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TD/B/IGO/LIST/11United NationsUnited Nations Conferenceon Trade and DevelopmentDistr.: General27 October 2014English onlyTrade and Development BoardList of intergovernmental organizationsparticipating in the activities of UNCTADRule 80 of the Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment and rule 76 of the rules of procedure of the Trade and Development Boardprovide for the participation of intergovernmental bodies whose activities are relevant toUNCTAD’s functions in the deliberations of the Conference, the Board and its subsidiaryorgans. In 1965, at its second session, the Board approved applications from 22intergovernmental bodies. By the end of June 2013, that number had increased to 115. Thelist of organizations follows.GE.14-19224 (E)

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11I. Intergovernmental bodies(115)Session of Conference or Boardat which admitted2ACP GroupAfrican, Caribbean and Pacific Group of StatesTDB XVIII–ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly1TDB XXXVII (II)ADBAfrican Development BankUNCTAD IIIAFREXIMBANKAfrican Export-Import BankTDB/EX (18)AGCAfrican Groundnut CouncilTDB VAFRICA-REAfrican Reinsurance CorporationTDB XIXAUAfrican Union2TDB IIAARDOAfro-Asian Rural Development Organization3UNCTAD IIAITICAgency for International Trade Information andCooperationTD/B/EX(36)CAFAndean Development Corporation(Corporación Andina de Fomento)TDB XII (I)ARADOArab Administrative Development Organization4TDB XVIIIAAAIDArab Authority for Agriculture Investment andDevelopmentTDB /EX (31)BADEAArab Bank for Economic Development in Africa(Banque arabe pour le développement économique enAfrique)TDB XVIIIAFFPArab Federation of Fish ProducersTDB XXV (I)AFOSArab Federation of ShippingTDB XXAFESDArab Fund for Economic and Social DevelopmentUNCTAD IVAFTAAACArab Fund for Technical Assistance to African andArab CountriesTDB XXII (II)AIDMOArab Industrial Development and Mining Organization5 TDB XVIIIALOArab Labour OrganizationTDB XLI (II)

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11Session of Conference or Boardat which admittedALECSOArab League Educational, Cultural and ScientificOrganizationTDB XVIIIAMUArab Maghreb UnionTDB XXXIX (II)AMFArab Monetary FundTDB XXIIAOADArab Organization for Agricultural DevelopmentTDB XVIIIATOArab Tourism Organization6TDB XVIIIAPTAsia-Pacific TelecommunityTDB XLI (II)AALCOAsian-African Legal Consultative Organization7UNCTAD IIACUAsian Clearing UnionUNCTAD IVASIAN-REAsian Reinsurance CorporationTDB XXAATPOAssociation of African Trade Promotion OrganizationsTDB XVIIIAPEFAssociation of Iron Ore Exporting Countries(Association des pays exportateurs de minerai de fer)TDB XVIIANRPCAssociation of Natural Rubber Producing CountriesUNCTAD VATPCAssociation of Tin Producing CountriesTDB XXXV (I)CARICOMCaribbean CommunityTDB VIIICDBCaribbean Development BankUNCTAD IIICOCATRAMCentral American Commission on Maritime Transport(Comisión Centroamericana de Transporte Marítimo)TDB XXXIX (II)CCSBSIFCentral American Council of Controllers of Banks,TDB XVIIInsurance Companies and Other Financial Institutions(Consejo Centroamericano de Superintendentes deBancos, de Seguros y de otras Instituciones Financieras)SICACentral American Integration System(Sistema de Integración Centroamericana)TDB XLI (I)BCEAOCentral Bank of West African States(Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest)TDB XXXCPACocoa Producers’ AllianceTDB IIICFCCommon Fund for CommoditiesTDB XXXVII (II)3

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11Session of Conference or Boardat which admitted4COMESACommon Market for Eastern and Southern AfricaTDB/EX (25)CISCommonwealth of Independent StatesTDB XL (II)CSCommonwealth SecretariatUNCTAD IICPLPCommunity of Portuguese-speaking Countries(Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa)TDB/EX (23)GCCCooperation Council for the Arab States of the GulfTDB XXXVII (II)CAEUCouncil of Arab Economic UnityTDB IVCCCCustoms Cooperation Council8TDB IIICEMACEconomic and Monetary Community of Central African UNCTAD IIStates(Communauté économique et monétaire de l’AfriqueCentrale)9CEPGLEconomic Community of the Great Lakes Countries(Communauté économique des pays des grands lacs)TDB XVIIECOWASEconomic Community of West African StatesTDB XVII (I)ECOEconomic Cooperation OrganizationTDB XXXIV (I)[UNCTAD IV]ENTENTEEntente Council(Conseil de l’Entente)TDB XVIIEDBEurasian Development BankTDB LVIEECEurasian Economic CommissionTD/B/EX (57)EFTAEuropean Free Trade AssociationTDB IIEUEuropean Union10TDB IIJUNACGeneral Secretariat of the Andean Community11TDB XII (I)GEPLACEAGroup of Latin-American and Caribbean SugarExporting Countries(Grupo de Países Latinoamericanos y del CaribeExportadores de Azúcar)TDB XXXIV (I)HCOPILHague Conference on Private International LawTDB XXXIACOInter-African Coffee OrganizationTDB V

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11Session of Conference or Boardat which admittedIORAIndian Ocean Rim AssociationTDB LXICIMAInter-African Conference of Insurance Markets12(Conférence interafricaine des marchés d’assurances)TDB VIDBInter-American Development BankTDB IICIPECIntergovernmental Council of Copper ExportingCountries(Conseil intergouvernemental des pays exportateurs decuivre)TDB X (I)OTIFIntergovernmental Organisation for InternationalCarriage by Rail13TDB XIV (I)ISCOSIntergovernmental Standing Committee on ShippingTDB XXXIV (II)IBECInternational Bank for Economic CooperationTDB XIV (I)ICPEInternational Centre for Promotion of Enterprises 14TDB XIXICCOInternational Cocoa OrganizationTDB XIV (I)ICOInternational Coffee OrganizationTDB IIICSGInternational Copper Study GroupTDB EX (12)ICACInternational Cotton Advisory CommitteeTDB IIINTERPOLInternational Criminal Police OrganizationTDB XXIXICTBInternational Customs Tariffs BureauTDB XXXVIII (II)IGCInternational Grains Council15TDB IIUNIDROITInternational Institute for the Unification of Private Law TDB IX (I)(Institut international pour l’unification du droit privé)IIBInternational Investment BankTDB XIV (I)IJSGInternational Jute Study Group16TDB XXXILZSGInternational Lead and Zinc Study GroupTDB IIINROInternational Natural Rubber OrganizationTDB XXV (I)IOOCInternational Olive Oil CouncilTDB IIIOMInternational Organization for MigrationTDB XXII (I)5

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11Session of Conference or Boardat which admitted6OIMLInternational Organization of Legal Metrology(Organisation internationale de métrologie légale)UNCTAD IVIRSGInternational Rubber Study GroupTDB IIISOInternational Sugar Organization17TDB IIITPAInternational Tea Promotion AssociationTDB XXIITTOInternational Tropical Timber OrganizationUNCTAD VIIIWSGInternational Wool Study GroupTDB IIIsDBIslamic Development BankUNCTAD IVILAIItalo-Latin American InstituteUNCTAD IIISELALatin American Economic System(Sistema Económico Latinoamericano)TDB XVI (II)OLADELatin American Energy Organization(Organización Latinoamericana de Energía)TDB XVI (I)ALADILatin American Integration Association(Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración)TDB IILARFLatin American Reserve Fund18UNCTAD VRITLALatin American Technological Information NetworkTD/B/EX(34)LASLeague of Arab StatesTDB IIMRUMano River UnionTDB XV (I)MOWCAMaritime Organization for West and Central Africa 19TDB XXIIOPECFUNDOPEC Fund for International DevelopmentTDB X (S)OECDOrganisation for Economic Cooperation andDevelopmentTDB IIOIFOrganisation internationale de la francophonie 20TDB XXV (I)OASOrganization of American StatesTDB IIOAPECOrganization of Arab Petroleum Exporting CountriesUNCTAD IVOECSOrganization of Eastern Caribbean StatesTDB LVI

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11Session of Conference or Boardat which admittedOICOrganization of Islamic CooperationTDB XVIIOPECOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesTDB IIPIFSPacific Islands Forum Secretariat21TDB XV (I)CPCMPermanent Consultative Committee of the Maghreb(Comité permanent consultatif du Maghreb)UNCTAD IISIECAPermanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on CentralAmerican Economic Integration(Secretaría Permanente del Tratado General deIntegración Económica Centroamericana)TDB II–South CentreTDB/EX (19)SACUSouthern African Customs UnionTDB/EX(41)UASCUnion of African Shippers’ CouncilsTDB XXXIV (II)UPEBUnion of Banana Exporting Countries(Unión de Países Exportadores de Banano)TDB XVI (II)WAEMUWest African Economic and Monetary Union22(Union économique et monétaire ouest africaine)TDB XIV (I)WAMAWest African Monetary Agency23TDB XVI (I)7

TD/B/IGO/LIST/11II. International organization of parliamentariansIPU(1)Inter-Parliamentary 48No existing acronym; formerly ACP-EEC Joint Assembly.Formerly Organization of African Unity (OAU).Formerly Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organization (AARRO).Formerly Arab Organization of Administrative Sciences.Formerly Arab Industrial Development Organization, incorporating the Arab Organization forStandardization and Metrology (ASMO), which already had participatory status with UNCTAD, andthe Arab Organization for Mineral Resources (AOMR).Formerly Arab Tourism Union (ATU).Formerly Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC).While the official name of the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) remains unchanged, effective 3October 1994, the Council adopted the informal working name of World Customs Organization(WCO) to be used on all correspondence, participants list and nameplates.Formerly Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC) (Union douanière et économiquede l’Afrique Centrale).Formerly European Community (EC).Formerly Board of the Cartagena Agreement (JUNAC) (Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena).Formerly International Conference of African States on Insurance Supervision (CICA).The Central Office for International Carriage by Rail (OCTI) (Office central des transportsinternationaux ferroviaires) acts for the permanent secretariat of OTIF.Formerly International Centre for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries.Formerly International Wheat Council (IGC).Formerly International Jute Organization (IJO).Formerly International Sugar Council (ISC).Formerly Andean Reserve Fund (ARF).Formerly Ministerial Conference of African States on Maritime Transport (MINCONMAR).Formerly Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT).Formerly South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation.Formerly West African Economic Community (CEAO) (Communauté économique de l’Afrique del’Ouest).Formerly West African Clearing House (WACH).As per the decision taken by the fifty-third executive session of the Board of June 2011, the InterParliamentary Union (IPU) was added to this list.

CPCM Permanent Consultative Committee of the Maghreb (Comité permanent consultatif du Maghreb) UNCTAD II SIECA Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (Secretaría Permanente del Tratado General de Integración Económica Centroamericana)