THE EUROPA DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2021

<p>The <i>Europa Directory of International Organizations 2021</i> serves as an unequalled one-volume guide to the contemporary international system.</p><p>Within a clear, unique framework the recent activities of all major international organizations are described in detail. Given alongside extensive background information the reader is able to assess the role and evolving functions of these organizations in today's world. </p><p>The contact details, key personnel and activities of more than 2,000 international and regional entities have again been thoroughly researched and updated for this 23rd edition.</p><p>Highlights in this edition include:</p><p>- a fully revised Who's Who section with biographical details of the key players in the international system.</p><p>- the response of the international community to crises and conflicts throughout the world. </p><p>- specially-commissioned introductory essays cover topics including global environmental governance, transboundary water management, and multilateral governance and global action on health.</p> <p><strong>PART ONE</strong></p><p>Background Information</p><p>Multilateral Co-operation and Global Governance: The Evolution of International Organizations ZORZETA BAKAKI </p><p>Global Environmental Governance</p><p>KATE O’NEILL </p><p>The Structure of Migration Governance </p><p>SARAH P. LOCKHART and JEANNETTE MONEY </p><p>Multilateral Governance and Global Action on Health </p><p>PRESLAVA STOEVA </p><p>Transboundary Water Management: Conflict and Co-operation </p><p>JOANNE YAO </p><p>The Development of International Organizations: A Chronology</p><p>International Observances (Days, Years, Decades etc.)</p><p><strong>PART TWO</strong></p><p>The United Nations</p><p>United Nations</p><p>Members </p><p>Diplomatic Representation</p><p>Permanent Missions</p><p>Observers</p><p>Information Centres/Services</p><p>Conferences</p><p>System-wide Coherence</p><p>Inter-Agency Bodies and Programmes</p><p>Finance</p><p>Publications</p><p>Secretariat</p><p>Other Special High Level Appointments of the Secretary-General</p><p>General Assembly</p><p>Resolutions</p><p>Security Council</p><p>International Tribunals</p><p>Resolutions</p><p>Trusteeship Council</p><p>Economic and Social Council—ECOSOC</p><p>International Court of Justice</p><p>United Nations Fundamental Treaties</p><p>Charter of the United Nations</p><p>Universal Declaration of Human Rights</p><p>United Nations Regional Commissions</p><p>Economic Commission for Europe—UNECE</p><p>Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific—ESCAP</p><p>Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean—ECLAC</p><p>Economic Commission for Africa—ECA</p><p>Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia—ESCWA</p><p>Other United Nations Bodies</p><p>Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs—OCHA</p><p>Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—OHCHR</p><p>United Nations Children’s Fund—UNICEF</p><p>United Nations Conference on Trade and Development—UNCTAD</p><p>United Nations Development Coordination Office</p><p>United Nations Development Programme—UNDP</p><p>Funds, Programmes and Policy Centres</p><p>United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women—UN Women</p><p>United Nations Environment Programme—UNEP</p><p>Associated Bodies</p><p>The Rio Conventions</p><p>United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees—UNHCR</p><p>United Nations Human Settlements Programme—UN-Habitat</p><p>United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs—UNODA</p><p>United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime—UNODC</p><p>United Nations Peacekeeping</p><p>Chronology of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Observer Missions</p><p>United Nations Political Missions and Peacebuilding</p><p>Special Appointments of the UN Secretary-General Concerned with His Good Offices and with Peacebuilding</p><p>United Nations Population Fund—UNFPA </p><p>United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East—UNRWA</p><p>United Nations Training and Research Institutes</p><p>World Food Programme—WFP</p><p>Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations within the UN System</p><p>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations—FAO</p><p>International Atomic Energy Agency—IAEA</p><p>International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—IBRD—World Bank</p><p>International Development Association—IDA</p><p>International Finance Corporation—IFC</p><p>Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency—MIGA</p><p>International Civil Aviation Organization—ICAO</p><p>International Fund for Agricultural Development—IFAD</p><p>International Labour Organization—ILO</p><p>International Maritime Organization—IMO</p><p>International Monetary Fund—IMF</p><p>International Organization for Migration—IOM</p><p>International Telecommunication Union—ITU</p><p>United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—UNESCO</p><p>United Nations Industrial Development Organization—UNIDO</p><p>Universal Postal Union—UPU</p><p>World Health Organization—WHO</p><p>World Intellectual Property Organization—WIPO</p><p>World Meteorological Organization—WMO</p><p>World Tourism Organization—UNWTO</p><p>World Trade Organization—WTO</p><p><strong>PART THREE</strong></p><p>Major Non-UN Organizations</p><p>African Development Bank—AfDB</p><p>African Union—AU</p><p>Andean Community of Nations—CAN</p><p>Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development—AFESD</p><p>Arab Monetary Fund</p><p>Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation—APEC</p><p>Asian Development Bank—ADB</p><p>Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank—AIIB</p><p>Association of Southeast Asian Nations—ASEAN</p><p>Bank for International Settlements—BIS</p><p>Caribbean Community—CARICOM</p><p>Central American Integration System—SICA</p><p>Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa—COMESA</p><p>The Commonwealth</p><p>Commonwealth of Independent States—CIS </p><p>Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf—GCC</p><p>Council of the Baltic Sea States—CBSS</p><p>Council of Europe</p><p>Economic Community of West African States—ECOWAS</p><p>Economic Cooperation Organization—ECO</p><p>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development—EBRD</p><p>European Space Agency—ESA</p><p>European Union—EU</p><p>Franc Zone</p><p>Inter-American Development Bank—IDB</p><p>Intergovernmental Authority on Development—IGAD</p><p>International Chamber of Commerce—ICC</p><p>International Criminal Court—ICC</p><p>Hybrid International Criminal Court</p><p>International Olympic Committee—IOC</p><p>International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</p><p>International Committee of the Red Cross—ICRC</p><p>International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies</p><p>International Seabed Authority—ISA</p><p>International Trade Union Confederation—ITUC</p><p>Inter-Parliamentary Union—IPU</p><p>Islamic Development Bank—IsDB</p><p>Latin American Integration Association—LAIA</p><p>League of Arab States</p><p>North Atlantic Treaty Organization—NATO</p><p>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development—OECD</p><p>International Energy Agency—IEA</p><p>OECD Nuclear Energy Agency—NEA</p><p>Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe—OSCE</p><p>Organization of American States—OAS</p><p>Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries—OAPEC</p><p>Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation—BSEC</p><p>Organization of Islamic Cooperation—OIC</p><p>Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—OPEC</p><p>OPEC Fund for International Development 733</p><p>Pacific Community 735</p><p>Pacific Islands Forum 739</p><p>South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation—SAARC</p><p>Southern African Development Community—SADC</p><p>Southern Common Market—MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL</p><p>World Council of Churches—WCC </p><p>World Federation of Trade Unions—WFTU</p><p><strong>PART FOUR</strong></p><p>Other International Organizations</p><p>(Listed by subject)</p><p><strong>PART FIVE</strong></p><p>Who’s Who in International Organizations</p>