International Organization
Intergovernmental Organisations
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Formal Name: Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Established: Initial agreement endorsed February 4–5, 1981, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; constitution formally adopted May 25–26, 1981, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Purpose: “(i) To achieve coordination, integration, and cooperation among the member states in all fields in order to bring about their unity; (ii) to deepen and strengthen the bonds of cooperation existing among their peoples in all fields; (iii) to draw up similar systems in all fields … and (iv) to promote scientific and technical progress in the fields of industry, minerals, agriculture, sea wealth, and animal wealth … for the good of the peoples of the member states.”
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Principal Organs: Supreme Council; Ministerial Council; General Secretariat; various economic, social, ...
- African Union (AU)
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
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- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
- Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)
- Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO/INTERPOL)
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- Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
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- World Trade Organization (WTO)
