CONTENTS Part I: International Organizations Page In Defence of Scepticism by Barry Turner3 UNITED NATIONS (UN) 5 General Assembly 5 Security Council 6 Economic and Social Council 7 Trusteeship Council.7 International Court of Justice7 Secretariat 8 Member States9 UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 10 NOBEL PRIZES 12 UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 13 Operational Programmes and Funds 13 Research and Training Institutes 14 Other UN Entities 15 Information 15 SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UN 16 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 16 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank (IBRD) 16 International Development Association (IDA).17 International Finance Corporation (IFC) 18 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) 18 International Centre for Settlement of Investme 18 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 18 International Labour Organization (ILO) 19 International Maritime Organization (IMO) 19 International Monetary Fund (IMF). 20 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 21 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 22 UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ) 22 Universal Postal Union (UPU) 23 World Health Organization (WHO) 23 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 25 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 26 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 26 OTHER ORGANS RELATED TO THE UN . 26 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 26 World Trade Organization (WTO) 27 Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) 27 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) 28 Europe EUROPEAN UNION (EU) 28 EU INSTITUTIONS 32 European Commission 32 Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers). 33 European Council 34 European Parliament. 34 Court of Justice of the European Communities34 European Court of Auditors. 34 OTHER EU STRUCTURES 35 European System of Central Banks 35 European Investment Bank.35 European Investment Fund.35 European Data Protection Supervisor 35 European Ombudsman 35 Advisory Bodies 35 MAIN DECENTRALIZED EU BODIES36 Community Fisheries Control Agency 36 Community Plant Variety Office 36 European Agency for Reconstruction. 36 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work 36 European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders36 European Aviation Safety Agency . 36 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 36 European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training 36 European Chemicals Agency 36 European Environment Agency 36 European Food Safety Authority 36 European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions 36 European GNSS Supervisory Authority. 36 European Maritime Safety Agency 37 European Medicines Agency 37 European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction . 37 European Network and Information Security Agency. 37 European Railway Agency37 European Training Foundation 37 European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 37 Fusion for Energy: The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy 37 Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. 37 Translation Centre for Bodies of the European Union37 Europol. 37 Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) 37 COUNCIL OF EUROPE38 WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION (WEU) 39 ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE)40 EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) 41 EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION (EFTA) 41 EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA) 42 CERN-THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH 42 CENTRAL EUROPEAN INITIATIVE (CEI). 42 NORDIC COUNCIL 42 NORDIC DEVELOPMENT FUND 42 NORDIC INVESTMENT BANK 43 COUNCIL OF THE BALTIC SEA STATES.43 EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION (EBU 43 BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BSEC) 43 DANUBE COMMISSION. 43 EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ETUC) 44 Other Organizations AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 44 BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS) 44 COMMONWEALTH 44 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS) 46 INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA).47 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC)47 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) 48 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE (IDEA) 48 INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (IMSO)48 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)49 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) 49 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE FRANCOPHONIE 50 INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION (IRF) 50 INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY (ISA) 50 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (ITSO) 51 INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)51 INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA (ITLOS) 51 INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST CANCER (UICC) 51 INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU). 52 INTERPOL (INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION) 52 ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK 52 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF) 53 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) 53 ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD}55 ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (QIC) 57 UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION (UNPO) 57 WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES . 57 WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION 58 WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (WFTU). 58 WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF). 58 Africa AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 59 AFRICAN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK (AFREXIMBANK . 59 AFRICAN UNION (AU) 59 BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES (BEAC)59 CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO)60 COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) 60 EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC)60 EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (EADB]60 ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES (CEEAC) 61 ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)61 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT 61 LAKE CHAD BASIN COMMISSION 61 NIGER BASIN AUTHORITY61 SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) 62 WEST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (BOAD)62 WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (UEMOA)62 Atnericas AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (OPANAL)62 ANDEAN COMMUNITY 63 ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN STATES (ACS) 63 CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)63 CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (CDB) 63 CENTRAL AMERICAN BANK FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION (CABEI) 64 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMON MARKET (CACM) 64 EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECCB) 65 INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) 65 LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC SYSTEM (SELA) 65 LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION (ALADI/LAIA) 65 LATIN AMERICAN RESERVE FUNEi 66 ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES (OECS) 66 ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) 66 SECRETARIAT FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION (SIECA). 67 SOUTH AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF NATIONS (CSN/SACN) 67 SOUTHERN COMMON MARKET (MERCOSUR) 67 Asia/Pacific ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 68 ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) 68 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) 68 ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Co-operation (Mekong Group) 69 COLOMBO PLAN 69 ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION ORGANIZATION (ECO) 69 PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM (PIF)70 SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY (SPC) 70 SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL CO-OPERATION (SAARC) 71 Middle East ARAB FUND FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (AFESD) 71 ARAB MAGHREB UNION71 ARAB MONETARY FUND (AMF) 71 ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (AOAD) 72 GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL (GCC)72 LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES 72 ORGANIZATION OF ARAB PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OAPEC)73 ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) 73 OPEC Fund for International Development73 Treaties ANTARCTIC TREATY. 74 UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE74