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Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT) - mission of the agency is to bring together francophone countries for purposes of creating a worldwide dialogue.

Baltic Sea States Support Group - coordinates contacts between the Heads of Government in the Baltic region and serves as a focal point of information on official cooperation around the Baltic Sea.

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - central banking institution providing a number of highly-specialised services to central banks and, through them, to the international financial system.

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

International Research & Exchanges Board

Commonwealth, The

Commonwealth, The - a voluntary association of sovereign states with a membership of 51 countries, with populations ranging in size from a few thousand people to several hundred million.

Delegation of the European Commission

Delegation of the European Commission - information on the services, policies, and institutions of the European Union and EU-US relations. European Commission

European Union

Committee of the Regions - guardian of the principle of subsidiarity, countering unnecessarily remote, centralized decision-making.

Council of the European Union

Court of Justice of the European Communities

Economic and Social Committee

European Court of Auditors

European Institute, The - provides information on European-American relations through its seminars, roundtables, conferences and publications.

European Investment Bank (EIB) - autonomous body set up to finance capital investment, furthering European integration by promoting EU economic policies.

European Monetary Institute - precursor to the European System of Central Banks; working to ensure the success of the planned monetary union.

European Union

Eurostat - statistical office of the European communities.

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Index - Institutions of the European Union - presents the institutions and other bodies of the Union, and explains their specific roles. From here, you enter directly into the institution of your choice.

Office for Official Publiciations of the EC (EUR-OP) - includes journals, documents, newsletters, electronic products, and other publications.

Usenet - talk.politics.european-union

Foundation for Democracy in Africa - works to integrate a culturally based program aimed at strengthening and enhancing the fundamental principles of democracy, freedom, and economic plurality in Africa.

Foundation for International Communication (FIC) - aims to serve and improve communication amongst NGOs, alternative media, institutions and individuals.

G-7 Summit

Full Coverage: G-8 Conference

University of Toronto G8 Information Centre - delegations, communiques, official documents, and news conference transcripts for all G8 summits; ministerial conference documents; related scholarly publications and newspaper articles.

Inter-American Defense Board - multilateral military organization.

International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA) - represents over 100 companies, and includes a women's and a children's division.

International Joint Commission - established in 1909 to assist the U.S. and Canada in decisions regarding the lakes and waterways that lie along and between the two countries.

Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs - non-partisan, non-profit educational organization addressing the security requirements of the United States and Israel and the cooperative strategic relationship between them.

Metropolis - World Association of the Major Metropolises - network of more than 65 metropolises and capital cities of the world. International forum for effective dialogue and cooperation on all aspects of urban management and development.

Multinational Force and Observers

National Alliance in Canada

National Endowment for Democracy - a private, nonprofit, grant-making organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts.

Organization of American States

Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) - devoted to the promotion of integral development in the Americas. Program areas include sustainable development, poverty, discrimination, and more.

Organization of American States - OAS is the world's oldest regional organization; it is the principal forum in the hemisphere for dialogue on political, economic and social issues.

Sister Cities International - national office for the Sister Cities program, building community partnerships world-wide.

United Nations

Academic Council on the United Nations System

Charter of the UN

Deutscher Übersetzungsdienst - German Translation Section - Dokumente der Vereinten Nationen in deutscher Sprache: Generalversammlung, Sicherheitsrat, und andere. United Nations documents in German: General Assembly, Security Council, others.

Electronic Field Trip to the United Nations - Includes classroom activities, the UN in action, background on the UN, links and other resources, electronic field trip subscription information.

Group of 77 - coalition of Third World countries in the United Nations, providing the means for the developing world to articulate and promote its collective economic interests.

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - official UN site, including a bulletin of the tribunal's activities, list of cases, basic legal documents and publications.

National Competitive Examination Programme - employment opportunities in the United Nations.

ReliefWeb - project of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) whose purpose is to strengthen the response capacity of the humanitarian relief community.

Seminar on United Nations and International Affairs - SUNIA is an exciting program about United Nations and International affairs offered every year in August for over 140 High School students.

UN Watch - non-profit organization based in Geneva whose mandate is to monitor the performance of the UN.

United Nations - Division for Sustainable Development

United Nations Office at Vienna

United Nations Photos - newly released and historic UN photographs.

United Nations - includes daily news updates, pictoral history and descriptions of UN departments and offices.

United Nations CyberSchoolBus - lesson plans, activities, quizzes & contests challenge and engage students. Interactive resources include photos by UN photographers & database of UN members.

United Nations Gopher

United Nations Publications - publications on economics, political science, human rights, and related topics, with a global perspective.

World Bank

Worldbank Year 2000

Finance and Development - quarterly magazine published by the IMF and World Bank, presenting articles and book reviews on international economics and finance, and economic development.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) - world's largest multilateral source of finance for private sector projects in developing countries.

Living Standards Measurement Study - implemented to foster increased use of household data as a basis for policy decision making.

TechNet - an initiative of the World Bank, designed to encourage understanding and promote the use of science, technology and information in development.

Transition - newsletter about reforming economies from the Macroeconomics and Growth Division of the World Bank.

World Bank - comprises the Int'l Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Int'l Development Association, the Int'l Finance Corp, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the Int'l Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.

World Trade Organization