The Information Systems of International Inter-Governmental Organizations: A Reference Guide: Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services

DedicationAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAbbreviations Used for Indexes and Bibliographic DatabasesPART I. UNITED NATIONS AND UN-SUBSIDIARY BODIESUnited Nations United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat, UNCHS) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)UN Economic and Social Council Regional CommissionsEconomic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF)United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)PART II. UN-SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, THE IAEA, AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONSAn Introduction to the UN-Specialized Agencies, The IAEA, and Related OrganizationsConsultative Group on International Agricultural research (CGIAR)Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)International Labor Organization (ILO)International Maritime Organization (IMO)International Monetary Fund (IMF)International Telecommunication Union (ITU)International Trade Center (ITC)United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)United Nations University (UNU)Universal Postal Union (UPU)World Bank Group (WBG)World Food Programme (WFP)World Health Organization (WHO)World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)World Meteorological Organization (WMO)World Tourism Organization (WTO)World Trade Organization (WTO)PART III. ALL OTHER INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSAsian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC)Asian Development Bank (ADB)Asian Productivity Organization (APO)Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (APEC)Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission; HELCOM; BMEPCBank for International Settlements (BIS)Benelux Economic Union. Cab International (CABI)Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Cocoa Producers' Alliance (CPA)The Colombo Plan for Co-Operative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific (COLOMBO PLAN)Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC)Council of Europe (CE)Danube CommissionEconomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)Entente Council. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT)European Free Trade Association (EFTA)European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN)European Patent Office (EPO)European Space Agency (ESA)European Telecommunication Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)European Union (EU, EC, EEC). Group of 77 (G-77)Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Inter-American Development Bank (IADB, IDB)Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)International Center for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO)International Cocoa Organization (ICCO)International Coffee Organization (ICO)International Commission for Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea (ICSEM)International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)International Co