The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2021

by Europa Publications (Editor)

Overview

The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2021 serves as an unequalled one-volume guide to the contemporary international system.

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.

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.

Highlights in this edition include:

- a fully revised Who's Who section with biographical details of the key players in the international system.

- the response of the international community to crises and conflicts throughout the world.

- specially-commissioned introductory essays cover topics including global environmental governance, transboundary water management, and multilateral governance and global action on health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000427912
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/28/2021
Series:	The Europa Directory of International Organizations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	930
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Europa’s publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory material provided by specialists in their field:

Zorzeta Bakaki. Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government, University of Essex, United Kingdom.

Sarah P. Lockhart. Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Fordham University, New York, USA.

Jeannette Money. Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Davis, USA.

Kate O’ Neill. Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Preslava Stoeva. Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.

Joanne Yao. Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

PART ONE

Background Information

Multilateral Co-operation and Global Governance: The Evolution of International Organizations ZORZETA BAKAKI

Global Environmental Governance

KATE O’NEILL

The Structure of Migration Governance

SARAH P. LOCKHART and JEANNETTE MONEY

Multilateral Governance and Global Action on Health

PRESLAVA STOEVA

Transboundary Water Management: Conflict and Co-operation

JOANNE YAO

The Development of International Organizations: A Chronology

International Observances (Days, Years, Decades etc.)

PART TWO

The United Nations

United Nations

Members

Diplomatic Representation

Permanent Missions

Observers

Information Centres/Services

Conferences

System-wide Coherence

Inter-Agency Bodies and Programmes

Finance

Publications

Secretariat

Other Special High Level Appointments of the Secretary-General

General Assembly

Resolutions

Security Council

International Tribunals

Resolutions

Trusteeship Council

Economic and Social Council—ECOSOC

International Court of Justice

United Nations Fundamental Treaties

Charter of the United Nations

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

United Nations Regional Commissions

Economic Commission for Europe—UNECE

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific—ESCAP

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean—ECLAC

Economic Commission for Africa—ECA

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia—ESCWA

Other United Nations Bodies

Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs—OCHA

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—OHCHR

United Nations Children’s Fund—UNICEF

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development—UNCTAD

United Nations Development Coordination Office

United Nations Development Programme—UNDP

Funds, Programmes and Policy Centres

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women—UN Women

United Nations Environment Programme—UNEP

Associated Bodies

The Rio Conventions

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees—UNHCR

United Nations Human Settlements Programme—UN-Habitat

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs—UNODA

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime—UNODC

United Nations Peacekeeping

Chronology of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Observer Missions

United Nations Political Missions and Peacebuilding

Special Appointments of the UN Secretary-General Concerned with His Good Offices and with Peacebuilding

United Nations Population Fund—UNFPA

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East—UNRWA

United Nations Training and Research Institutes

World Food Programme—WFP

Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations within the UN System

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations—FAO

International Atomic Energy Agency—IAEA

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—IBRD—World Bank

International Development Association—IDA

International Finance Corporation—IFC

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency—MIGA

International Civil Aviation Organization—ICAO

International Fund for Agricultural Development—IFAD

International Labour Organization—ILO

International Maritime Organization—IMO

International Monetary Fund—IMF

International Organization for Migration—IOM

International Telecommunication Union—ITU

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—UNESCO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization—UNIDO

Universal Postal Union—UPU

World Health Organization—WHO

World Intellectual Property Organization—WIPO

World Meteorological Organization—WMO

World Tourism Organization—UNWTO

World Trade Organization—WTO

PART THREE

Major Non-UN Organizations

African Development Bank—AfDB

African Union—AU

Andean Community of Nations—CAN

Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development—AFESD

Arab Monetary Fund

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation—APEC

Asian Development Bank—ADB

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank—AIIB

Association of Southeast Asian Nations—ASEAN

Bank for International Settlements—BIS

Caribbean Community—CARICOM

Central American Integration System—SICA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa—COMESA

The Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Independent States—CIS

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf—GCC

Council of the Baltic Sea States—CBSS

Council of Europe

Economic Community of West African States—ECOWAS

Economic Cooperation Organization—ECO

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development—EBRD

European Space Agency—ESA

European Union—EU

Franc Zone

Inter-American Development Bank—IDB

Intergovernmental Authority on Development—IGAD

International Chamber of Commerce—ICC

International Criminal Court—ICC

Hybrid International Criminal Court

International Olympic Committee—IOC

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

International Committee of the Red Cross—ICRC

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

International Seabed Authority—ISA

International Trade Union Confederation—ITUC

Inter-Parliamentary Union—IPU

Islamic Development Bank—IsDB

Latin American Integration Association—LAIA

League of Arab States

North Atlantic Treaty Organization—NATO

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development—OECD

International Energy Agency—IEA

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency—NEA

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe—OSCE

Organization of American States—OAS

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries—OAPEC

Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation—BSEC

Organization of Islamic Cooperation—OIC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—OPEC

OPEC Fund for International Development 733

Pacific Community 735

Pacific Islands Forum 739

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation—SAARC

Southern African Development Community—SADC

Southern Common Market—MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL

World Council of Churches—WCC

World Federation of Trade Unions—WFTU

PART FOUR

Other International Organizations

(Listed by subject)

PART FIVE

Who’s Who in International Organizations