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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxxvi
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  2. International Organizations

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. United Nations (UN)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 3-8
    3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      Barry Turner
      Pages 8-10
    4. Nobel Peace Prize Winners: 1984–2008
      Barry Turner
      Pages 10-10
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    5. United Nations System
      Barry Turner
      Pages 10-13
    6. Specialized Agencies of the UN
      Barry Turner
      Pages 13-24
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    7. Other Organs Related to the UN
      Barry Turner
      Pages 24-26
    8. European Union (EU)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 26-30
    9. EU Institutions
      Barry Turner
      Pages 30-33
    10. Other EU Structures
      Barry Turner
      Pages 33-34
    11. Main EU Community Agencies
      Barry Turner
      Pages 34-36
    12. Council of Europe
      Barry Turner
      Pages 36-37
    13. Western European Union (WEU)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 37-38
    14. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 38-39
    15. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 39-39
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    16. European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 39-39
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    17. European Space Agency (ESA)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-40
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    18. CERN — The European Organization for Nuclear Research
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-40
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    19. Central European Initiative (CEI)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-40
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    20. Nordic Council
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-40
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    21. Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-40
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    22. Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-40
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    23. Council of the Baltic Sea States
      Barry Turner
      Pages 40-41
    24. European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 41-41
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    25. Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 41-41
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    26. Danube Commission
      Barry Turner
      Pages 41-41
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    27. European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 41-42
    28. Amnesty International (AI)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 42-42
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    29. Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 42-42
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    30. Commonwealth
      Barry Turner
      Pages 42-44
    31. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 44-45
    32. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 45-45
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    33. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 45-45
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    34. International Criminal Court (ICC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 46-46
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    35. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 46-46
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    36. International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 46-46
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    37. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 46-47
    38. International Organization for Migration (IOM)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 47-47
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    39. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 47-47
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    40. International Organization of the Francophonie
      Barry Turner
      Pages 47-48
    41. International Road Federation (IRF)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 48-48
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    42. International Seabed Authority (ISA)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 48-48
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    43. International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 48-49
    44. International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 49-49
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    45. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 49-49
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    46. International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 49-49
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    47. Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 50-50
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    48. Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization)
      Barry Turner
      Pages 50-50
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    49. Islamic Development Bank
      Barry Turner
      Pages 50-50
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About this book

Introduction

'the most convenient and reliable starting point for information on public affairs' - George J. Mitchell, US Senator. Each copy comes with FREE online access to www.statesmansyearbook.com . Site license upgrades are also available for libraries who wish to network the data. New this year: a chronology of the 'credit crunch.'

Keywords

constitution economy government Institution international relations political science

About the authors

BARRY TURNER is the seventh editor in the 146-year history of The Statesman's Yearbook. He has a PhD in Political History and has been a full-time writer for 30 years. He has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the field of politics, biography, travel and education, and is the author of over 20 books. He is a regular contributor to The Times as a book reviewer and serializer, and is the editor of the annuals The Writer's Handbook and The Screenwriter's Handbook.

Bibliographic information

  • Book Title The Statesman’s Yearbook 2010
  • Book Subtitle The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
  • Editors B. Turner
  • Series Title The Statesman’s Yearbook
  • Series Abbreviated Title The Statesman's Yearbook
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-58632-5
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection Political Science and International Studies (R0)
  • Hardcover ISBN 978-0-230-20602-1
  • Softcover ISBN 978-1-349-58634-9
  • eBook ISBN 978-1-349-58632-5
  • Series ISSN 0081-4601
  • Edition Number 1
  • Number of Pages , 1608
  • Number of Illustrations 0 b/w illustrations, 0 illustrations in colour
  • Topics Political Science
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