International Organizations and Groups

note - regional multilateral development finance institution temporarily located in Tunis, Tunisia; the Bank Group consists of the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Nigerian Trust Fund
address - Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
phone - 225 2720263900
website - www.afdb.org/en
effective - 10 September 1964
aim - to promote economic development and social progress

regional members - (54) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
nonregional members - (28) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE (ADF member only), UK, US

note - replaces Organization of African Unity (OAU)
address -  P.O. Box 3243, Roosvelt Street W21K19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
phone - 251 11 551 77 00
fax - 251 11 551 78 44
website - https://au.int/
established - 9 July 2002
aim - to achieve greater unity among African States; to defend states' integrity and independence; to accelerate political, social, and economic integration; to encourage international cooperation; to promote democratic principles and institutions

members - (55) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea (suspended), Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali (suspended), Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara), Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan (suspended), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

email - amisomhom@gmail.com,  au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
website - https://amisom-au.org/
established - 19 January 2007
aim - United Nations-approved, African Union peacekeeping mission for assisting Somali government forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups

police component: (6) Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia
military component: (5) Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda

address - Rue de l'Aqueduc 118, Ixelles - 1050, Bruxelles - Brussels,
Belgique - Belgium
phone - 32 2 743 06 00
fax - 32 2 735 55 73
email - info@acp.int
website - http://www.acp.int/
established - 6 June 1975
aim - to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU

members - (79) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Federated States of Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

note - acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
address - Milton #61, Colonia Anzures, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo
P. C. 11590, Mexico City, Mexico
phone - (52) 55 5255 2914
fax - (52) 55 5255 3748
email - info@opanal.org
website - https://www.opanal.org/en/home-2/
established - 14 February 1967 under the Treaty of Tlatelolco
aim - to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons

members - (33) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

established - November 1990
aim - to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and low-lying coastal developing states from global warming; to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development

members - (39) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
observers - (5) American Samoa, Guam, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

note - formerly known as the Andean Group (AG) and the Andean Common Market (Ancom)
address - Av. Paseo de la República 3895, San Isidro, Lima, Perú
phone - (511) 7016400
email - correspondencia@comunidadandina.org
website - http://www.comunidadandina.org/
established - 26 May 1969; present name established 1 October 1992
effective - 16 October 1969
aim - to promote harmonious development through economic integration

members - (4) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
associate members - (5) Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
observers - (2) Morocco, Spain

note - also known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
address - AFREXIMBANK, 72B El-Maahad El-Eshteraky، El-Montaza, Heliopolis (7), Cairo Governorate 11341, Egypt
phone - 202-2-4502021
fax - 202-2-4502021
email - badea@badea.org
website - https://www.badea.org/
established - 18 February 1974
effective - 16 September 1974
aim - to promote economic development

members - (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria (hasn't participated in a meeting since 4 June 2011), Tunisia, UAE, Palestine Liberation Organization; note - these are all the members of the Arab League excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen

address - P.O. Box 21923 SAFAT, 13080 Kuwait, State of Kuwait
phone - (965) 2495 9000
fax - (965) 249 593 90/91/92
email - HQ@ARABFUND.ORG
website - https://www.arabfund.org/
established - 16 May 1968
aim - to promote economic and social development

members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia (suspended 1993), Sudan, Syria (suspended), Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization

address - 73, Rue Tensift, Agdal Rabat, Morocco
phone - 212 537 68 13 74/73/72/71
fax - 212 537 68 13 77
email - Sg.uma@maghrebarabe.org
website - https://maghrebarabe.org/
established - 17 February 1989
aim - to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of northern Africa

members - (5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia

address - Arab Monetary AMF Building, Corniche Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
phone - (971) (2) 6171400
fax - (971) (2) 6326454
website - https://www.amf.org.ae/en
established - 27 April 1976
effective - 2 February 1977
aim - to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs

members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization

address - Arctic Council Secretariat, Fram Centre, Postboks 6606, Stakkevollan, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
email - acs@arctic-council.org
website - https://arctic-council.org/
established - 19 September 1996
aim - to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic; to protect the Arctic environment

members - (8) Canada, Denmark (Greenland, Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, US
permanent participants - (6) Aleut International Association, Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwich'in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous People of the North, Saami Council
observers - (13) China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK