O): note - name changed
from International Hydrographic Bureau on 22 September 1970

established - June 1919; effective - June 1921

aim - to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to
achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart
displays; to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography; to
develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used
for descriptive oceanograrphy

members - (80) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Chile, China (including Hong Kong and
Macau), Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (suspended),
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic (suspended),
Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname (suspended), Sweden, Syria,
Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE,
UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela

International Labor Organization (ILO): established - 28 June 1919 set
up as part of Treaty of Versailles; 11 April 1919 became operative; 14
December 1946 affiliated with the UN

aim - to deal with world labor issues; a UN specialized agency

members - (181) includes all UN member countries except Andorra,
Bhutan, North Korea, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Federated States of
Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Tonga, and Tuvalu; note - includes
the following dependencies: Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles and
Aruba)

International Maritime Organization (IMO): note - name changed from
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) on 22 May
1982

established - 6 March 1948 set up as the Inter-Governmental Maritime
Consultative Organization; effective - 17 March 1958

aim - to deal with international maritime affairs; a UN specialized
agency

members - (167) includes all UN member countries except Afghanistan,
Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Central African Republic, Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho,
Liechtenstein, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niger,
Palau, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Uganda, Uzbeki