Marcus Aurelius - "The Thoughts Of The Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus"

Rex Beach - "The Silver Horde"

Victor Appleton - "Tom Swift And His Giant Cannon"

Unkown - "Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible"

The 2002 CIA World Factbook

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observers - (2 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Holy See,
Switzerland, Palestine Liberation Organization



** United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) **

note - acronym retained from the predecessor organization, UN
International Children's Emergency Fund

established - 11 December 1946

aim - to help establish child health and welfare services

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



** United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) **

established 28 November 1997; to support the professionalization of the
Haitian National Police; established by UN Security Council; members
were Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo, Tunisia, US; mission ended March 2000



** United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) **


established - 30 December 1964

aim - to promote international trade

members - (191) all UN members plus Holy See, Switzerland



** United Nations Development Program (UNDP) **


established - 22 November 1965

aim - to provide technical assistance to stimulate economic and social
development

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



** United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) **


established - 31 May 1974

aim - to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; established by the
UN Security Council

members - (6) Austria, Canada, Japan, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden



** United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization **

(UNESCO)

established - 16 November

1945; effective - 4 November 1946

aim - to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture

members - (188) 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,
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, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe

associate members - (6) Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Macau, Netherlands Antilles, Tokelau



** United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) **


established - 15 December 1972

aim - to promote international cooperation on all environmental matters

members - (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions



** United Nations General Assembly **


established - 26 June 1945;

effective - 24 October 1945

aim - to function as the primary deliberative organ of the UN

members - (189) all UN members are represented in the General Assembly



** United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) **


established - 3 December

1949; effective - 1 January 1951

aim - to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent
solutions to refugee problems members (executive committee) - (57)
Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See,
Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia,
Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania,
Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela



** United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) **


established - 17 November

1966; effective - 1 January 1967

aim - UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development
especially among the members

members - (169) 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,
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, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, 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, 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, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia,
Zambia, Zimbabwe



** United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) **


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) - (20) Austria, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile,
China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Ireland, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, US;

note - the UN Secretary General can appoint up to 30 members



** United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) **


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 - (53) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria,
Cameroon, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt,
Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan,
Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine UK, US, Zambia, Zimbabwe



** United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) **


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 - (10) Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy,
Nepal, Poland, Ukraine



** United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) **


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, 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



** United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan **

(UNMOGIP)

established - 24 January 1949

aim - to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan cease-fire; established by the
UN Security Council

members - (9) Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Italy, South
Korea, Sweden, Uruguay



** United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
**


established - 29 April 1991

aim - to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western
Sahara; established by the UN Security Council

members - (25) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Egypt,
El Salvador, France, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Kenya, South Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, US, Uruguay



** United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) **


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,
China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland,
Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US, Vanuatu



** United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) **


established - 31 July 2000

aim - to monitor the cessation of hostilities

members - (45) Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan,
Kenya, Malaysia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay,
Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, US, Uruguay, Zambia



** United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) **


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 - (32) Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia,
Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine,
UK, Uruguay, Zambia



** United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) **


established - 1 February 1996

aim - to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula in
southern Croatia

members - (24) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya,
Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Ukraine



** United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) **

established 16 December 1994; 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 were Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria,
Poland, Ukraine, Uruguay; mission ended May 2000



** 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)

established - NA December 1999

aim - to identify, account for, and eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction and the capacity to produce them

commissioners - (15) Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France,
Germany, India, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, Senegal, Ukraine, UK, US



** United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) **


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



** United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic **

of the Congo (MONUC)

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 - (42) Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina
Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tunisia, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Zambia



** United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) **


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 - (9) Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Ireland,
Nepal, Slovakia, UK



** United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) **

note - acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities

established - NA July 1967

aim - to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems members (executive board

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



** 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



** United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees **

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

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