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YEARBOOK OF
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
2018  -   2019
Publication history

                                                                                   th                th
1905 – 1907                                                               1983 (20 ed.) – 2010 (47 ed.)
Institut International de la Paix, Monaco                                 Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels).
                                                       ère
– Annuaire de la Vie internationale: 1905–1906–1907 (1                    Published, with four supplementary volumes, by K.G. Saur
  série).                                                                 Verlag (Munich)
                                                                          – Yearbook of International Organizations
                                                                                                                                     th
1908 – 1911                                                                  – Volume 1: Organization descriptions, from 1983 (20 ed.)
                                                                                            th
Union of International Associations / Central Office of                         to 1998 (35 ed.) and in 2 parts (1A and 1B) since 1999
                                                                                    th
International Associations                                                      (36 ed.)
– Annuaire de la Vie internationale (with the collaboration of the           – Volume 2: Geographic Volume: International Organization
   Institut International de Bibliographie and the Institut                     Participation; Country directory of secretariats and
                                            ème                                                             st
   International de la Paix) 1908–1909 (2       série)                          membership, since 1983 (1 ed.)
– Annuaire de la Vie internationale (with the support of the                 – Volume 3: Subject volume: Global Action Networks;
                                                                                                                                           st
   Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) 1910–1911                        Classified directory by subject and region, since 1983 (1
      ème
   (2     série)                                                                ed.)
                                                                             – Volume 4: Bibliographic volume: International
                                                                                                                                            st
1921 – 1939                                                                     Organization Bibliography and Resources, since 1996 (1
Continuation by the League of Nations (Geneva) of the initiative                ed.)
of the Union of International Associations                                   – Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns, since
                                                                                        st
– Répertoire des Organisations internationales: 1925, 1936                      2001 (1 ed.)
   (French ed.)                                                              – Volume 6: Who’s Who in International Organizations,
                                                                                               st
– Handbook of International Organizations: 1926, 1929, 1938                     since 2007 (1 ed.)
                                                                                                                                        st
   (English ed.)                                                             – CD-ROM version: Yearbook / Annuaire Plus, 1995 (1
                                                                                                  th
– Répertoire des Organisations internationales / Handbook of                    ed.) – 2008 (15 ed.)
   International Organizations: 1921, 1923 (bi-lingual ed.)
                                                                                   th                th
                                                                          2011 (48 ed.) – 2017 (54 ed.)
            st                       rd
1948 (1 ed.) – 1950 (3 ed.)                                               Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels).
Editions de l’Annuaire des Organisations Internationales S.A.             Published by Brill / Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Leiden/Boston)
(Geneva)                                                                  – Yearbook of International Organizations: Guide to Global Civil
– Annuaire des Organisations Internationales / Yearbook of                  Society Networks
                                                      nd
  International Organizations. 1948 (1st ed.), 1949 (2 ed.),                 – Volume 1: Organization Descriptions and Cross-
          rd
  1950 (3 ed.) (with the collaboration of the Union of                          references, in 2 parts (1A and 1B)
  International Associations)                                                – Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of
                                                                                secretariats and memberships
            th                         th
1951 (4 ed.) – 1980 (18 ed.)                                                 – Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject directory and
Union of International Associations (Brussels) based on an                      index
agreement with the United Nations resulting from a resolution of             – Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography and
the Economic and Social Council                                                 Resources
                                                       th
– Yearbook of International Organizations, 1951/52 (4 ed.),                  – Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns
              th
  1954/55 (5 ed.)                                                            – Volume 6: Who’s Who in International Organizations
                                                             th
– Annuaire des Organisations Internationales, 1956/57 (6 ed.)
                                                       th                          th
– Yearbook of International Organizations, 1958/59 (7 ed.)                2018 (55 ed.) –
                                                             th
– Annuaire des Organisations Internationales, 1960/61 (8 ed.)             Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels).
                                                       th
– Yearbook of International Organizations, 1962/63 (9 ed.),               Published by Brill / Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Leiden/Boston)
                 th               th                th
  1964/65 (10 ed.), 1966/67 (11 ed.), 1968/69 (12 ed.),                   – Yearbook of International Organizations: Guide to Global Civil
                 th               th
  1970/71 (13 ed.), 1972/73 (14 ed.)                                        Society Networks
– Yearbook of International Organizations / Annuaire des                     – Volume 1: Organization Descriptions and Cross-
                                          th
  Organisations Internationales, 1974 (15 ed.)                                  references, in 2 parts (1A and 1B)
                                                          th
– Yearbook of International Organizations, 1976/77 (16 ed.),                 – Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of
                 th
  1978/79 (17 ed.)                                                              secretariats and memberships
                                                                th
– Annuaire des Organisations Internationales, 1980 (16/18 ed.)               – Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject directory and
                                                                                index
              th
1981 (19 ed.)                                                                – Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography and
Edited by the Union of International Associations (Brussels).                   Resources
Published jointly with the International Chamber of Commerce                 – Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns
(Paris)                                                                      – Volume 6: Global Civil Society and the United Nations
                                                     th
– Yearbook of International Organizations, 1981 (19 ed.)                        Sustainable Development Goals

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EDITED BY THE UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

YEARBOOK OF
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
2018  -   2019
GUIDE TO GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS
EDITION 55

VOLUME 1A (A TO Ins)
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTIONS
AND CROSS-REFERENCES
The following people contributed to this edition:                  Special thanks to:
   Ryan Brubaker                                                      Nighat Amin
   Nancy Carfrae                                                      Dragana Avramov
   Rachele Dahle                                                      Marc Bontemps
   Jacques de Mévius                                                  Sheila Bordier
   Carine Faveere                                                     Tim Casswell
   Clara Fernández López                                              Alessandro Cortese
   Joel Fischer                                                       Jacques de Mévius
   Sandrine Henrioulle                                                Diane Dillon-Ridgley
   Sylvie Hosselet                                                    Seya Immonen
   Frédéric Magin                                                     Declan Kennedy
   Jacqueline Nebel (Editor Emeritus)                                 Marilyn Mehlmann
   Leslie Selvais                                                     Yves Moreau
   Régine Toussaint                                                   Rolf Reinhardt
   Liesbeth Van Hulle (Editor-in-Chief)                               Donna Reitano
   Yolande Vlaminck                                                   Cyril Ritchie
   Judy Wickens                                                       Gianni Tibaldi
   Carol Williams                                                     Simone Van Beek
   Sebastian Weyrauch (computer support)                              Danièle Vranken
   Johann Wolfschwenger                                               Judy Wickens
                                                                      Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya

                                                                   The Editors dedicate this edition to the memory of

                                                                   Anne-Marie Boutin
                                                                   1938-2017
                                                                   President of UAI from 24 October 1998 to 16 June 2017

                                                                   and

                                                                   Romuald Covalescu
                                                                   1934-2017
                                                                   Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook from 14 June 1976
                                                                   to 31 January 1999

                                                                   Requiescat in Pace

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Contents                                                    Table des matières

This Volume                                                 Ce volume

Organization descriptions                                   Descriptions des organisations
  Appearing in alphabetical order of title, with              Classées par ordre alphabétique du nom en
  index of abbreviations, other language titles,              anglais, ou du sigle, si celui-ci est plus connu,
  previous and alternative titles and abbreviations,          dans une séquence unique qui contient
  subsidiary titles and abbreviations all inserted in         également: les sigles, les noms dans d’autres
  the same alphabetical sequence.                             langues que l’anglais, les noms et abréviations
                                                              alternatifs et du passé, les noms et abréviations
                                                              secondaires.

Part 1A                                                     Partie 1A

      Notes to the user                                        Notes pour l’utilisateur

      Organization descriptions: A to Ins                      Description des organisations: A à Ins

      Appendices                                               Appendices
        1. Contents of organization descriptions                 1. Contents of organization descriptions
        2. Types of organization                                 2. Types of organization

Part 1B                                                     Partie 1B

      Organization descriptions: Int to Z                      Description des organisations: Int à Z

      Appendices                                               Appendices
        1. Contents of organization descriptions                 1. Contents of organization descriptions
        2. Types of organization                                 2. Types of organization
        3. Statistics                                            3. Statistics

Other Volumes                                               Autres volumes

Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of          Volume 2: Geographical Index: country directory of
secretariats and memberships                                secretariats and memberships

Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject                   Volume 3: Global Action Networks: subject
directory and index                                         directory and index

Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography           Volume 4: International Organization Bibliography
and Resources                                               and Resources

Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns           Volume 5: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns

Volume 6: Global Civil Society and the United               Volume 6: Global Civil Society and the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals                       Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Further information can be found at www.uia.org             Informations complémentaires sur le web www.uia.org

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The YEARBOOK series                                                                  La série YEARBOOK

All these publications are also available online. For further                        Tous ces publications sont également disponible en ligne. Pour
information please see http://www.uia.org/                                           plus d'informations, veuillez consulter http://www.uia.org/

VOLUME 1 (Parts 1A and 1B): ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTIONS AND                            VOLUME 1 (Parties 1A et 1B): DESCRIPTIONS DES
CROSS-REFERENCES                                                                     ORGANISATIONS ET LEURS LIENS
Descriptions of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,                Descriptions des organisations intergouvernementales et non-
covering every field of human activity. Listed in alphabetic order of title.         gouvernementales qui couvrent tous les domaines d’activités.
Contents of descriptions: Descriptions, varying in length from several               Présentation par ordre alphabétique des titres.
lines to several pages, include: organization names in all relevant                  Contenu des descriptions: titres de l’organisation; adresses principale
languages; principal and secondary addresses; main activities and                    et secondaires; activités et programmes; personnel et finances;
programmes; personnel and finances; technical and regional                           commissions; historique, buts, structure; liens avec d’autres
commissions; history, goals, structure; inter-organizational links;                  organisations; langues utilisées; membrariat par pays.
languages used; membership by country.                                               Références croisées: Des références croisées à des organisations
Cross-references: Integrated into the alphabetic sequence of                         apparentées sont intégrées dans la séquence alphabétique des
descriptions are cross-references to related organizations. Access is                descriptions. L’accès à ces organisations est possible via les titres et les
possible via organization names in English, French and other working                 abréviations en toutes langues de travail.
languages and via all initials or abbreviations in various languages.
                                                                                     VOLUME 2: INDEX GEOGRAPHIQUE : REPERTOIRE DES
VOLUME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX: COUNTRY DIRECTORY OF                                   SECRETARIATS ET MEMBRARIATS PAR PAYS
SECRETARIATS AND MEMBERSHIPS                                                         – Organisations classées selon le pays siège de leur secrétariat
– Organizations classified by country of secretariat(s)                              – Organisations classées selon les pays de leurs membres
– Organizations classified by countries of location of membership                    – Statistiques par pays et par ville
– Statistics by country and city                                                     Peut-être utilisé pour localiser des organisations internationales par pays
Can be used to locate international organizations by country of secretariat          de secrétariat ou de membrariat. Chaque organisation est reprise avec
or membership. Each organization is listed with its complete address                 son adresse complète.
under the country or countries in which it has established a main
secretariat.                                                                         VOLUME 3: RESEAUX D'ACTION GLOBALE : REPERTOIRE
                                                                                     THEMATIQUE ET INDEX
VOLUME 3: GLOBAL ACTION NETWORKS: SUBJECT DIRECTORY                                  – Organisations classées par sujet, par région, et par catégorie
AND INDEX                                                                            – Statistiques par sujet.
– Organizations classified by subject concerns                                       – Index des mots clés
– Organizations classified by regional concerns                                      Regroupe les organisations internationales en catégories de sujets. Ces
– Organizations classified by type                                                   catégories, générales ou spécifiques, peuvent être utilisées comme index
– Statistics by subject                                                              aux notices du Volume 1. Chaque organisation est reprise avec son
– Index (with introductory comments):                                                adresse complète.
     – subject keywords in all available languages
     – keywords from organization names in English and French                        VOLUME 4: BIBLIOGRAPHIE ET RESSOURCES DES
Groups organizations into general and detailed subject categories. Can               ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES
be used as an index to descriptions in Volume 1. Each organization is                – Bibliographie des études sur les organisations internationales sans but
listed with its complete address.                                                    lucratif
                                                                                     – Publications des organisations
VOLUME 4: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION BIBLIOGRAPHY AND                                – Indexes
RESOURCES                                                                            Regroupe les publications principales et périodiques des organisations
– Bibliography of studies on international non-profit organizations                  internationales, de même qu’une information bibliographique sur des
– Organization publications                                                          études réalisées sur les ONG.
– Indexes
Includes major and periodical publications of international organizations,           VOLUME 5: STATISTIQUES, VISUALIZATIONS ET
together with bibliographic information on research on NGOs.                         REPRESENTATIONS
                                                                                     - Tableaux statistiques détaillés des informations incorporés dans les
VOLUME 5: STATISTICS, VISUALIZATIONS AND PATTERNS                                    volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 et 6.
- Detailed statistical tables of information in Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.            - Résumés statistiques historiques et analyses
- Historical statistical summaries and analyses                                      - Présentation visuelle des données statistiques et des réseaux.
- Visual representations of statistical data and networks                            - Données statistiques sur les réunions des organisations.
- Statistical data on the meetings of international organizations
                                                                                     VOLUME 6: LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE MONDIALE ET LES OBJECTIFS
VOLUME 6: GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE UNITED NATIONS                                DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS                                                        En 2015, les Nations Unies ont adopté un ensemble de dix-sept objectifs
In 2015 the United Nations adopted a set of seventeen goals “to end                  «pour mettre fin à la pauvreté, protéger la planète et assurer la prospérité
poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all”, with specific            pour tous», avec des cibles spécifiques pour chaque objectif à atteindre
targets for each goal to be achieved by 2030. These are the Sustainable              d'ici 2030. Ce sont les objectifs de développement durable (ODD) des
Development Goals [SDGs] of the United Nations, or "Transforming our                 Nations Unies, ou «Transformer notre monde: l'Agenda 2030 pour le
World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". The UN calls on                 développement durable. L'ONU appelle les gouvernements, le secteur
governments, the private sector, individuals and civil society bodies to join        privé, les individus et les organismes de la société civile à se regrouper
together to achieve these goals.                                                     pour atteindre ces objectifs.
This volume groups international organizations by the seventeen UN                   Ce volume regroupe les organisations internationales selon les dix-sept
Sustainable Development Goals, indicating which organizations are – or               objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies, indiquant quelles
could be – concerned with which SDGs. It can also be used as an index                organisations sont - ou pourraient être - concernées par les ODD. Il peut
to descriptions in Volume 1. Each organization is listed with its complete           également être utilisé comme répertoire pour les descriptions du volume
address.                                                                             1. Chaque organisation y figure avec son adresse complète.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS CALENDAR                                                      INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS CALENDAR
Lists future international meetings with details of place, date, subject and         Recense les futures réunions internationales, mentionnant le lieu, la date,
organizer, including complete address, and cross-referencing the                     le sujet, l’organisateur, l’adresse complète et, dans la mesure du possible,
Yearbook where possible. Geographical and chronological listings. Index              le renvoi à l’Annuaire. Listes géographique et chronologique. Index
by subject.                                                                          thématique.

HISTORICAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS                                      HISTORICAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS
– Annuaire de la Vie Internationale. Editions 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908-9,              – Annuaire de la Vie Internationale. Editions 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908-9,
1910-11, totalling 4,741 pages                                                       1910-11, totalling 4,741 pages
– Code des Voeux Internationaux (Classification of resolutions of                    – Code des Voeux Internationaux (Classification of resolutions of
international organizations) Edition 1923, 940 pages                                 international organizations) Edition 1923, 940 pages

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Notes to the user                                                    Notes pour l’utilisateur

To find the description of an organization in the                    Pour trouver la notice descriptive d’une organisation:
Yearbook:
                                                                      A partir du nom (ou de son abréviation):
 If you know the name or abbreviation of the                          Consultez d’abord la séquence alphabétique du
  organization:                                                        volume 1. Les noms et abréviations y sont repris dans
  Locate the organization in the alphabetic sequence in                toutes les langues officielles.
  Volume 1. All names in all official languages and                    Vous constaterez que la séquence alphabétique ne
  abbreviations are included in the alphabetic sequence.               tient pas compte des prépositions et articles.
  Note that the alphabetic sequence does not take                      Le nom que vous recherchez peut vous renvoyer à un
  account of prepositions or articles.                                 numéro de séquence sous lequel est reprise la notice
  You may find the name in the form of a cross-reference               descriptive de l’organisation. La numérotation suit
  to the sequence number where the description is given.               l’ordre alphabétique.
  The sequence number follows the alphabetic order.
                                                                      A partir d’un mot clé:
 If you know keywords in the name of the                              Consultez l’index dans le volume 3 qui renvoie au
  organization:                                                        numéro de séquence de la notice descriptive dans le
  Consult the index in Volume 3. It will refer you to the              volume 1.
  sequence number of the description in Volume 1.
                                                                      A partir d’un sujet ou d’une matière spécifique:
 If you know the field in which the organization is                   Consultez la liste classifiée par sujet dans le volume 3.
  active (eg its aims or activities):                                  Cette liste renvoie au numéro de séquence de la notice
  Consult the classified list of organizations by subject in           descriptive du volume 1.
  Volume 3. It will refer you to the the sequence number
  of the description in Volume 1.                                     A partir d’un pays:
                                                                       Consultez la liste par pays de secrétariat et de
 If you know where the organization is located, or                    membrariat dans le volume 2. Cette liste renvoie au
  where it has members:                                                numéro de séquence de la notice descriptive du
  Consult the listing of organizations by country in                   volume 1.
  Volume 2. This will refer you to the sequence number
  of the description in Volume 1.                                     A partir d’une organisation en relations officielles
                                                                       avec celle que vous cherchez:
 If you know the name of another organization that                    La description de la première dans le volume 1 vous
  has a formal relationship with the one you want:                     donnera le numéro de notice de la deuxième dans ce
  The description of the other organization in Volume 1                même volume 1.
  will refer you to the sequence number of the
  description of the organization you want in Volume 1.
                                                                     A noter qu'à la suite de limitations d'impression et de
                                                                     reliure ce volume ne comprendra pas toutes les
Note that, due to the limitations of printing and binding,           descriptions détaillées de toutes les organisations.
this volume does not include full descriptions of all                Toutes les descriptions sont reprises dans la version on-
organizations. All descriptions can be found in the on-line          line.
version.

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Codes used                                                             Codes utilisés
Number codes                                                           Codes numériques
Organization descriptions are numbered sequentially                    Les notices descriptives sont numérotées dans l’ordre
(e.g. •00023) following the alphabetical order. It is this             séquentiel qui suit l’ordre alphabétique. Le numéro
number that is used in any cross-reference or index                    apparaît à la droite du titre de chaque notice (p.ex.
referring to the entry (e.g. •00023). Organizations are                •00023). Toute référence donnée renvoie exclusivement
renumbered sequentially for each edition. The number is                à ce numéro (p.ex. •00023). Cela a pour conséquence
therefore not a permanent reference point from one                     que chaque édition de l’Annuaire a sa numérotation
edition to the next. The permanent number (e.g. B2345)                 propre. Le numéro n’est donc plus permanent, faisant un
by which organizations were ordered prior to the 29th                  lien entre les différentes éditions. Le numéro permanent
edition now appears (for information only) at the end of               de référence (p.ex. B2345) qui était propre à chaque
the description. It continues to be used for computer-                 organisation jusqu’à la 29ème édition apparaît désormais
based editorial purposes.                                              (à titre d’information) à la fin de la description. Il continue
                                                                       à être utilisé pour des raisons de facilité d’ordre interne.
Letter codes in upper case
Organizations are coded by type, indicated by a single                 Codes alphabétiques: lettres majuscules
upper case letter printed in bold at the end of the                    Les organisations sont codifiées par catégorie à l’aide
description. In brief, these type codes have the following             d’une lettre majuscule en caractère gras, apparaissant à
significance:                                                          la fin de la notice descriptive. Voici leur signification:
    A = federations of international organizations                        A = fédérations d'organisations internationales
    B = universal membership organizations                                B = organisations à membrariat universel
    C = intercontinental membership organizations                         C = organisations à membrariat intercontinental
    D = limited or regionally defined membership                          D = organisations à membrariat limité ou régional
         organizations                                                    E = organisations émanantes de lieus, de personnes
    E = organizations emanating from places, persons or                         ou d'autres organes
         other bodies                                                     F = organisations ayant une forme particulière, y
    F = organizations having a special form, including                          compris fondations, fonds
         foundations, funds                                               G = organisations nationales à orientation
    G = internationally-oriented national organizations                         internationale
    H = inactive or dissolved international organizations                 H = organisations internationales dissoutes et
    J = recently reported or proposed international                             inactives
         organizations                                                    J = organisations internationales récemment
    K = subsidiary and internal bodies                                          rapportées ou proposées
    N = national organizations                                            K = organes subsidiaires et internes
    R = religious orders, fraternities and secular institutes             N = organisations nationales
    S = autonomous conference series                                      R = ordres religieux, fraternités et instituts séculaires
    T = multilateral treaties and agreements                              S = séries de conférences autonomes
    U = currently inactive non-conventional bodies                        T = traités et accords multilatéraux
For further information, see the Appendix: “Types of                      U = organes non-conventionnels momentanément
organization”.                                                                  inactifs
                                                                       Voir aussi l’Annexe: “Types d’organisation”.
Letter codes in lower case
The type code may be preceded by a letter code printed                 Codes alphabétiques: lettres minuscules
in lower case. These codes have the following                          Le code de la catégorie peut être précédé par une ou
significance:                                                          deux lettres minuscules. Voici leur signification:
     b = bilateral                                                        b = bilatérale
     c = conference series                                                c = série de conférences
     d = dissolved, dormant                                               d = inactive, dissoute
     e = commercial enterprise                                            e = entreprise commerciale
     f = foundation, fund                                                 f = fondation
     j = research institute                                               j = institut de recherche
     n = has become national                                              n = devenue nationale
     p = proposed body                                                    p = organisation en projet
     s = information suspect                                              s = information suspecte
     v = individual membership only                                       v = membres individuels seulement
     x = no recent information received                                   x = aucune information récente
     y = international organization membership                            y = ayant comme membres des organisations
                                                                               internationales
Asterisks
– Intergovernmental organizations: An asterisk as the                  Astérisques
  final code in the description indicates the organization             – Organisations intergouvernementales: Un astérisque à
  is intergovernmental.                                                  la fin de la description indique la nature
– Translated organization names: An asterisk following                   intergouvernementale de l’organisation.
  the name of an organization indicates a title that has               – Traduction du nom d’organisation: Le titre d’une
  been translated by the editors for the purposes of multi-              organisation suivi d’un astérisque indique que la
  lingual indexing.                                                      traduction de ce titre a été faite par la rédaction pour
                                                                         l’indexation multi-lingue.
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Abbreviations used                                                    Abréviations utilisées
Function names                                                        Fonctions et titres
Title of organization officers may be abbreviated as                  Les fonction ou les titres des directeurs peuvent être
follows:                                                              abrégés de la façon suivante:
         Admin         Administrator                                         Admin           administrateur
         CEO           Chief Executive Officer                               CEO             Chef de l’exécutif
         Dir           Director                                              Dir             directeur
         Dir Gen       Director General                                      Dir Gen         directeur général
         Exec Dir      Executive Director                                    Exec Dir        directeur exécutif
         Exec Sec      Executive Secretary                                   Exec Sec        secrétaire exécutif
         Gen Sec       General Secretary                                     Gen Sec         secrétaire général
         Hon Sec       Honorary Secretary                                    Hon Sec         secrétaire honoraire
         Pres          President                                             Pres            président
         Sec           Secretary                                             Sec             secrétaire
         Sec-Treas     Secretary-Treasurer                                   Sec Treas       secrétaire-trésorier
         SG            Secretary-General                                     SG              secrétaire général
         Vice-Pres     Vice-President                                        Vice-Pres       vice-président

Organization forms                                                    Formes d’organisation
      NGO non-governmental organization                                    NGO Organisation non-gouvernementale
      IGO intergovernmental organization                                   IGO Organisation intergouvernementale

Names of countries                                                    Noms de pays
The names of countries given in each entry or in the                  Les noms des pays apparaissant dans chaque notice ou
index may not be the complete official names of those                 dans l’index ne correspondent pas toujours exactement à
countries as abridged names are used to simplify                      l’appellation officielle de ces pays. Des abréviations ont
consultation. In a few cases, such as in the description of           été utilisées pour faciliter la lecture. Dans quelques cas,
an organization’s history, it has been considered                     par exemple dans la partie historique, il a été jugé
appropriate to leave the old form of a country’s name.                préférable de conserver l’ancien nom du pays cité.

Note                                                                  Note
It is not the intention of the editors to take a position with        Il n’entre pas dans les intentions des éditeurs de prendre
regard to the political or diplomatic implications of                 position au regard des implications politiques ou
geographical names or continental groupings used.                     diplomatiques résultant du choix et de l’utilisation des
                                                                      noms géographiques ou de groupements continentaux.
The geographical names used in this publication are
chosen for the sake of brevity and common usage.                      Le choix des noms géographiques – pays ou territoires –
Wherever possible, the country (or territory) name                    dans cet ouvrage est fait en fonction de leur brièveté et
preferred by the organization concerned is used,                      de l’usage commun. Dans la mesure du possible, c’est le
providing this is possible within the limits of                       nom tel qu’adopté par l’organisation qui est retenu, mais
standardization required for mailing or statistical                   seulement dans les limites d’une normalisation
purposes. It is important to note that some organizations             nécessaire pour les services postaux ou les statistiques.
insist on the inclusion of territories on the same basis as           Il est important de rappeler que certaines organisations
countries, or on the inclusion of countries or territories            insistent sur l’inclusion de territoires au même titre que
that are not recognized by other organizations.                       les pays ou sur l’inclusion de pays et de territoires qui ne
                                                                      sont pas reconnus comme tels par d’autres
Political changes over the years may lead to some                     organisations.
questions in an organization’s description. Briefly:
countries referred to in an organization’s description                Les changements politiques au cours des années
retain their old form when referring to a date prior to the           peuvent poser de questions pour la description des
change. For example, towns referred to in events prior to             organisations. En résumé: les pays mentionnés dans la
1991 still retain their country as German DR (Democratic              description d’une organisation ont gardé leur ancienne
Republic) or Germany FR (Federal Republic), while                     appellation dans le cas où l’on se réfère à une date
subsequent dates refer simply to Germany.                             antérieure au changement. Par exemple, la section
                                                                      “Events”, qui concerne le passé, conserve la vérité
                                                                      historique de la division de l’Allemagne d’avant 1991.
                                                                      Dans les adresses, les pays sont mentionnés sous leur
                                                                      nouveau nom.

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Coverage                                                           Contenu
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organizations”, according to a broad range of criteria. It         de couvrir tous les types d’organisations internationales,
therefore includes many bodies that may be perceived as            à partir d’un large éventail de critères. On peut donc y
not being fully international, or as not being organizations       trouver des organismes qui, selon certaines définitions
as such, or as not being of sufficient significance to merit       plus étroites, n’y auraient pas place – pas assez
inclusion. Such bodies are nevertheless included, so as            “internationaux” par exemple, ou pas une "vrai"
to enable users to make their own evaluation in the light          organisation, ou d’importance trop réduite. Voir aussi
of their own criteria. See the Appendix "Types of                  Annexe: "Types of organization".
organization" for further information.
                                                                   Sources
Sources                                                            La description des organisations telle qu’elle est
The descriptions of organizations in this Yearbook are             présentée dans ce Yearbook est basée sur un ensemble
based on information received from a variety of sources.           de sources différentes. Priorité est normalement donnée
Priority is normally given to information received from the        à l’information reçue des organisations elles-mêmes, et
organizations themselves, and every effort is made by              en même temps tous les efforts sont faits par la rédaction
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Organizations may over time change their purpose or                arriver, qu'au coura des années, des organisations
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See the Appendix "Editorial problems" for further                  présenter de façon appropirée, mais inévitablement
information.                                                       statique, la physionomie d'une situation essentiellement
                                                                   dynamique. Voir aussi Annexe: "Editorial problems".
Reliability of sources
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view are not always available or reliable, the editors             présentée incombe à l’utilisateur qui l’établira à la lumière
cannot take responsibility for any resulting inaccuracies          de ses critères personnels. La rédaction décline toute
in the information presented. The editors apologize for            responsabilité pour les inexactitudes qui se glisseraient
any inconvenience this might cause the user. See the               dans l’information présentée et s’excuse des
Appendix "Editorial problems" for further information.             inconvénients qui pourraient en découler pour
                                                                   l’utilisateur. Voir aussi Annexe: "Editorial problems".
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Users should be aware that the editors are subject to              Censure
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certain categories of information. In most cases, the              concerne certaines catégories d’information, la rédaction
editors resist these pressures; in some cases, the entry is        du Yearbook est l’objet de pressions de la part
reworded to respect the concern of the body in question.           d’organisations qui en demandent la suppression. Dans
No entries have been eliminated as a result of such                la plupart des cas, la rédaction du Yearbook résiste à de
pressure. See the Appendix "Editorial problems" for                telles pressions. Sinon, mention est faite de la
further information.                                               préoccupation de l’organisation concernée. Aucune
                                                                   notice n’a été éliminée du fait d’une quelconque pression.
Evaluation                                                         Voir aussi Annexe: "Editorial problems".
The final evaluation of the information presented here
must be left to the users of this volume. See the                  Evaluation
Appendices "Contents of organization descriptions",                L’évaluation finale de l’information présentée dans ce
"Types of organization" and "Editorial problems and                volume est laissée aux utilisateurs. Voir aussi les
policies" for further information.                                 Annexes " Contenu des notices descriptives", "Types
                                                                   d'organisation" et " Politique rédactionnelle".

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alphabetic sequence excludes                                                                                                                                                                                         AAF Asian Aerosol
articles and prepositions                                                                                                                                                                                                       00001
♦ A2IP Association internationale interactions de la psychanalyse (#10729)                                             Other Committees (3): Inter-Organizational Liaison; Marketing Advisory; Government Liaison. African Chapter:
♦ A3P – Association pour les produits propres et stériles (unconfirmed)                                               Southern African Project Controls Institute (SAPCI). Languages English. Staff 15. Finance Members’ dues.
♦ A4A – Airlines for America (internationally oriented national body)                                                  Activities Organizes: Annual Meeting; International Cost Engineering Congress; periodically hosts World
♦ A4AI Alliance for Affordable Internet (#00567)                                                                       Cost Congress; seminars; training courses. ’Programmes’ (2): Scholarship; Certification. ’Project Teams’ (7):
♦ A4HP Alliance for Health Promotion (#00598)                                                                          Recommended Practices and Standards; Professional Practice Guides; Terminology; Books and Publications;
♦ A4I – Agriculture for Impact (internationally oriented national body)                                                Internet and Electronic Media; External Liaison; Cost Engineers’ Notebook. ’Technical Committees’ (12):
♦ A4ID – Advocates for International Development (internationally oriented national body)                              Business and Program Planning; Contract Management; Cost Estimating; Decision and Risk Management;
♦ AAAA Alps-Adria Acoustics Association (#00649)                                                                       Economic and Financial Analysis; Enabling Technologies; Materials Management; Planning and Scheduling;
♦ AAAA / see Asian Athletics Association (#01179)                                                                      Productivity; Program and Project Management; Project and Control; Value Engineering and Constructability.
♦ AAAA Association for Applied Animal Andrology (#02049)                                                               ’Special Interest Groups (SIGs)’ (11): Aerospace; Appraisals; Claims and Dispute Resolution; Construction;
♦ AAA African Acarology Association (#00159)                                                                           Environmental; Forest Products; Government and Public Works; International Projects; Manufacturing;
♦ AAA – African Action on AIDS (internationally oriented national body)                                                Oil/Gas/Chemicals; Utilities/Energy.
♦ AAA – ASEAN Airlines Association (inactive)                                                                          Events Annual meeting Philadelphia PA (USA) 1983, Annual meeting Montréal QC (Canada) 1984, Annual
♦ AAA ASEAN International Airports Association (#01063)                                                                meeting Denver CO (USA) 1985, Annual meeting Chicago IL (USA) 1986, Annual meeting Atlanta GA (USA)
♦ AAA Asian Anti-Counterfeit Association (#01148)                                                                      1987, Annual meeting New York NY (USA) 1988, Annual meeting San Diego CA (USA) 1989, Annual meeting
♦ AAA / see Asian Anti-Counterfeit Association (#01148)                                                                Boston MA (USA) 1990, Annual meeting Seattle WA (USA) 1991.
♦ AAA Asian Apicultural Association (#01149)                                                                           Publications Cost Engineering – technical journal (12 a year); AACE Transactions. Certification Study Guide ;
♦ AAA Asian Athletics Association (#01179)                                                                             Professional Practice Guide ; Recommmended Practices and Standards. Guides; skills and knowledge of cost
♦ AAA – Asociación Andina de Armadores (inactive)                                                                     engineering. Information Services – virtual library available to members.
♦ AAA Association of Attenders and Alumni of The Hague Academy of International Law (#02065)                           Members Categories: Member (Fellows, Emeritus Members, Life Members); Associate Member; Student
♦ AAA Association des auditeurs et anciens auditeurs de l’Académie de droit international de La Haye                  Member. Cost managers and engineers, project managers, planners, schedulers, estimators, bidders, value
   (#02065)                                                                                                            engineers, students and others (over 7,500) mostly in North America but in a total of 92 countries and territories:
♦ AAAC Association of Asian Athletics Coaches (#02053)                                                                 Af Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Libyan AJ, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania
♦ AAAC / see Confederation of African Athletics (#03991)                                                               UR, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Am Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Is, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Rep,
♦ AAACU Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (#01151)                                           Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, St Lucia, Trinidad-Tobago, USA, Venezuela. As Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
♦ AAAEA / see African Association for Literacy and Adult Education                                                     China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran Islamic Rep, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea Rep, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia,
                                                                                                                       Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam,
♦ AAAE African Association of Agricultural Economists (#00168)                                                         Yemen. Au Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea. Eu Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
♦ AAAE Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (#01152)                                                         Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
♦ AAAE Association of Accountants and Auditors in Europe (#02025)                                                      Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Ukraine.
♦ AAAE – Association of Arts Administration Educators (internationally oriented national body)                         NGO Relations International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC, #11694) ; national organizations.
♦ AAAF – Asian Allergy and Asthma Foundation (internationally oriented national body)                                                                                                                                              [2014/F4965/v/F]
♦ AAAH Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health (#01592)                                             ♦ AACE International / see AACE International (#00001)
♦ AAAI – Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (internationally oriented national                 ♦ AACG – Australasian Association of Clinical Geneticists (internationally oriented national body)
   body)                                                                                                               ♦ AACI Afro-Arab Institute for Culture and Strategic Studies (#00469)
♦ AAAI – Association africaine des administrateurs africains des impôts (inactive)                                    ♦ AACI / see Airports Council International (#00536)
♦ AAAID Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (#00781)                                            ♦ AAC Internationale / see Africa Culture Internationale Human Rights
♦ AAALAC International – Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care                        ♦ AACL – Arab Association for Comparative Literature (inactive)
   International (internationally oriented national body)                                                              ♦ AACLS ASEAN Association for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (#01003)
♦ AAALC All Africa Anglican-Lutheran Commission (#00555)                                                               ♦ AACMA – All Africa Church Music Association (inactive)
♦ AAAM – Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (internationally oriented national                     ♦ AACM – Asian-Australasian Association for Composite Materials (unconfirmed)
   body)                                                                                                               ♦ AACMD Asian Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders (#01136)
♦ AAAP Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (#01180)                                          ♦ AAC/MIS / see International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation / Regional Association for
♦ AAAP / see Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (#01180)                                       The Americas (#11667)
♦ AAAPM Association africaine pour l’administration publique et le management (#00177)                                 ♦ AACMP Asian Association of Career Management Professionals (#01155)
♦ AAAPS / see Australian Association for Pacific Studies                                                               ♦ AACO Afro-Asian Council of Ophthalmology (#00471)
♦ AAAPT – Asian African Association for Plasma Training (inactive)                                                     ♦ AACO Arab Air Carriers Organization (#00775)
♦ A-AARNET – ASARECA Animal Agriculture Research Network (see: #02588)                                                 ♦ AACO Arab Anti-Corruption Organization (#00776)
♦ AAASA – Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa (inactive)                                ♦ AA – Congregatio Augustinianorum ab Assumptione (religious order)
♦ A-AASA / see Association for the Study of Australasia in Asia (#02592)                                               ♦ AACP Asian Association of Christian Philosophers (#01156)
♦ AAAS – American Association for the Advancement of Science (internationally oriented national body)                  ♦ AACP / see Asian Association of Christian Philosophers (#01156)
♦ AAASS / see Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies                                              ♦ AACP – Association of African Church Planters (inactive)
♦ AAAST – African Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (inactive)                                 ♦ AACPCS – Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies (internationally
♦ AAATE Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (#02027)                                        oriented national body)
♦ AAATP / see Asian Alliance of Appropriate Technology Practitioners (#01147)                                          ♦ AACS Asia Association of Coaching Science (#01103)
♦ AAA Vereniging van Toehoorders en Oud-Toehoorders van de Haagse Academie voor Internationaal                         ♦ AACSB International – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (internationally oriented
   Recht (#02065)                                                                                                         national body)
♦ AAB / see Coordination for Southern Africa                                                                           ♦ AAC / see Starch Europe (#18018)
♦ AABA / see African Boxing Confederation (#00190)                                                                     ♦ AACT / see Association européenne des chasses traditionnelles (#02232)
♦ AAB – Association of Applied Biologists (internationally oriented national body)                                     ♦ AACTS – Arab Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (unconfirmed)
♦ AABB (internationally oriented national body)                                                                        ♦ AACVB Asian Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (#01157)
♦ AABB – Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide / see AABB                                             ♦ AACW Association for the Advancement of Consumerism in the World (#02028)
♦ AABC / see Association for Biblical Higher Education                                                                 ♦ AAD – African Artists for Development (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AABC Afro-Asian Book Council (#00470)                                                                                ♦ AAD – Arab Association for Democracy (unconfirmed)
♦ AABE Asian Association for Biology Education (#01153)                                                                ♦ AAD Association des anciens députés au Parlement européen (#07338)
♦ AABF All Africa Baptist Fellowship (#00556)                                                                          ♦ AADC – Association pour l’action de développement communautaire (internationally oriented national
♦ AABFS – Arab Academy of Banking and Financial Sciences (internationally oriented national body)                         body)
♦ AABNF African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation (#00169)                                                  ♦ AADE – African Association for Distance Education (inactive)
♦ AABS – Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars (internationally oriented national body)                            ♦ AADFI Association of African Development Finance Institutions (#02033)
♦ AABS Association of African Business Schools (#02031)                                                                ♦ aaDH – Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AABT / see Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies                                                       ♦ AADI Association africaine de droit international (#00171)
♦ AAC – African Accounting Council (inactive)                                                                          ♦ AADL Association des agences de la démocratie locale (#02447)
♦ AAC – Arctic Athabaskan Council (internationally oriented national body)                                             ♦ AADLC Association of African Distance Learning Centres (#02034)
♦ AACB Association of African Central Banks (#02032)                                                                   ♦ AADMER – ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (2005 treaty)
♦ AACB – Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (internationally oriented national body)                     ♦ AADO Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis (#01158)
♦ AACC / see AACC International                                                                                        ♦ AADRTI / see Association of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and the Pacific
♦ AACC – Airport Associations Coordinating Council (inactive)                                                          ♦ AADV – Asian Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (unconfirmed)
♦ AACC All Africa Conference of Churches (#00557)                                                                      ♦ AAEA – African Adult Education Association (inactive)
♦ AACC EUROPE / see AACC International                                                                                 ♦ AAEA Arab Atomic Energy Agency (#00780)
♦ AACC EUROPE SECTION / see Cereals & Europe (#03400)                                                                  ♦ AAEA Association of African Election Authorities (#02035)
♦ AACC International (internationally oriented national body)                                                          ♦ AAEA Association of Asian Election Authorities (#02056)
♦ AACCLA – Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (internationally oriented                     ♦ AAE Actuarial Association of Europe (#00089)
   national body)
♦ AACE / see African Association for Distance Education                                                                ♦ AAE – Archery Association of Europe (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AACE / see AACE International (#00001)                                                                               ♦ AAE Association africaine de l’eau (#00436)
♦ AACE – Africa Annual Congress Europe (meeting series)                                                                ♦ AAE – Association of African Entrepreneurs (unconfirmed)
♦ AACE – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (internationally oriented national                  ♦ AAE – Association des astronautes européens (inactive)
   body)
                                                                                                                       ♦ AAE Associazione Archivistica Ecclesiastica (#04675)
♦ AACED Association Africaine des Centres d’Enseignement à Distance (#02034)                                          ♦ AAEDC – Association africaine pour l’environnement et le développement communautaire (inactive)
                                                                                                                       ♦ AAEE – Australasian Association for Engineering Education (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AACE International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00001                 ♦ AAEEN African Agricultural Economics Education Network (#00163)
   Exec Dir 1265 Suncrest Towne Centre Dr, Morgantown WV 26505-1876, USA. T. (1 304) 296 8444 ext                      ♦ AAE / see European Food Safety Authority (#06527)
   114. Fax 291 5728. E-mail: cgolden@aacei.org – info@aacei.org.                                                      ♦ AAEFA – Association africaine des educateurs et formateurs à l’assurance (inactive)
   URL: http://www.aacei.org/.                                                                                         ♦ AAEN – Associação de Ambientalistas a Favor da Energia Nuclear (internationally oriented national
History Founded 1956, as American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE). Present name adopted 1992.                        body)
Also referred to as AACE International — Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering. Constitution             ♦ AAESC – Association pour l’avancement des études scandinaves au Canada (internationally oriented
and bylaws adopted 2 June 1956; amended 7 Mar 1998; 5 Apr 2002; 19 Apr 2008. Aims Advocate use of                         national body)
the principles of Total Cost Management (TCM), an integrated package for managing the cost, planning,                  ♦ AAESEE – Association of Agricultural Engineering of South Eastern Europe (inactive)
and control activities that take a product or project from the concept stage through development into                  ♦ AAET ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (#00999)
implementation. Structure Annual Meeting. Board of Directors, comprising Officers, 8 Directors-Regions and             ♦ AAEU Arab Agricultural Engineers Union (#00774)
Executive Director. Officers: President; President-Elect; Vice President-Regions; Vice President-Finance; Vice         ♦ AAFA African Accounting and Finance Association (#00160)
President-Administration; Vice President-TEC (Technical, Education, Certification); immediate Past President.          ♦ AAFA Association africaine du fer et de l’acier (#00299)
Education Board. Certification Board. Technical Board, comprising 3 divisions: Product Division (including 7           ♦ AAF Animals Asia Foundation (#00737)
Project Teams); Technical Committee Division, (including 11 Technical Committees); Special Interest Groups             ♦ AAF ASEAN Automotive Federation (#01005)
(SIG) Division (including 14 SIGs). Standing Committees (3): Awards; Constitution and Bylaws; Nominating.              ♦ AAF Asian Aerosol Federation (#01142)
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00001                                                                                                                                                                              For the complete listing, see Yearbook Online at

♦ AAFD – Arabic Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (unconfirmed)                                                ♦ AAMOCIOS / see Asian Association of Management Organizations (#01164)
♦ AAFI-AFICS Geneva Association of Former International Civil Servants – Geneva (#02270)                        ♦ AAMPS – Association for African Medicinal Plants Standards (inactive)
♦ AAFI New York Association des anciens fonctionnaires internationaux – New York (#02271)                       ♦ AAM / see Starch Europe (#18018)
♦ AAFITN Asian-Australasian Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (#01181)                ♦ AAMT / see Arab Federation of Shipping (#00829)
♦ AAFPS Asian Australasian Federation of Pain Societies (#01182)                                                ♦ AAMT Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation (#01615)
♦ AAFPS – Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (internationally oriented national body)               ♦ AAMTI – Association of African Maritime Training Institutes (inactive)
♦ AAFRA / see African Airlines Association (#00165)                                                             ♦ AANA – Arthroscopy Association of North America (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAFRC / see Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits                                              ♦ AAN Asia Arsenic Network (#01102)
♦ AAFS Asian Association for Foundation of Software (#01160)                                                    ♦ AAN – Australasian Association of Nematologists (see: #02679)
♦ AAFSRET – African Association of Farming Systems for Research, Extension and Training (inactive)              ♦ AANM African Association of Nuclear Medicine (#00173)
♦ AAF / see Starch Europe (#18018)                                                                              ♦ AANOA ASEAN Academy of Neurotology Otology and Audiology (#01000)
♦ AAFU – All African Farmers’ Union (inactive)                                                                  ♦ Aansteeklike Siektesvereniging van Suider Afrika (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAFU Paris Association des anciens fonctionnaires de l’UNESCO (#02272)                                        ♦ AANZUPJ / see Union for Progressive Judaism
♦ AAF / see World Archery Asia (#19017)                                                                         ♦ AAOAA – Afro-Asia-Oceania Association of Anatomists (inactive)
♦ AAG – Association of American Geographers (internationally oriented national body)                            ♦ AAO Asian Academy of Osseointegration (#01139)
♦ AAG Association of Applied Geochemists (#02050)                                                               ♦ AAOE – Association of African Optometric Educators (inactive)
♦ AAGL – Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide (internationally oriented national body)             ♦ AAOEH Asian Association of Occupational and Environmental Health (#01165)
♦ AAGRA – Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (internationally oriented national         ♦ AAOH / see Asian Association of Occupational and Environmental Health (#01165)
  body)                                                                                                         ♦ AAOIFI Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (#00050)
♦ AAGS Asia Association for Global Studies (#01104)                                                             ♦ AAOMFS / see Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (#01167)
♦ AAGS – Association of African Geological Surveys (inactive)                                                   ♦ AAONMS / see Shriners International
♦ AAGSC Australasian Aviation Ground Safety Council (#02673)                                                    ♦ AAOU Asian Association of Open Universities (#01166)
♦ AAGT-AIC / see Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy                                             ♦ AAPA Afro-Asian Philosophy Association (#00473)
♦ AAGT – Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (internationally oriented national body)            ♦ AAPA – Afro-Asian Psychological Association (unconfirmed)
♦ AAH Academy of Accounting Historians (#00028)                                                                 ♦ AAPA All Africa Pool Association (#00560)
♦ AAH – Aktion Afrika Hilfe (internationally oriented national body)                                            ♦ AAPA American Association of Port Authorities (#00680)
♦ AAHC International – Association of Academic Health Centers International (internationally oriented           ♦ AAPA Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (#02061)
  national body)                                                                                                ♦ AAPA – Association of Authorized Public Accountants (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAHM Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (#00569)                                                        ♦ AAPA Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (#02667)
♦ AAHM Asian Academy for Heritage Management (#01137)                                                           ♦ AAPAC – African Association of Pure and Applied Chemistry (inactive)
♦ AAHO – Afro-Asian Housing Organization (inactive)                                                             ♦ AAPAF Association of Asian and Pacific Arts Festivals (#02057)
♦ AAHPRID – African Association for Human and Peoples’ Rights in Development (inactive)                         ♦ AAPAF / see Association of Asian and Pacific Arts Festivals (#02057)
♦ AAHRA – Asia and Australasia Hotel and Restaurant Association (inactive)                                      ♦ AAPAM African Association for Public Administration and Management (#00177)
♦ AAHRS Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons (#01161)                                                 ♦ AAPAM Association of Asia Pacific Advertising Media (#02060)
♦ AAHSA ASEAN Alliance of Health Supplement Associations (#01001)                                               ♦ AAPAP African Association of Psychiatrists and Allied Professions (#00176)
♦ AAI / see Africa-America Institute                                                                            ♦ AAP – Arab Academy of Pharmacy (inactive)
♦ AAI Académie des affaires internationales (#00035)                                                           ♦ AAP Asian Academy of Prosthodontics (#01141)
♦ AAI / see Academy of International Business (#00035)                                                          ♦ AAP – Australasian Association of Philosophy (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAI – Access Aid International (internationally oriented national body)                                       ♦ AAPBS Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (#02062)
♦ AAI / see ActionAid (#00074)                                                                                  ♦ AAPC – All African Peoples’ Conference (inactive)
♦ AAI – Africa-America Institute (internationally oriented national body)                                       ♦ AAPD Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry (#01140)
♦ AAI – Afro-Asiatisches Institut (internationally oriented national body)                                      ♦ AAPDMAC – Action d’appui pour la protection des droits des minorités en Afrique centrale (interna-
♦ AAI AIDS Accountability International (#00516)                                                                   tionally oriented national body)
♦ AAI AIESEC Alumni International (#00522)                                                                      ♦ AAPG – American Association of Petroleum Geologists (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAI – Airline Ambassadors International (internationally oriented national body)                              ♦ AAPM / see Asian Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (#01416)
♦ AAI – Anti-Atom-International (internationally oriented national body)                                        ♦ AAPN – Asian Animal Protection Network (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAI Association actuarielle internationale (#10357)                                                           ♦ AAPN – Associazione Ambientalisti per il Nucleare (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAI Atheist Alliance International (#02656)                                                                   ♦ AAPO – All-African People’s Organization (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAIB Association of African Insurance Brokers (#02037)                                                        ♦ AAPOCAD Association des agents pensionnés des organisations coordonnées et de leurs ayants droit
♦ AAIBBA / see Association of African Insurance Brokers (#02037)                                                   (#02042)
♦ AAIBC / see Association of African Insurance Brokers (#02037)                                                 ♦ AAPPAC Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres (#02063)
♦ AAIBS Association of Australasian IB Schools (#02066)                                                         ♦ AAPP / see Asian Parliamentary Assembly (#01459)
♦ AAIC – Association of Asian Insurance Commissioners (inactive)                                                ♦ AAPPS Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (#02064)
♦ AAICU – Association of American International Colleges and Universities (internationally oriented             ♦ AAPRD – Association for the Advancement of Policy, Research and Development in the Third World
  national body)                                                                                                   (inactive)
♦ AAID – African Agency For Integrated Development (internationally oriented national body)                     ♦ AAPRDTW / see Association for the Advancement of Policy, Research and Development in the Third
♦ AAIE – Association for the Advancement of International Education (internationally oriented national             World
  body)                                                                                                         ♦ AAPS African Association of Physics Students (#00174)
♦ AAIET – Association of African Insurance Educators and Trainers (inactive)                                    ♦ AAPS African Association of Physiological Sciences (#00175)
♦ AAII Animal Assisted Intervention International (#00732)                                                      ♦ AAPS – African Association of Political Science (inactive)
♦ AAIL African Association of International Law (#00171)                                                        ♦ AAPS Asian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (#01168)
♦ AAIN – African Agribusiness Incubators Network (internationally oriented national body)                       ♦ AAPS Association of African Planning Schools (#02038)
♦ AAIO – Afro-Asian Islamic Organization (inactive)                                                             ♦ AAPS – Australian Association for Pacific Studies (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAIR – Australasian Association for Institutional Research (internationally oriented national body)           ♦ AAPSO Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization (#00472)
♦ AAISA – Association of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities (inactive)                                   ♦ AAPW – Academic Associates Peace Works (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAIS African Association of Insect Scientists (#00170)                                                        ♦ AAQG – Americas Aerospace Quality Group (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAIS – Australasian Association for Information Systems (internationally oriented national body)              ♦ AAQS Africa Association of Quantity Surveyors (#00125)
♦ AAITO – Association of African Industrial Technology Organizations (inactive)                                 ♦ AAR / see Association for Aid and Relief – Japan
♦ AAITS – Arab Association for Information and Technology Systems (inactive)                                    ♦ AARA Asian Aerosol Research Assembly (#01143)
♦ AAI – World Water Institute (internationally oriented national body)                                          ♦ AAR Artists Against Racism (#00989)
♦ AAJ American Association of Jurists (#00678)                                                                  ♦ AAR ASEAN Association of Radiology (#01004)
♦ AAJ Asociación Americana de Juristas (#00678)                                                                ♦ AAR – Association for Aid and Relief – Japan (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAJ Associação Americana de Juristas (#00678)                                                               ♦ AARC – Arab and African Research Centre (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAJWA – Asian Agricultural Journalists and Writers Association (inactive)                                     ♦ AARC Rectors’ Conference of the Universities of the Adriatic Universities (#16856)
♦ AAKF – Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation (inactive)                                                            ♦ AARDO African-Asian Rural Development Organization (#00167)
♦ AAKKL – Aasian ja Afrikan kielten ja kulttuurien laitos (internationally oriented national body)              ♦ AARI – Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAKNet – Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network (unconfirmed)                                                    ♦ AARINENA Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa
♦ AALA – Asociación de Abogados Latinoamericanos por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos                           (#02043)
  (inactive)                                                                                                    ♦ AArk Amphibian Ark (#00703)
♦ AALA – Asociación Andina de Lı́neas Aéreas (inactive)                                                       ♦ AARNET ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network on Vegetable Research and Development (#01006)
♦ AALAE – African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (inactive)                                       ♦ AARO – Association of Americans Resident Overseas (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAL Assocation Ambient Assisted Living Association (#00673)                                                   ♦ AARON Groep / see TRIAS
♦ Aalborg Centre – Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainabil-            ♦ AARP / see AARP International
  ity (internationally oriented national body)
♦ Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability (internationally          ♦ AARP Global Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00002
  oriented national body)                                                                                          Main Office: 601 E St NW, Washington DC 20049, USA. T. (1 202) 434 2450.
♦ AALCC / see Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (#01144)                                               URL: http://www.aarpglobalnetwork.org/.
♦ AALCO Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (#01144)                                                  History 2006, by AARP International. Languages English. Activities Organizes: annual workshop; monthly
♦ AALE / see Association des Loteries d’Afrique (#02450)                                                        peer group meeting. Events Annual workshop / Workshop Utrecht (Netherlands) 2007, Annual workshop /
♦ AALMA – Association africaine pour la liturgie, la musique et les arts (inactive)                             Workshop Washington DC (USA) 2008, Seminar on affordability and safety of livable communities Washington
♦ Aalmoezeniers van de Arbeid (religious order)                                                                 DC (USA) 2010.
♦ AALS – Association of Arid Lands Studies (internationally oriented national body)                             Publications Around the Network Newsletter.
♦ AAMA – Asian America MultiTechnology Association (internationally oriented national body)                     Members National associations in 7 countries:
♦ AAM – African Association for Management (inactive)                                                           Am Canada, Chile, USA. As India. Eu Denmark, Italy, Netherlands.                          [2010.08.11p/M8212/E]
♦ AAM Arab Academy of Music (#00769)                                                                            ♦ AARP International (internationally oriented national body)
♦ AAM Asia Academy of Management (#01100)                                                                       ♦ AARR Asian Association for Radiation Research (#01169)
♦ AAM – Association africaine pour le management (inactive)                                                     ♦ AARRO / see African-Asian Rural Development Organization (#00167)
♦ AA&MDSIF – Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation (unconfirmed)                                     ♦ AARS Asian Association on Remote Sensing (#01170)
♦ AAMETI – ASEAN Association of Maritime Education and Training Institutions (inactive)                         ♦ AARSE African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (#00178)
♦ AAMHA Association africaine de microbiologie et d’hygiène alimentaire (#02030)                               ♦ AARU Association of Arab Universities (#02052)
♦ AAMISS Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (#01138)                                            ♦ AASA Airlines Association of Southern Africa (#00531)
♦ AAMLS Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (#01105)                                              ♦ AASA – Association of Academies of Science for Asia (inactive)
♦ AAMLT / see ASEAN Association for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (#01003)                                       ♦ AASA / see Association for the Study of Australasia in Asia (#02592)
♦ AAMO Asian Association of Management Organizations (#01164)                                                   ♦ AAS African Academy of Sciences (#00158)
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