January 1991; members included Afghanistan (observer)

1 January 1991; members included Afghanistan (observer),

Albania (had not participated since 1961 break with

USSR), Angola (observer), Bulgaria, Cuba,

Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia (observer), GDR, Hungary, Laos

(observer), Mongolia, Mozambique (observer), Nicaragua

(observer), Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yemen

(observer), Yugoslavia (associate)

 

Warsaw Pact (WP)

was 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 East Germany and Albania

Reference:

Communist program of the Russian SCS: defining boundaries of own socio-cultural spaces (especially internal and external buffer zones); leading the global war against Western SCS's expansion outside its homeland (1917 - 1991/93)

 

International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC)

established in 22 October 1963;

aim was to promote economic cooperation and development;

members were Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East

Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR,

Vietnam; now it is a Russian bank with a new charter

International Investment Bank (IIB)

established on 7 July 1970;

to promote economic development; members were

Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany,

Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam;

now it is a Russian bank with a new charter

 

HINDU SCS's ORGANIZATIONS

 

ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СКС, НО СВЯЗАННЫЕ С ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ И НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ИНДУССКОЙ СКС, А ТАКЖЕ ЕЕ ГРАНИЦАМИ С ИНЫМИ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫМИ ОБРАЗВАНИЯМИ

United Nations Military Observer Group in India

and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)

established-13 August 1948

aim-established by the UN Security Council to observe the 1949

India-Pakistan ceasefire

members-(8) Belgium, Chile, Denmark,Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay

SOUTH-AMERICAN SCS's ORGANIZATIONS

 

ВНУТРЕННИЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ЮЖНОАМЕРИКАНСКОЙ СКС

 

Organization of American States (OAS)

established-30 April 1948

effective-13 December 1951

aim-to promote peace and security

as well as economic and social development

members-(35) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas,

Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba

(excluded from formal participation since 1962), Dominica, Dominican Republic,

Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,

Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, US, Uruguay,

Venezuela

observers-(24) Algeria, Austria,

Belgium, Cyprus, EC, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Germany,

Greece, Holy See, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, Netherlands,

Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland

 

Central American Common Market (CACM)

established-13 December 1960

effective-3 June 1961

aim-to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market

members-(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

 

Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)

note-acronym from Banco Centroamericano

de Integracion Economico

established-13 December 1960

aim-to promote economic integration

and development

members-(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

 

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the

Caribbean (OPANAL)

note-acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)

established-14 February 1967

aim-to encourage the peaceful uses

of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons

members-(26) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada,

Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua,

Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,

Uruguay, Venezuela

Andean Group (AG)

established-26 May 1969

effective-16 October 1969

aim-to promote harmonious development

through economic integration

members-(5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,

Peru, Venezuela

associate member-(1) Panama

observers-(26) Argentina, Australia,

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark,

Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy,

Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, UK, US, Uruguay, Yugoslavia

 

Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)

established-4 July 1973

effective-1 August 1973

aim-to promote economic integration

and development, especially among the less developed

countries

members-(13) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica,

Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

associate members-(2)

British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands

observers-(10) Anguilla, Bermuda,

Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico,

Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela

 

Latin American Economic System (LAES)

note-also known as Sistema Economico Latinoamericana (SELA)

established-17 October 1975

aim-to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation

members-(26) Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,

Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El

Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,

Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay,

Venezuela

Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)

note-also known as Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)

established-12 August 1980

effective-18 March 1981

aim-to promote freer regional trade

members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia,

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay,

Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

observers-(16) Commission of the European Communities, Costa

Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,

Inter-American Development Bank, Italy, Nicaragua,

Organization of American States, Panama, Portugal,

Spain, United Nations Development Program, United

Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the

Caribbean

UAE Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

established-18 June 1981

effective-4 July 1981

aim-to promote political, economic, and defense cooperation

members-(7) Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat,

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

associate member-(1) British Virgin Islands

Contadora Group (CG)

was established 5 January 1983

(on the Panamanian island of Contadora) to

reduce tensions and conflicts in Central America but evolved into the Rio Group

(RG); members included Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela

Group of 11 (G-11)

note-also known as the Cartagena Group

established-22 June 1984, in Cartagena,

Colombia

aim-forum for largest debtor nations

in Latin America

members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia,

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,

Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Rio Group (RG)

established-NA 1988

aim-a consultation mechanism on regional Latin American issues

members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,

Paraguay, Peru (suspended), Uruguay, Venezuela; note-Panama was expelled in

1988; Peru.

Group of 3 (G-3)

established-NA October 1990

aim-mechanism for policy coordination

members-(3) Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela

 

Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR)

established-26 March 1991

aim-regional economic cooperation

members-(4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,

Uruguay

 

ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СКС, НО СВЯЗАННЫЕ С ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ И НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ЮЖНОАМЕРИКАНСКОЙ СКС, А ТАКЖЕ ЕЕ ГРАНИЦАМИ С ИНЫМИ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫМИ ОБРАЗВАНИЯМИ

 

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

established-18 October 1969

effective-26 January 1970

aim-to promote economic development and cooperation

regional members-(20)

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,

Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,

Colombia, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico,

Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint

Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks

and Caicos Islands, Venezuela

nonregional members-(5) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK

 

United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)

established-NA 1991

aim-established by the UN Security Council to verify ceasefire arrangments and to monitor the maintenance of public order pending the organization of a new National Civil Police

members-(9) Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Spain, Sweden,Venezuela

BLACK AFRICAN SCS's ORGANIZATIONS

ВНУТРЕННИЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ЧЕРНОЙ АФРИКАНСКОЙ СКС

 

Council of the Entente (Entente)

established-29 May 1959

aim-to promote economic, social,and political coordination

members-(5) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo

Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)

note-acronym from Union Douaniere

et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale

established-8 December 1964

effective-1 January 1966

aim-to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market

members-(6) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,

Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

East African Development Bank (EADB)

established-6 June 1967

effective-1 December 1967

aim-to promote economic development

members-(3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

established-11 December 1969

aim-to promote free trade and cooperation

in customs matters

members-(9) Bophuthatswana, Botswana,Ciskei, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Transkei, Venda

Front Line States (FLS)

established-NA

aim-to achieve black majority rule

in South Africa

members-(7) Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

West African Economic Community (CEAO)

note-acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

established-3 June 1972

aim-to promote regional economic development

members-(7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania,

Niger, Senegal

observers-(2) Guinea, Togo

West African Development Bank (WADB)

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

established-14 November 1973

aim-to promote economic development and integration

members-(7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo

West African States (ECOWAS)

established-28 May 1975

aim-to promote regional economic cooperation

members-(17) Benin, Burkina, Cape

Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana,

Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal,

Sierra Leone,Togo

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)

note-acronym from Communaute Economique

des Pays des Grands Lacs

established-26 September 1976

aim-to promote regional economic

cooperation and integration

members-(3) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire

Economic Community of

Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)

-acronym from Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale

established-18 October 1983

aim-to promote regional economic cooperation and establish a Central African Common Market

members-(10) Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,

Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Zaire

observer-(1) Angola

Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)

established-NA January 1986

aim-to promote cooperation on drought-related matters

members-(6) Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

note-evolved from the Southern African Development Coordination

Conference (SADCC)

established-17 August 1992

aim-to promote regional economic development and integration

members-(10) Angola, Botswana, Lesotho,

Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania,

Zambia, Zimbabwe

ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СКС, НО СВЯЗАННЫЕ С ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ И НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ЧЕРНОЙ АФРИКАНСКОЙ СКС, А ТАКЖЕ ЕЕ ГРАНИЦАМИ С ИНЫМИ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫМИ ОБРАЗВАНИЯМИ

African Development Bank (AfDB),

also known as Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)

established-4 August 1963

aim-to promote economic and social

development

regional members-(50)

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi,

Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,

Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti,

Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon,

The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,

Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,

Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger,

Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,

Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland,

Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe

nonregional members-(25)

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark,

Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea,

Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain,

Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US, Yugoslavia

Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT)

note-acronym from Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique

established-21 March 1970

aim-to promote cultural and technical

cooperation among French-speaking countries

members-(31) Belgium, Benin, Burkina, Burundi,

Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,

Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial

Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg,

Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda,

Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zaire

associate members-(7) Cameroon, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Laos, Mauritania,

Morocco, Saint Lucia

participating governments-(2) New Brunswick (Canada),

Quebec (Canada)

Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)

note-acronym from Banque de Developpement des Etats de

l'Afrique Centrale

established-3 December 1975

aim-to provide loans for economic

development

members-(9) Cameroon, Central African

Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France,

Gabon, Germany, Kuwait

United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II)

note-successor to original UNAVEM

established-20 December 1988

aim-established by the UN Security

Council to verify the withdrawal of Cuban troops from

Angola

members-(25) Algeria, Argentina,

Brazil, Canada, Congo, Czech Republic, Egypt, Guinea-

Bissau, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia,

Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Senegal,

Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Yugoslavia,

Zimbabwe

United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM)

established-NA 1992

aim-established by the UN Security Council to facilitate an

immediate cessation of hostilities, to maintain a ceasefire to

promote a political settlement, and to provide urgent

humanitarian assistance

members-(17) Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic,Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, NZ, Norway, Pakistan,Slovakia, Zimbabwe

United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)

established-NA 1992

aim-established by the UN Security Council to supervise the

ceasefire

members-(18) Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde,

Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain,Sweden,Uruguay, Zambia

РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫХ ОБРАЗОВАНИЙ

 

Africa

 

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

established-25 May 1963

aim-to promote unity and cooperation among African states

members-(52) Algeria, Angola, Benin,

Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central

African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,

Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,

Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,

Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,

Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,

Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Sao Tome and

Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia,

Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire,

Zambia, Zimbabwe

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

established-29 April 1958

aim-to promote economic development as a regional commission of the UN's Economic and Social Council

members-(52) Algeria, Angola, Benin,

Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,

Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote

d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,

Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-

Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,

Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,

Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome

and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,

Somalia, South Africa (suspended), Sudan, Swaziland,

Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia,

Zimbabwe associate members-(2)

France, UK

ASIA & Pacific

 

South Pacific Commission (SPC)

established-6 February 1947

effective-29 July 1948

aim-to promote regional cooperation n economic and social matters

members-(27) American Samoa, Australia,

Cook Islands, Fiji, France, French Polynesia,

Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States

of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, NZ, Niue,

Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory

of the Pacific Islands (Palau), Papua New Guinea,

Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga,

Tuvalu, UK, US, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

established-28 March 1947

as Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East

(ECAFE)

aim-to promote economic development as a regional commission for the UN's Economic and Social Council

members-(46) Afghanistan, Australia,

Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Fiji, France,

India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan,

Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,

Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,

Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore,

Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga,

Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, UK,US, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa

associate members-(10) American Samoa, Cook Islands, French

Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana

Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific

Islands (Palau)

Colombo Plan (CP)

established-1 July 1951

aim-to promote economic and social

development in Asia and the Pacific

members-(26) Afghanistan,Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, US

Asian Development Bank (AsDB)

established-19 December 1966

aim-to promote regional economic cooperation

regional members-(36)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma,

Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India,

Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, South Korea, Laos,

Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands,

Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal,

NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore,

Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga,

Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa

nonregional members-(16)

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,

Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US

 

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

established-9 August 1967

aim-to encourage regional economic, social, and

cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries

of Southeast Asia

members-(6) Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand

observer-(1) Papua New Guinea

 

South Pacific Forum (SPF)

established-5 August 1971

aim-to promote regional cooperation in political matters

members-(15) Australia, Cook Islands,

Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of

Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Solomon

Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa

observer-(1) Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement

(SPARTECA)

established-NA 1981

aim-to redress unequal trade relationship of Australia and New

Zealand with small island economies in Pacific region

members-(15) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,

Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Papua New Guinea,

Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa

 

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

established-8 December 1985

aim-to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation

members-(7) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,

Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

established-1985

aim-to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs,and economic development

members-(10) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,

Uzbekistan

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

established-NA November 1989

aim-to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin

members-(15) all ASEAN members (Brunei,

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand)

plus Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South

Korea, NZ, Taiwan, US

United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)

established-NA 1992

aim-established by the UN Security Council to contribute to the restoration

and maintenance of peace and to the holding of free elections

members-(31) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,

Bulgaria, Cameroon,Canada, Chile, China, Congo, France, Germany, Ghana, India,

Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, NZ, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland,

Russia, Senegal, Thailand, Tunisia, UK, US, Uruguay

Europe

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)

established-28 March 1947

aim-to promote economic development

as a regional commission of the UN's Economic and Social Council

members-(44) Albania, Austria, Belarus,

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,

Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,

Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova,

Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San

Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK,

US, Yugoslavia

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

note-acronym retained from the predecessor

organization Conseil Europeen pour la

Recherche Nucleaire

established-1 July 1953

effective-29 September 1954

aim-to foster nuclear research for

peaceful purposes only

members-(19) Austria, Belgium, Czech

Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy,

Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

observers-(6) EC, Israel, Russia, Turkey, United Nations

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),

Yugoslavia

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)

established-NA November 1972

aim-discusses issues of mutual concern and reviews implementation of the

Helsinki Agreement

members-(53) Albania, Armenia, Austria,

Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany,

Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,

Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco,

Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,

San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,

UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia

observer-(1) Japan

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

established-15 April 1991

aim-to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia)to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization

members-(58) Albania, Armenia, Australia,

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

Denmark, European Community (EC), Egypt,

European Investment Bank (EIB), Estonia, Finland, France,

Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,

Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan,

Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico,

Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania,

Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey,

Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan,

Yugoslavia; note-includes all 24 members of the OECD and the EC as an

institution

Central European Initiative (CEI)

note-evolved from the Hexagonal Group

established-July 1991

aim-to form an economic and political cooperation group for the region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas

members-(10) Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,

Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia,

Slovenia, Yugoslavia

 

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)

established-25 June 1992

aim-to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation

members-(11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia,

Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

 

Latin America & Caribbean

 

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

established-25 February 1948

as Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA)

aim-to promote economic development as a regional commission of the UN's Economic and Social Council

members-(41) Antigua and Barbuda,

Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia,

Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,

Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,

France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,

Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua,

Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saint Kitts and

Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay,

Venezuela

associate members-(6)

Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Netherlands

Antilles, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

North & South America

Inter-American DevelopmentBank (IADB)

note-also known as Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)

established-8 April 1959

effective-30 December 1959

aim-to promote economic and social development in Latin America

members-(44) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia,

Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic,

Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,

Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua,

Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,

Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia

Автор Д.В.Николаенко