24th Edition
The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2022
The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2022 serves as an unequalled one-volume guide to the contemporary international system.
Within a clear, unique framework the recent activities of all major international organizations are described in detail. Given alongside extensive background information the reader is able to assess the role and evolving functions of these organizations in today's world.
The contact details, key personnel and activities of more than 2,000 international and regional entities have again been thoroughly researched and updated for this 24th edition.
Highlights in this edition include:
- a fully revised Who's Who section with biographical details of the key players in the international system.
- the response of the international community to crises and conflicts throughout the world.
- specially-commissioned introductory essays cover topics including global environmental governance, transboundary water management, and multilateral governance and global action on health.
PART ONE
Background Information
Multilateral Co-operation and Global Governance: The Evolution of International Organizations ZORZETA BAKAKI
Global Environmental Governance
KATE O’NEILL
The Structure of Migration Governance
SARAH P. LOCKHART and JEANNETTE MONEY
Multilateral Governance and Global Action on Health
PRESLAVA STOEVA
Transboundary Water Management: Conflict and Co-operation
JOANNE YAO
The Development of International Organizations: A Chronology
International Observances (Days, Years, Decades etc.)
PART TWO
The United Nations
United Nations
Members
Diplomatic Representation
Permanent Missions
Observers
Information Centres/Services
Conferences
System-wide Coherence
Inter-Agency Bodies and Programmes
Finance
Publications
Secretariat
Other Special High Level Appointments of the Secretary-General
General Assembly
Resolutions
Security Council
International Tribunals
Resolutions
Trusteeship Council
Economic and Social Council—ECOSOC
International Court of Justice
United Nations Fundamental Treaties
Charter of the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations Regional Commissions
Economic Commission for Europe—UNECE
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific—ESCAP
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean—ECLAC
Economic Commission for Africa—ECA
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia—ESCWA
Other United Nations Bodies
Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs—OCHA
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—OHCHR
United Nations Children’s Fund—UNICEF
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development—UNCTAD
United Nations Development Coordination Office
United Nations Development Programme—UNDP
Funds, Programmes and Policy Centres
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women—UN Women
United Nations Environment Programme—UNEP
Associated Bodies
The Rio Conventions
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees—UNHCR
United Nations Human Settlements Programme—UN-Habitat
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs—UNODA
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime—UNODC
United Nations Peacekeeping
Chronology of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Observer Missions
United Nations Political Missions and Peacebuilding
Special Appointments of the UN Secretary-General Concerned with His Good Offices and with Peacebuilding
United Nations Population Fund—UNFPA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East—UNRWA
United Nations Training and Research Institutes
World Food Programme—WFP
Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations within the UN System
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations—FAO
International Atomic Energy Agency—IAEA
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—IBRD—World Bank
International Development Association—IDA
International Finance Corporation—IFC
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency—MIGA
International Civil Aviation Organization—ICAO
International Fund for Agricultural Development—IFAD
International Labour Organization—ILO
International Maritime Organization—IMO
International Monetary Fund—IMF
International Organization for Migration—IOM
International Telecommunication Union—ITU
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—UNESCO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization—UNIDO
Universal Postal Union—UPU
World Health Organization—WHO
World Intellectual Property Organization—WIPO
World Meteorological Organization—WMO
World Tourism Organization—UNWTO
World Trade Organization—WTO
PART THREE
Major Non-UN Organizations
African Development Bank—AfDB
African Union—AU
Andean Community of Nations—CAN
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development—AFESD
Arab Monetary Fund
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation—APEC
Asian Development Bank—ADB
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank—AIIB
Association of Southeast Asian Nations—ASEAN
Bank for International Settlements—BIS
Caribbean Community—CARICOM
Central American Integration System—SICA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa—COMESA
The Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Independent States—CIS
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf—GCC
Council of the Baltic Sea States—CBSS
Council of Europe
Economic Community of West African States—ECOWAS
Economic Cooperation Organization—ECO
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development—EBRD
European Space Agency—ESA
European Union—EU
Franc Zone
Inter-American Development Bank—IDB
Intergovernmental Authority on Development—IGAD
International Chamber of Commerce—ICC
International Criminal Court—ICC
Hybrid International Criminal Court
International Olympic Committee—IOC
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
International Committee of the Red Cross—ICRC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Seabed Authority—ISA
International Trade Union Confederation—ITUC
Inter-Parliamentary Union—IPU
Islamic Development Bank—IsDB
Latin American Integration Association—LAIA
League of Arab States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization—NATO
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development—OECD
International Energy Agency—IEA
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency—NEA
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe—OSCE
Organization of American States—OAS
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries—OAPEC
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation—BSEC
Organization of Islamic Cooperation—OIC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—OPEC
OPEC Fund for International Development 733
Pacific Community 735
Pacific Islands Forum 739
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation—SAARC
Southern African Development Community—SADC
Southern Common Market—MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL
World Council of Churches—WCC
World Federation of Trade Unions—WFTU
PART FOUR
Other International Organizations
(Listed by subject)
PART FIVE
Who’s Who in International Organizations
Biography
Europa’s publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory material provided by specialists in their field.
