in development, welfare, and human survival
and to train scholars
members - (38 associated institutes in 32 countries) Argentina,
Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago,
UK, US, Venezuela
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United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA)
established on 20 January 1997; to verify fulfillment of cease-fire
provisions; established by UN Security Council; members were
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Ecuador,
Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela; mandate terminated in May 1997
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Universal Postal Union (UPU)
address - Bureau International de l'UPU, Weltpoststrasse 4, CH-3000
Berne 15, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (31) 350 31 11
FAX - [41] (31) 350 31 10
established - 9 October 1874, affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947
effective - 1 July 1948
aim - to promote international postal cooperation; a UN specialized
agency
members - (189) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, 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, Holy
See, 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, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Overseas Territories of the UK, 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,
Singapore, 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, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Warsaw Pact (WP)
established 14 May 1955 to promote mutual defense; members met 1 July
1991 to dissolve the alliance; member states at the time of
dissolution were Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
and the USSR; earlier members included GDR and Albania
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West African Development Bank (WADB)
note - also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD);
is a financial institution of WAEMU
address - 68 Avenue de la Liberation, BP 1172, Lome, Togo
telephone - [228] 21 59 06, 21 42 44, 21 01 13
FAX - [228] 21 52 67, 21 72 69
established - 14 November 1973
aim - to promote regional economic development and integration
regional members - (8) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire,
Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
international/nonregional members - (5) African Development Bank,
Belgium, European Investment Bank, France, Germany
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West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
note - also known as Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine
(UEMOA)
address - Commission de l'UEMOA, 01 BP 543, Ouadgadougou, Burkina Faso
telephone - [226] 31 88 73 through 76
FAX - [226] 31 88 72
established - 1 August 1994
aim - to increase competitiveness of members' economic markets; to
create a common market
members - (8) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali,
Niger, Senegal, Togo
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West African Economic Community (CEAO)
note - acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
established on 3 June 1972 to promote regional economic development;
its members were Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal; it was disbanded in 1994
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Western European Union (WEU)
address - Rue de la Regence 4, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
telephone - [32] (2) 500 44 11
FAX - [32] (2) 511 32 70
established - 23 October 1954
effective - 6 May 1955
aim - to provide mutual defense and to move toward political
unification
members - (10) Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
associate members - (6) Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Norway,
Poland, Turkey
associate partners - (7) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
observers - (5) Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden
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World Bank
see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
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World Bank Group
includes International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
International Development Association (IDA), and International Finance
Corporation (IFC)
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