SELECTED MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATES Explanatory note: The United States participates in the organizations named below in accordance with the provisions of treaties, other international agreements, congressional legislation, or executive arrangements. In some cases, no financial contribution is involved. Various commissions, councils, or committees subsidiary to the organizations listed here are not named separately on this list. These include the international bodies for narcotics control, which are subsidiary to the United Nations. I. United Nations, Specialized Agencies, United Nations Mission of Observers in and International Atomic Energy Agency Tajikistan Food and Agricultural Organization United Nations Mission to Prevlaka International Atomic Energy Agency United Nations Mission for the International Civil Aviation Organization Referendum in Western Sahara International Labor Organization United Nations Observer Mission in International Maritime Organization Angola United Nations Observer Mission in International Telecommunication Union Georgia United Nations United Nations Transitional Universal Postal Union Administration in East Timor World Health Organization United Nations Truce Supervision World Intellectual Property Organization Organization (Middle East) World Meteorological Organization III. Inter-American Organizations II. Peacekeeping Inter-American Indian Institute United Nations Disengagement Observer Inter-American Institute for Cooperation Force (Golan Heights) on Agriculture United Nations Force in Cyprus Inter-American Tropical Tuna United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Commission United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Organization of American States Mission Pan American Health Organization United Nations Military Observer Group (PAHO) in India and Pakistan Pan American Institute of Geography United Nations Mission in Bosnia- and History Herzegovina Postal Union of the Americas and Spain United Nations Mission in the and Portugal Democratic Republic of Congo United Nations Mission in Kosovo IV. Regional Organizations United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 583 584 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic International Union for the Conservation and Social Development in Asia and of Nature and Natural Resources the Pacific (IUNC) North Atlantic Assembly International Union for the Protection of North Atlantic Treaty Organization New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Organization for Economic Cooperation International Whaling Commission and Development (OECD) International Wheat Council South Pacific Commission Interparliamentary Union North Atlantic Ice Patrol V. Other International Organizations North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Bureau of International Expositions Organization Commission for the Conservation of Organization for the Prevention of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Chemical Weapons Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) Permanent International Association of Fund for the Protection of the World Navigation Congresses Cultural and Natural Heritage Permanent International Association of Hague Conference on Private Road Congresses International Law United Nations Compensation International Agency for Research on Commission Cancer World Trade Organization (WTO)/ International Bureau of the Permanent General Agreement on Tariffs and Court of Arbitration Trade (GATT) International Bureau for the Publication of Customs Tariffs VI. Special Voluntary Programs International Bureau of Weights and Measures Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program International Center for the Study of the Consultative Group on International Preservation and the Restoration of Agricultural Research Cultural Property (ICCROM) Convention on International Trade in International Commission for the Endangered Species of Wild Fauna Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and Flora (CITES) International Copper Study Group International Atomic Energy Agency International Cotton Advisory Committee Technical Assistance and Cooperation International Council for the Exploration Fund of the Seas (ICES) International Atomic Energy Agency International Council of Scientific Voluntary Programs Unions and Its Associated Unions (20) International Civil Aviation Organization International Criminal Police (ICAO) Aviation Security Fund Organization (INTERPOL) International Contributions for Scientific, International Hydrographic Organization Educational, and Cultural Activities International Institute for Cotton International Fund for Agricultural International Institute for the Unification Development (IFAD) of Private Law International Organization for Migration International Lead and Zinc Study Group (IOM) International Natural Rubber Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization Organization International North Pacific Fisheries Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund Commission Organization of American States Fund International Office of Epizootics for Strengthening Democracy International Office of Vine and Wine Organization of American States Special International Organization for Legal Cultural Fund Metrology Organization of American States Special International Rubber Study Group Development Assistance Fund International Seed Testing Association Organization of American States Special International Tropical Timber Multilateral Fund (Education and Organization Science) MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS 585 Organization of American States Special complement AFDB operations by Projects Fund (Mar del Plata) providing concessional financing for Pan American Health Organization high-priority development projects in the Special Health Promotion Funds poorest African countries. The Fund's United Nations Afghanistan Emergency membership consists of 25 nonregional Trust Fund member countries and AFDB, which United Nations Center for Human represents its African members and is Settlements (Habitat) (UNCHS) allocated half of the votes. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Asian Development Bank United Nations Development Fund for Headquarters: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong Women (UNIFEM) City, 0401 Metro Manila, Philippines. Phone, United Nations Development Program 632±632±4444. Fax, 632±636±2444. Internet, (UNDP) www.adb.org. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) President: Tadao Chino United Nations/Food and Agricultural The Asian Development Bank Organization World Food Program commenced operations on December (WFP) 19, 1966. It now has 57 member United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse countriesÐ41 from Asia and 16 from Control (UNFDAC) outside the region. United Nations High Commissioner for The purpose of the Bank is to foster Refugees Program (UNHCR) sustainable economic development, United Nations Population Fund poverty alleviation, and cooperation United Nations Relief and Works Agency among its developing member countries (UNRWA) in the Asia/Pacific region. United Nations Volunteers (UNV) For further information, contact the Asian World Health Organization Special Development Bank, P.O. Box 789, 0980 Manila, Programs Philippines. E-mail, [email protected]. World Meteorological Organization Internet, www.adb.org. Special Fund for Climate Activities World Meteorological Organization Inter-American Defense Board Voluntary Cooperation Program 2600 Sixteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20441. Phone, 202±939±6600. Internet, African Development Bank www.jid.org. E-mail, [email protected]. Ã Headquarters: 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan 01, Cote Chairman: Maj. Gen. John C. Thompson, USA d'Ivoire. Internet, www.afdb.org The Inter-American Defense Board is the President: Omar Kabbaj oldest permanently constituted, The African Development Bank (AFDB) international military organization in the was established in 1963 and, by charter world. It was founded by Resolution amendment, opened its membership to XXXIX of the Meeting of Foreign non-African countries in 1982. Its Ministers at Rio de Janeiro in January mandate is to contribute to the 1942. Senior army, navy, and air force economic development and social officers from 25 member nations staff the progress of its regional members. Bank various agencies of the Board. Its four members total 77, including 53 African major agencies are: the Council of countries and 24 nonregional countries. Delegates, the decisionmaking body; the With the September 1999 ratification of International Staff; the Inter-American the agreement on the fifth general capital Defense College; and the Secretariat, increase, Bank ownership is 60 percent which provides administrative and African and 40 percent nonregional. logistical support. The African Development Fund The Board studies and recommends to (AFDF), the concessional lending member governments measures affiliate, was established in 1973 to necessary for close military collaboration 586 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL in preparation for the collective self- International Bank for defense of the American Continents. It Reconstruction and Development also acts as a technical military adviser Headquarters: 1818 H Street NW., for the Organization of American States, Washington, DC 20433. Phone, 202±477± and is involved in projects such as 1234 disaster relief planning and demining President: James D. Wolfensohn programs in Central America. The College prepares senior military The International Bank for officers and civilian functionaries for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), positions in their respective also known as the World Bank, officially governments. came into existence