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One of the main pervasive phenomena that distinguish the early twenty first century is the superiority of overseas agencies (IOs). There are IOs in almost each quarter: political, fiscal, alternate, social, academic, medical, protection, and so on. a few IOs are limited to obviously outlined actions and heavily managed by means of their contributors; others simply develop and develop, stepping into new sections and changing into extra strong in many ways than their members.
The moment variation of Historical Dictionary of foreign Organizations offers a finished evaluation of the foremost foreign organisations, either intergovernmental and foreign intergovernmental, of the 20 th and twenty first centuries. whereas the emphasis is on companies that proceed to function this day, vital agencies that experience ceased to exist also are incorporated. This reference encompasses a chronology, an introductory essay, and over seven-hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries at the agencies, major leaders, pioneers, founders and contributors.
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23 February: International Organization for Standardization (IOS) begins operations. 1 March: IMF begins operations. 26 March–28 April: UN Trusteeship Council holds its first session. 28 March: UN Economic Commission for Europe established. UN Economic Commission for Asia and Far East established. 16 April– 14 May: First UN General Assembly Special Session on Palestine. 5 June: European Recovery (Marshall) Plan begins. 6 June: International Patent Institute established. July: International Union for the Protection of Nature established.
1922 International Union of Railways established. 67 for each respective power. 1923 November–December: Fourth Pan-African Congress (London and Lisbon). 1924 24 July: International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation established. 24 September–8 October: League of Nations hosts international financial conference in Brussels. 1925 4 May–17 June: International Conference on Traffic in Arms. 1926 April: International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations established. 12 June: International Congress of the International Press Federation.
1961 World Wildlife Fund established. January: Casablanca Group Conference. March: All African People’s Congress (Cairo, Egypt). Air xxxviii • CHRONOLOGY Afrique established. May: South Africa leaves the Commonwealth. Monrovia Group Conference held. July: First meeting of Amnesty International convenes in London. Association of Southeast Asia established. 21–25 August: UN General Assembly convenes Special Session on Tunisia. 21–31 August: UN Conference on New Sources of Energy. 1–6 September: Conference of Nonaligned Movement (in Belgrade, Yugoslavia).