The World Factbook (1990)/International Organizations

by United States Central Intelligence Agency

 

Appendix B:

International Organizations

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A	ACC	Arab Cooperation Council
	ACP	African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries (associated with the EC)
	ADB	Asian Development Bank
	AfDB	African Development Bank
	AIOEC	Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
	. . .	Andean Pact
	ANRPC	Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
	ANZUS	ANZUS Council
	APC	African Peanut (Groundnut) Council
	. . .	Arab League (League of Arab States)
	ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations
	ASPAC	Asian and Pacific Council
	ASSIMER	International Mercury Producers Association
	. . .	Association of Tin Producing Countries
B	Benelux	Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union
	BLEU	Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
C	CACM	Central American Common Market
	CARICOM	Caribbean Community and Common Market
	CCC	Customs Cooperation Council
	CDB	Caribbean Development Bank
	CEAO	West African Economic Community
	CEMA	Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
	CENTO	Central Treaty Organization
	CIPEC	Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries
	. . .	Colombo Plan
	. . .	Commonwealth
	. . .	Conference of East and Central African States
	. . .	Council of Europe
D	DAC	Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
E	EAMA	African States associated with the EC
	EC	European Communities
	ECA	Economic Commission for Africa (UN)
	ECE	Economic Commission for Europe (UN)
	ECLA	Economic Commission for Latin America (UN)
	ECOSOC	Economic and Social Council (UN)
	ECOWAS	Economic Community of West African States
	ECWA	Economic Commission for Western Asia (UN)
	EFTA	European Free Trade Association
	EIB	European Investment Bank
	EMS	European Monetary System
	ENTENTE	Council of the Entente
	ESA	European Space Agency
	ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)
F	FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
G	G-77	Group of 77
	. . .	Group of Eight
	GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (UN)
	GCC	Gulf Cooperation Council
I	IADB	Inter-American Defense Board
	IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency (UN)
	IATP	International Association of Tungsten Producers
	IBA	International Bauxite Association
	IBEC	International Bank for Economic Cooperation
	IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank. UN)
	ICAC	International Cotton Advisory Committee
	ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization (UN)
	ICCO	International Cocoa Organization
	ICEM	Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration
	ICES	International Cooperation in Ocean Exploration
	ICJ	International Court of Justice (UN)
	ICO	International Coffee Organization
	IDA	International Development Association (IBRD affiliate, UN)
	IDB	Inter-American Development Bank
	IDB	Islamic Development Bank
	IEA	International Energy Agency (associated with OECD)
	IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development (UN)
	IFC	International Finance Corporation (IBRD affiliate, UN)
	IHO	International Hydrographic Organization
	ILO	International Labor Organization (UN)
	ILZSG	International Lead and Zinc Study Group
	IMF	International Monetary Fund (UN)
	IMO	International Maritime Organization (UN)
	INRO	International Natural Rubber Organization
	INTELSAT	International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
	INTERPOL	International Criminal Police Organization
	IOOC	International Olive Oil Council
	IPU	Inter-Parliamentary Union
	IRC	International Rice Council
	ISO	International Sugar Organization
	ITC	International Tin Council
	ITU	International Telecommunication Union (UN)
	IWC	International Whaling Commission
	IWC	International Wheat Council
L	. . .	Lake Chad Basin Commission
	LAIA	Latin American Integration Association
M	. . .	Mano River Commission
	. . .	Mekong Committee
N	. . .	Niger River Commission
	NAM	Nonaligned Movement
	NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
	. . .	Nordic Council
O	OAPEC	Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
	OAS	Organization of American States
	OAU	Organization of African Unity
	OCAM	Afro-Malagasy and Mauritian Common Organization
	ODECA	Organization of Central American States
	OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
	OECS	Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
	OIC	Organization of the Islamic Conference
	OMVS	Organization for the Development of the Senegal River Valley
	OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
P	PAHO	Pan American Health Organization
S	SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
	SADCC	Southern African Development Coordination Conference
	SELA	Latin American Economic System
	SPC	South Pacific Commission
	SPEC	South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation
	SPF	South Pacific Forum
T	TC	Trusteeship Council (UN)
	TDB	Trade and Development Board (UN)
U	UDEAC	Central African Customs and Economic Union
	UEAC	Union of Central African States
	UN	United Nations
	UNCTAD	UN Conference on Trade and Development
	UNDP	UN Development Program
	UNESCO	UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
	UNICEF	UN Children's Fund
	UNIDO	UN Industrial Development Organization
	UPEB	Union of Banana Exporting Countries
	UPU	Universal Postal Union (UN)
W	. . .	Warsaw Pact
	WCL	World Confederation of Labor
	WEU	Western European Union
	WFC	World Food Council (UN)
	WFTU	World Federation of Trade Unions
	WHO	World Health Organization (UN)
	WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organization (UN)
	WMO	World Meteorological Organization (UN)
	WPC	World Peace Council
	WSG	International Wool Study Group
	WTO	World Tourism Organization