aim - to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New Zealand
with small island economies in the Pacific region

members - (16) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

** Southern African Customs Union (SACU) **

established - 11 December 1969

aim - to promote free trade and cooperation in customs matters

members - (5) Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland

** Southern African Development Community (SADC) **

note - evolved from the Southern African Development Coordination
Conference (SADCC)

established - 17 August 1992

aim - to promote regional economic development and integration

members - (14) Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

** Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) or Southern Common Market **

note - also known as Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (Mercosur)

established - 26 March 1991

aim - to increase regional economic cooperation

members - (4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

associate member - (2) Bolivia, Chile

** Third World **

another term for the less developed countries; the term is obsolescent;
see less developed countries (LDCs)

** underdeveloped countries **

refers to those less developed countries with the potential for
above-average economic growth; see less developed countries (LDCs)

** undeveloped countries **

refers to those extremely poor less developed countries (LDCs) with
little prospect for economic growth; see least developed countries (LLDCs)

** United Nations (UN) **

established - 26 June 1945;

effective - 24 October 1945

aim - to maintain international peace and security and to promote
cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian
problems

constituent organizations - the UN is composed of six principal organs
and numerous subordinate agencies and bodies as follows: 1) Secretariat
2) General Assembly: International Research and Training Institute
for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), United Nations Center for
Human Settlements (Habitat), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF),
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United
Nations Development Program (UNDP), United