Permanent Missions to the United Nations ST/PLS/SER.A/306 Protocol and Liaison Service Permanent Missions to the United Nations Nº 306 June 2016 United Nations, New York Note : This publication is prepared by the Protocol and Liaison Service for information purposes only. The listings relating to the permanent missions are based on information communicated to the Protocol and Liaison Service by the permanent missions, and their publication is intended for the use of delegations and the Secretariat. They do not include all diplomatic and administrative staff exercising official functions in connection with the United Nations. Further information concerning names of members of permanent missions entitled to diplomatic privileges and immunities and other mission members registered with the United Nations can be obtained from: Protocol and Liaison Service Room S-0209 United Nations New York, N.Y., 10017 Telephone: (212) 963-2938 Telefax: (212) 963-1921 website: http://www.un.int/protocol All changes and additions to this publication should be communicated to the above Service. © 2016 United Nations Language: English Sales No.: E.16.1.9 ISBN:.978-92-1-101339-9 e-ISBN: 978-92-1-058235-7 Online ISSN: 2412-1371 Contents I. Member States maintaining permanent missions at Headquarters Afghanistan ......... 2 Czech Republic . 69 Kenya ............. 142 Albania .............. 3 Democratic People’s Kiribati ........... 144 Algeria .............. 4 Republic Kuwait ............ 145 Andorra ............. 6 of Korea ......... 71 Kyrgyzstan . 147 Angola .............. 7 Democratic Republic Lao People’s Antigua of the Congo . 73 Democratic and Barbuda . 9 Denmark ............ 74 Republic .. 148 Argentina ........... 10 Djibouti ............ 75 Latvia ............. 149 Armenia ............ 12 Dominica ........... 76 Lebanon .......... 150 Australia ........... 13 Dominican Lesotho ........... 151 Austria ............. 15 Republic ......... 77 Liberia ............ 152 Azerbaijan .......... 17 Ecuador ............ 80 Libya ............. 153 Bahamas ........... 18 Egypt ............... 82 Liechtenstein . 155 Bahrain ............. 19 El Salvador ......... 84 Lithuania ......... 156 Bangladesh ......... 20 Equatorial Luxembourg . 158 Barbados ........... 22 Guinea ........... 86 Madagascar . 159 Belarus ............. 23 Eritrea .............. 87 Malawi ........... 160 Belgium ............ 24 Estonia ............. 88 Malaysia .......... 161 Belize .............. 26 Ethiopia ............ 89 Maldives .......... 163 Benin .............. 27 Fiji ................. 91 Mali .............. 164 Bhutan ............. 29 Finland ............. 92 Malta ............. 165 Bolivia ............. 30 France .............. 94 Marshall Islands .. 166 (Plurinational State Gabon .............. 97 Mauritania . 167 of) Gambia ............. 99 Mauritius ......... 169 Bosnia and Georgia ........... 100 Mexico ........... 170 Herzegovina . 31 Germany .......... 101 Micronesia Botswana ........... 32 Ghana ............ 106 (Federated Brazil .............. 33 Greece ............ 108 States of) . 172 Brunei Darussalam . 36 Grenada ........... 110 Monaco ........... 173 Bulgaria ............ 37 Guatemala ......... 111 Mongolia ......... 174 Burkina Faso . 38 Guinea ............. 112 Montenegro . 175 Burundi ............ 40 Guinea-Bissau ..... 113 Morocco .......... 176 Cabo Verde ......... 41 Guyana ............ 114 Mozambique . 178 Cambodia .......... 42 Haiti ............... 115 Myanmar ......... 179 Cameroon .......... 43 Honduras .......... 116 Namibia .......... 181 Canada ............. 44 Hungary ........... 117 Nauru ............. 182 Central African Iceland ............ 118 Nepal ............. 183 Repub1ic . 46 India ............... 119 Netherlands . 184 Chad ............... 47 Indonesia ......... 122 New Zealand . 186 Chile ............... 49 Iran (Islamic Nicaragua ......... 188 China .............. 51 Republic of) . 124 Niger ............. 189 Colombia ........... 57 Iraq ............... 126 Nigeria ............ 190 Comoros ........... 59 Ireland ............ 128 Norway ........... 193 Congo .............. 60 Israel ............. 129 Oman ............. 195 Costa Rica .......... 61 Italy .............. 130 Pakistan ........... 196 Côte d’Ivoire . 62 Jamaica ........... 133 Palau ............. 198 Croatia ............. 64 Japan ............. 134 Panama ........... 199 Cuba ............... 65 Jordan ............ 138 Cyprus ............. 68 Kazakhstan . 140 v Contents Papua New Seychelles ......... 239 Tunisia ........... 270 Guinea .......... 200 Sierra Leone ....... 240 Turkey ............ 271 Paraguay .......... 201 Singapore .......... 242 Turkmenistan . 273 Peru ............... 203 Slovakia ........... 243 Tuvalu ............ 274 Philippines . 205 Slovenia ........... 244 Uganda ........... 275 Poland ............ 207 Solomon Islands . 245 Ukraine ........... 277 Portugal ........... 209 Somalia ........... 246 United Arab Qatar .............. 210 South Africa ....... 247 Emirates .. 279 Republic South Sudan ....... 249 United Kingdom of Korea . 211 Spain .............. 250 of Great Britain Republic of Sri Lanka .......... 252 and Northern of Moldova . 214 Sudan ............. 253 Ireland ......... 280 Romania .......... 215 Suriname .......... 255 United Republic Russian Swaziland ......... 256 of Tanzania . 283 Federation . 217 Sweden ............ 257 United States Rwanda ........... 224 Switzerland ........ 259 of America . 285 Saint Kitts Syrian Arab Uruguay .......... 294 and Nevis . 226 Republic ........ 261 Uzbekistan . 296 Saint Lucia . 227 Tajikistan .......... 262 Vanuatu ........... 297 Saint Vincent Thailand ........... 263 Venezuela and the The former Yugoslav (Bolivarian Grenadines .. 228 Republic of Republic of ) . 298 Samoa ............. 229 Macedonia ...... 265 Viet Nam ......... 300 San Marino . 230 Timor-Leste ....... 266 Yemen ............ 302 Sao Tome Togo ............... 267 Zambia ........... 304 and Principe . 231 Tonga ............. 268 Zimbabwe . 306 Saudi Arabia . 232 Trinidad Senegal ........... 235 and Tobago ...... 269 Serbia ............. 237 II. Non-member States having received a standing invitation to participate as observer in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters Holy See .................................................. ............. 308 State of Palestine .................................................. 309 III. Intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters * African Union .................................................. 312 Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization .......................... 314 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ................................... 315 Central American Integration System .................................... 316 Commonwealth .................................................. 317 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ..................... 318 Economic Community of West African States ............................ 319 European Union .................................................. 320 * For IGOs not maintaining permanent offices in New York, see p . ............. 310 vi Contents International Chamber of Commerce ............................................................... International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) ................ 323 International Development Law Organization ............................ 324 International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance ........... 325 International Organization of la Francophonie ........................... 327 International Renewable Energy Agency ................................. 328 International Union for Conservation of Nature .......................... 329 League of Arab States .................................................. 330 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ............... 343 Organization of American States ........................................ 331 Organization of Islamic Cooperation .................................... 331 Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean ........................... 332 Partners in Population and Development ................................ 333 South Centre .................................................. 334 University for Peace .................................................. 334 IV. Other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters International Committee of the Red Cross ............................... 335 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies . 337 International Olympic Committee ....................................... 338 Inter-Parliamentary Union .............................................. 339 Sovereign Order of Malta ............................................... 340 V. Specialized agencies and related organizations maintaining liaison offices at Headquarters International Labour Organization ....................................... 343 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ................ 344 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization . 345 World Health Organization .............................................. 346 World Bank ................................................... .......... 347 International Monetary