he sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used
for descriptive oceanograrphy
members - (76) 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, 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,
Russia, 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 - (179) includes all UN member countries except Andorra,
Bhutan, Brunei, North Korea, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Marshall Islands,
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, Montenegro, Nauru,
Niger, Palau, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia
associate members - (3) Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Macau
International Monetary Fund (IMF): established - 22 July 1944;
effective - 27 December 1945
aim - to promote world monetary stability and economic development; a
UN specialized agency
members - (184) includes all UN member countries except Andorra, Cuba,
North Korea, Liec
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