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Yearbook of International Organizations 2020 YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2020 - 202 1 Publication history 1905 – 1907 1983 (20th ed.) – 2010 (47th ed.) Institut International de la Paix, Monaco Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels). – Annuaire de la Vie internationale: 1905–1906–1907 (1ère Published, with four supplementary volumes, by K.G. Saur série). Verlag (Munich) – Yearbook of International Organizations 1908 – 1911 – Volume 1: Organization descriptions, from 1983 (20th ed.) 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(French ed.) – Volume 6: Who’s Who in International Organizations, – Handbook of International Organizations: 1926, 1929, 1938 since 2007 (1st ed.) (English ed.) – CD-ROM version: Yearbook / Annuaire Plus, 1995 (1st – Répertoire des Organisations internationales / Handbook of ed.) – 2008 (15th ed.) International Organizations: 1921, 1923 (bi-lingual ed.) 2011 (48th ed.) – 2017 (54th ed.) 1948 (1st ed.) – 1950 (3rd ed.) Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels). Editions de l’Annuaire des Organisations Internationales S.A. Published by Brill / Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Leiden/Boston) (Geneva) – Yearbook of International Organizations: Guide to Global Civil – Annuaire des Organisations Internationales / Yearbook of Society Networks International Organizations. 1948 (1st ed.), 1949 (2nd ed.), – Volume 1: Organization Descriptions and Cross- 1950 (3rd ed.) 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Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels). – Yearbook of International Organizations, 1962/63 (9th ed.), Published by Brill / Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Leiden/Boston) 1964/65 (10th ed.), 1966/67 (11th ed.), 1968/69 (12th ed.), – Yearbook of International Organizations: Guide to Global Civil 1970/71 (13th ed.), 1972/73 (14th ed.) Society Networks – Yearbook of International Organizations / Annuaire des – Volume 1: Organization Descriptions and Cross- Organisations Internationales, 1974 (15th ed.) references, in 2 parts (1A and 1B) – Yearbook of International Organizations, 1976/77 (16th ed.), – Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of 1978/79 (17th ed.) secretariats and memberships – Annuaire des Organisations Internationales, 1980 (16/18th ed.) – Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject directory and index 1981 (19th ed.) – Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography and Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels). Resources Published jointly with the International Chamber of Commerce –Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns (Paris) – Volume 6: Global Civil Society and the United Nations – Yearbook of International Organizations, 1981 (19th ed.) Sustainable Development Goals The Yearbook of International Organizations is also available online. See http://www.uia.org/ The editors Union of International Associations (UIA) Rue Washington 40, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel: (32 2) 640 18 08 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.uia.org/ Copyright 2020 Union of International Associations ii EDITED BY THE UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2020 - 202 1 GUIDE TO GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS EDITION 57 VOLUME 6 GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY & THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS The following people contributed to this edition: Special thanks to: Christelle Behets Nighat Amin Ryan Brubaker Dragana Avramov Nancy Carfrae Marc Bontemps Rachele Dahle Sheila Bordier Jacques de Mévius Tim Casswell Carine Faveere Alessandro Cortese Clara Fernández López Jacques de Mévius Amelia Folkema Dianne Dillon-Ridgley Joel Fischer Seya Immonen Sylvie Hosselet Marilyn Mehlmann Chloé Houyoux Yves Moreau Frédéric Magin Rolf Reinhardt Jacqueline Nebel (Editor Emeritus) Donna Reitano Leslie Selvais Cyril Ritchie Régine Toussaint Simone Van Beek Liesbeth Van Hulle (Editor-in-Chief) Danièle Vranken Yolande Vlaminck Judy Wickens Judy Wickens Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya Carol Williams The Editors dedicate this edition to Jacqueline Nebel Editor of the Yearbook from 1983 to 2020 Thank you, Jackie! Information researched and edited by Copyright 2020 by Union of International Associations. Union of International Associations All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be Rue Washington 40 reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or B-1050 Brussels, Belgium transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. without written permission from the Secretary General, Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Union of International Associations. Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi, Brill Sense, Hotei Publishing, mentis Verlag, Verlag Ferdinand Library of Congress Card Number: 49-22132 Schöningh and Wilhelm Fink Verlag. ISSN: 2211-3010 ISBN: Yearbook Volume 6: 978-90-04-42590-3 Typeset by Yearbook Volumes 1-6 Set: 978-90-04-42585-9 bsix information exchange GmbH UIA Publication Number: 488 Sophienstraße 40 D-38118 Braunschweig, Germany The publisher and editor do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss or damage Printed on acid free paper. caused by errors or omissions in the Yearbook of International Organizations, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. Copyright 2020 Union of International Associations iv Contents Table des matières This Volume Ce volume About this volume A propos de ce Volume Notes to the user Notes pour l’utilisateur The UN Sustainable Development Goals Les objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies International organizations classified by Organisations Internationales classées par • the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals • les 17 Objectifs de Développement Durable • combinations of the 17 UN Sustainable de l’ONU Development Goals • combinaisons des 17 Objectifs de Développement Durable de l’ONU Appendices Annexes (en anglais) 1. Subject classification 1. Subject classification 2. Contents of organization descriptions 2. Contents of organization descriptions 3. Types of organization 3. Types of organization 4. Statistics 4. Statistics Other Volumes Autres volumes Volume 1: Organization Descriptions and Cross- Volume 1: Organization Descriptions and Cross- references, in 2 parts (1A and 1B) references, in 2 parts (1A and 1B) Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of secretariats and memberships secretariats and memberships Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject directory and index directory and index Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography and Resources and Resources Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns Further information can be found at www.uia.org Informations complémentaires sur le web www.uia.org Copyright 2020 Union of International Associations v The YEARBOOK series La série YEARBOOK All these publications are also available online. For further Tous ces publications sont également disponible en ligne. Pour information please see http://www.uia.org/ plus d'informations, veuillez consulter http://www.uia.org/ VOLUME 1 (Parts 1A and 1B): ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTIONS AND VOLUME 1 (Parties 1A et 1B): DESCRIPTIONS DES CROSS-REFERENCES ORGANISATIONS ET LEURS LIENS Descriptions of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, Descriptions des organisations intergouvernementales et non- covering every field of human activity. Listed in alphabetic order of title. gouvernementales qui couvrent tous les domaines
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