• ISBN13: 9788126904310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Business Management
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: June 20, 2005
• Pages: 464
• Original Price: INR 995.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 600 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

International Organisations have affected all of us in our daily lives, no matter we realize it or not. Hence, every enlightened citizen of his own country and of the world ought to have knowledge of their role, functioning, system, and above all their relevance in the modern world. The loss of several million lives in the First World War showed the necessity for an international organisation so as to establish peace in the entire world. With this aim the League of Nations—later succeeded by the United Nations—was formed. Over the past few years there has been a significant increase in the efforts of developing countries to achieve regional economic integration. In various parts of the developing world, existing regional arrangements have been revitalised or expanded and new groupings formed. This book is not intended as a general history of International organisations because such histories are available in much greater details than that could be attempted here. It is rather a description and a brief overview of the United Nations system and other major international and regional organisations of the world like the Amnesty International, G-77, the International Criminal Court, apec, oecd, opec, nam, nafta, The  Commonwealth, wco, iom, eu, asean, saarc, interpol, etc. This book would be found most useful by the scholars of Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations and others. It would also appeal to the general readers keen to know about the recent global developments and strategies adopted by the various international organisations across the world.

Sonu Trivedi has been a student of Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi and moved into African studies programme at the M.Phil. level to have a wider understanding of issues relating to international relations. In the process of finalising her M.Phil. dissertation, her work relating to regional organisations in Africa (COMESA-Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) developed her interest in the origin and functioning of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). This led her to pursue her Ph.D. in Southeast Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University where she is working on a dissertation relating to Democracy and Authoritarianism: Comparative Study of Myanmar and Indonesia. She has contributed articles to several national and international journals and magazines and is currently working on a second book in the area of Indian Foreign Policy.

• PART I: INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION

• 1. International Organisation: An Overview
• 2. United Nations
• 2.1: UN: An Introduction
• 2.2: The Organs
• 2.3: United Nations System
• • Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao)
• • International Atomic Energy Agency (Iaea)
• • International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao)
• • International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad)
• • International Labour Organisation (Ilo)
• • International Maritime Organisation (Imo)
• • International Monetary Fund (Imf)
• • International Telecommunications Union (Itu)
• • United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef)
• • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad)
• • United Nations Development Programme (Undp)
• • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco)
• • United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)
• • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr)
• • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat)
• • United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido)
• • United Nations International Drug Control Programme (Idcp)
• • United Nations Population Fund (Unfpa)
• • United Nations Relief and Works Agency
• For Palestine Refugees (Unrwa)
• Universal Postal Union (Upu) 93
• • The World Bank Group 95
• • World Food Programme (Wfp) 101
• • World Health Organisation (Who) 103
• • World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) 105
• • World Meteorological Organisation (Wmo) 108
• • World Trade Organisation (Wto) 114
• 2.4: UN: Its Major Achievements 118
• 2.5: UN: Relevance in the Emerging Global Scenario 128
• 2.6: UN: Reforms and Restructuring 144
• 3. Other Major International Organisations 150-214
• • Amnesty International (Ai) 150
• • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 152
• • Group-7/8 (G-8) 155
• • Group-15 (G-15) 158
• • Group-20 (G-20) 160
• • Group-77 (G-77) 163
• • International Criminal Court (Icc) 167
• • International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) 171
• • International Federation of the Red Cross (Ifrc) 173
• • International Organisation for Migration (Iom) 178
• • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 179
• • International Seabed Authority (Isa) 181
• • International Organisation For Standardisation (Iso) 182
• • Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) 185
• • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) 190
• • Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (Oecd) 193
• • Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) 199
• • Techno-Economic Approach for Africa India Movement (Team-9) 202
• • The Commonwealth 204
• • World Customs Organisation (Wco) 206
• • World Economic Forum (Wef) 209
• • World Wide Fund for Nature (Wwf) 211

• Part II: Regional Organisations

• 4. Regionalism Evolution and Growth 215-242
• 5. Major Regional Organisations of the World 243-362
• 5.1: African Regional Organisations 243
• • African Development Bank (ADB) 243
• • African Union (Au) 246
• • Arab Maghreb Union (Amu) 251
• • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) 253
• • East African Community (Eac) 260
• • Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) 262
• • Southern African Development Community (Sadc) 265
• 5.2: Asian and Pacific Regional Arrangements 278
• • Anzus Pact 278
• • Asian Development Bank (Adb) 279
• • Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) 281
• • Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation (Bimst-Ec) 288
• • Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (Ior-Arc) 291
• • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) 294
• 5.3: Central And Latin American Regional Organisation 300
• • Andean Group 300
• • Central American Common Market (Cacm) 303
• • Caribbean Community (Caricom) 304
• • Latin American Free Trade Area (Lafta) 307
• • Latin American Integration Association 309
• • Mercosur: Mercado Comun Del Sur (Southern Common Market) 310
• • North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) 316
• • Organisation of American States (Oas) 317
• 5.4: European Regional Organisations 320
• • Commonwealth of Independent States (Cis) 320
• • The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) 321
• • Council of Europe 328
• • European Coal and Steel Company (Ecsc) 329
• • European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) 329
• • European Union (Eu) 330