Europa Directory of International Organizations 2008

An extensive and unequalled one-volume guide covering some 1900 international and regional entities this title provides detailed and accurate information on a wide spectrum of international organizations from the World Health Organization to OPEC.Features include:introductory articles: An Introduction to International Organizations and The International System in the Early Twenty-first Centurya chronology charting the historical development of international organizations texts of significant international charters treaties and documents lists of key UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions plus information about peace-keeping activities biographical details of leading officials within international organizations information on each organization includes contact details membership leading officials activities finance publications and subsidiary organizations an extensive index.