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(Siiiscppe Sell id rone International Organizations A Dictionary and Directory Third Edition International Organizations A Dictionary and Directory This Dictionary is a clear and concise guide tothe complex world ofinternationalorganiza- tions and their new and expandingrole inthe post-Cold-War era. Fullandunbiased coverage is provided ofthe main features and activities ofthe majority ofintergovernmental agencies inthe poUtical, economic, socialand miUtary fields. The introductory essay helps the reader to understand and appreciate the legalandhist- orical evolution ofmultilateral co-operation frommainlytechnicalissues tothe great challenges ofour time-human rights, drugs, foreign debt, environment, sustainable development. The main body ofthe book consists ofalpha- betically-arranged entries for over 100 organizations-fromthe United Nations to speciaUzed agencies andregionaland sub- regionalbodies-includingintergovernmental fora such as the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), the North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC), andthe Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC). Each entry describes the objectives, functions, powers and activities, providing an assessment ofthe role ofthe organizations concerned. Specific data regardingaddresses, principal officers, main periodic publications and a short Ust ofworks ofreference are also suppUed. Atthe end ofthe dictionary section, a separate listing provides essential information for a further 100 organizations with largely tech- nicaland administrative tasks. Access to allentries is expeditedby an index ofacronyms and fullnames. Detailed membership charts, tables offounda- tion dates and a classified index complete the book. For anote about the author,please see the backflap. DATE DUE Digitized by the Internet Archive 2010 in http://www.archive.org/details/internationalorgOOschi International Organizations A Dictionary and Directory Third Edition International Organizations A Dictionary and Directory Third Edition Giuseppe Schiavone St.Martin's Press NEW YORK (g)The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1983, 1986, 1992 All rights reserved. For information, write: Scholarly and Reference Division, St. Martin's Press, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 First published in the United States ofAmerica in 1993 Printed in Great Britain ISBN 0-312-09143-5 Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schiavone, Giuseppe. Internatio—nal organizations : a dictionary & directory/ Giuseppe Schiavone. 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes indexes. ISBN 0-312-09143-5 1. International agencies—Dictionaries. 2. International agencies—Directories. I. Title. JX1995.S325 1993 341.2'025-dc20 92-38142 CIP 1 Contents Introduction 1 Dictionary A-Z 23 Directory 283 (1) Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries 283 (2) Aid, Development and Economic Co-operation 284 (3) Banking, Industry and Trade 287 (4) Commodities 288 (5) Education, Culture, Science and Technology 293 (6) Posts and Telecommunications 294 (7) Transport 295 International Organizations: Membership Tables 297 Classification ofCountries and Membership ofMajor Groups 315 Index of Foundation Dates 319 Classified Index 327 Index ofAcronyms 33 Index of Names 333