** United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refu_The 2002 CIA World Factbook

in the Near East (UNRWA)

established - 8 December 1949

aim - to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees members (advisory

commission) - (10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria,

Turkey, UK, US

** United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) **

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 11 individual members

** United Nations Secretariat **

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

** United Nations Security Council **

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; Bulgaria (2002-03), Cameroon (2002-03), Colombia (2001-02),

Guinea (2002-03), Ireland (2001-02), Mauritius (2001-02), Mexico

(2002-03), Norway (2001-02), Singapore (2001-02), Syria (2002-03)

** United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) **

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 - (28) Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark,

Egypt, Fiji, Ireland, Jordan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal,

NZ, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia,

Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay

** United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) **

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

** 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

** United Nations University (UNU) **

established - 3 December 1973

aim - to conduct research in development, welfare, and human survival

and to train scholars

members - (24 members of UNU Council and the Rector are appointed by

the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Director General

of UNESCO)

** Universal Postal Union (UPU) **

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, Zambia, Zimbabwe

** 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

** West African Development Bank (WADB) **

note - also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD);

is a financial institution of WAEMU

established - 14 November 1973

aim - to promote regional economic development and integration

regional members - (9) Central Bank of West African States, 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

** West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) **

note - also known as Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)

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

** Western European Union (WEU) **

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

** World Bank Group **

includes International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),

International Development Association (IDA), and International Finance

Corporation (IFC)

** World Confederation of Labor (WCL) **

established - 19 June 1920 as the International Federation of Christian

Trade Unions (IFCTU), renamed 4 October 1968

aim - to promote the trade union movement

members - (101 national organizations) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,

Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire

Island, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African

Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,

Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech

Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France,

French Guiana, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea,

Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran,

Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,

Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat,

Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger,

Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto

Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South

Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo,

Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward

Islands, Zimbabwe

** World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) **

established - 3 October 1945

aim - to promote the trade union movement

members - (125 and the Palestine Liberation Organization) Afghanistan,

Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,

Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin,

Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon,

Canada, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the

Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti,

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji,

Finland, France, French Guiana, The Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe,

Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India,

Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, North Korea,

Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,

Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique,

Nepal, New Caledonia, NZ, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua

New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion,

Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent

and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,

Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Syria,

Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,

Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,

Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation Organization

** World Food Program (WFP) **

established - 24 November 1961

aim - to provide food aid in support of economic development or disaster

relief; an ECOSOC organization

members - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

** World Health Organization (WHO) **

established - 22 July 1946;

effective - 7 April 1948

aim - to deal with health matters worldwide; a UN specialized agency

members - (191) 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, 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, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco,

Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,

Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, 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, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe

associate members - (2) Puerto Rico, Tokelau

observers - (2) Holy See, Liechtenstein

** World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) **

established - 14 July 1967;

effective - 26 April 1970

aim - to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;

a UN specialized agency

members - (178) 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo,

Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,

Czech Republic, Denmark, 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, North Korea, South Korea,

Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,

Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,

Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, 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, Samoa, San Marino, Sao

Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,

Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,

Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania,

Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,

Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam,

Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

** World Meteorological Organization (WMO) **

established - 11 October

1947; effective - 4 April 1951

aim - to sponsor meteorological cooperation; a UN specialized agency

members - (185) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and

Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas,

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia,

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Caribbean Territories,

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, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,

Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,

French Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,

Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong,

Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,

Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea,

Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,

Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,

Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco,

Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands

Antilles, New Caledonia, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway,

Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,

Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa,

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, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,

Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

** World Tourism Organization (WToO) **

established - 2 January 1975

aim - to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic

development, international understanding, and peace

members - (138) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina,

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia

and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,

Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,

Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa

Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti,

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,

Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras,

Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,

Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,

Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,

Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,

Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,

Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,

Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,

Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,

Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey,

Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam,

Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

associate members - (6) Aruba, Flanders, Hong Kong, Macau, Madeira

Islands, Netherlands Antilles

observers - (2) Holy See, Palestine Liberation Organization

** World Trade Organization (WTrO) **

note - succeeded General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT)

established - 15 April 1994;

effective - 1 January 1995

aim - to provide a means to resolve trade conflicts between members

and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or

eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

members - (144) Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,

Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,

Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,

Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,

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, Estonia, EU,

Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,

Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,

Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,

Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,

Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi,

Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova,

Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua,

Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,

Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda,

Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands,

South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,

Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,

Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

observers - (31) Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas,

Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Ethiopia,

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Holy See, Kazakhstan, Laos,

Lebanon, Nepal, Russia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,

Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tonga, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,

Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia;

note - must start accession negotiations within five years of becoming

observers

** Zangger Committee (ZC) **

established - early 1970s

aim - to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the

Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)

members - (35) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada,

China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,

Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,

Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US

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Appendix C - Selected International Environmental Agreements

*Air Pollution:

see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

*Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides: