Chronology of international organizations Richard Green

General Overview
The Evolution of International Organizations
The United Nations
The United Nations
United Nations Regional Commissions
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
UN 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)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Peace-keeping Operations
United Nations Peace-building and Special Missions
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 within the UN System
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAQ)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
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 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)
Major Non-UN Organizations
African Development Bank (ADB)
African Union
Andean Community of Nations (Comunidad Andina de Naciones CAN)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integracion
Centroamericana—SICA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
Council of Arab Economic Unity
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
Council of Europe
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Co-operation Organization (ECO)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
The Franc Zone
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Criminal Court
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (lOM)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
International Seabed Authority (ISA)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Latin American Integration Association—LAIA (Asociacion
Latinoamericana de Integracion—ALADI)
League of Arab States
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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 Co-operation (BSEC)
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
OPEC Fund for International Development
Pacific Community
Pacific Islands Forum
South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Southern Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul)
Western European Union (WEU)
World Council of Churches (WCC)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Trade Organization (WTO)