This article lists the member states of the United Nations . There are currently 192 UN member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly.... , the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace.... welcomes many international agencies, entities, and one non-member state
State
A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states.... as observers. Observers have the right to speak at United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal United Nations System and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation.... meetings, participate in procedural votes, and to sponsor and sign resolutions, but not to vote on resolutions
United Nations General Assembly Resolution
A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the UN General Assembly.General Assembly resolutions usually require a simple majority to pass.... and other substantive matters.
A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the UN General Assembly.General Assembly resolutions usually require a simple majority to pass.... at some point in time. Refer also to :Category:United Nations General Assembly observers
member observer states are recognized as sovereign
Sovereignty
File:Leviathan gr.jpgSovereignty is the exclusive right to control a government, a State, a people, or oneself. A sovereign is a supreme lawmaking authority.... entities, and are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion.
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This article lists the member states of the United Nations . There are currently 192 UN member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly.... , the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace.... welcomes many international agencies, entities, and one non-member state
State
A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states.... as observers. Observers have the right to speak at United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal United Nations System and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation.... meetings, participate in procedural votes, and to sponsor and sign resolutions, but not to vote on resolutions
United Nations General Assembly Resolution
A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the UN General Assembly.General Assembly resolutions usually require a simple majority to pass.... and other substantive matters.
A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the UN General Assembly.General Assembly resolutions usually require a simple majority to pass.... at some point in time. Refer also to :Category:United Nations General Assembly observers
Non-member states
Non-member observer states are recognized as sovereign
Sovereignty
File:Leviathan gr.jpgSovereignty is the exclusive right to control a government, a State, a people, or oneself. A sovereign is a supreme lawmaking authority.... entities, and are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion. For example, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland.... was also a permanent observer state from 1948 to 2002, until becoming a full member on 10 September 2002. Currently, the only such state, the Holy See, is described as a "Non-member State having received a standing invitation to participate as observer in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer mission at Headquarters".
Non-member state
Date observer status was granted
(sovereignty over the territory of )
6 April 1964: became a permanent observer state 1 July 2004 (A/RES/58/314): gained all the rights of full membership except voting
The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in Associated state with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this Pacific Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres , but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone covers 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean.... and Niue
Niue
Niue is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia". Natives of the island call it "the Rock".... are both associated state
Associated state
An associated state is the minor partner in a formal, free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a nation, for which no other specific term, such as protectorate, is adopted.... s of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.... , both are treated as non-member states.
The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan.... , or Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands... , in addition to applying for full membership, has also applied variously for non-member or observer status in the UN since 1991. Such requests have been consistently denied due to the UN's recognition of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population.... as the successor to the Republic of China, with sovereignty over all of China
China
China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia.... , including Taiwan; this resulted in the 1971 replacement
China and the United Nations
China's seat in the United Nations and membership of the United Nations Security Council has been occupied by the People's Republic of China since October 25, 1971.... of the Republic of China with the People's Republic as the official representative of China.
Palestine and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta are currently not recognized by the United Nations as non-member states, but only as entities (see next section).
An intergovernmental organization is an organization comprised primarily of Sovereignty State , or of other intergovernmental organization. Intergovernmental organizations are often called International_organization, although that term may also include international nongovernmental organization such as international non-profit organizations... s, non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization is a term that has become widely accepted for referring to a legally constituted, non-business organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government.... s, and entities whose statehood or sovereignty are not precisely defined, are invited to become observers at the General Assembly. Some of them maintain a permanent office in the United Nations headquarters in New York City
New York City
The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population.... , while others do not; however, this is the choice of the organization and does not imply differences in their status.
The ACP States , alternately called the Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries are the countries that are signatories of the Lom? Convention....
The African Development Bank Group is a Multilateral Development Bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in Africa....
The Organisation of African Unity or Organisation de l'Unit? Africaine was established on 25 May 1963. It was disbanded on 9 July 2002 by its last Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, South African President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by the African Union .... )
11 October 1965 (A/RES/2011(XX)) 15 August 2002 (General Assembly decision 56/475)
The Andean Community is a trade bloc comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement in 1969....
The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization is an international governmental organization formed in 1956, initially to serve as an advisory board to member states on matters on international law.... (formerly the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee)
The Asian Development Bank is a Multilateral development bank established in 1966 to promote economic and social development in Asian and Pacific countries through loans and technical assistance....
The Association of Caribbean States was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean....
Central American Integration System is an intergovernmental organization of Central American states. It has a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the United Nations General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at United Nations Headquarters....
On October 7, 2002, the Presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, signed a charter in Chisinau, founding the Collective Security Treaty Organization or simply ??????????? ??????? ....
The Common Fund for Commodities is an inter-governmental financial institution established within the framework of the United Nations. It is a vestige of the proposed New International Economic Order....
23 November 2005 (A/RES/60/26)
Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics.The CIS is comparable to a confederation similar to the original European Community....
24 March 1994 (A/RES/48/237)
Commonwealth Secretariat
Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating cooperation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings ; assisting and advising on policy development; and providing assistance to coun...
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries is the intergovernmental organization for friendship among lusophone nations where Portuguese is an official language....
The Council of Europe is the oldest international organisation working towards European integration, having been founded in 1949. It has a particular emphasis on legal standards, human rights, democracy development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation....
The East African Community is an intergovernmental organisation comprising the five east African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
The Economic Community of Central African States is an organisation for promotion of regional economic co-operation in Central Africa. It "aims to achieve collective autonomy, raise the standard of living of its populations and maintain economic stability through harmonious cooperation"....
The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries, founded on May 28, 1975 with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos....
The Economic Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental international organization involving ten Asian nations. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities....
The Eurasian Economic Community originated from the Commonwealth of Independent States customs union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on the 29 March 1996....
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
The GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development is a regional organization of four post-USSR states: Georgia , Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova....
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is the preeminent organisation in the area of private international law.Since its formation in 1893, the purpose of HCCH has been to "work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law"....
The Indian Ocean Commission , known as the Commission de l'Oc?an Indien in French language, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, France , and the Seychelles together to encourage cooperation....
The Inter-American Development Bank , is an international organization established and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1959 to support Latin America and Caribbean economic and social development and regional integration by lending mainly to governments and government agencies, including State corporations....
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is an international organization established in 1889 by William Randal Cremer and Fr?d?ric Passy . It was the first permanent forum for political multilateral negotiations....
19 November 2002
International Centre for Migration Policy Development
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private Humanitarianism institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. The community of states has given the ICRC a unique role , based on international humanitarian law of the Geneva Conventions as well as customary international law, to protect the victims of international and internal war....
The International Criminal Court , Cour p?nale internationale in french language, is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression ....
The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its Electrical telegraph Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation.... (Interpol)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a Humanitarianism institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies....
The International Hydrographic Organization was originally established in 1921 as the International Hydrographic Bureau . The present name was adopted in 1970 as a result of a revised international agreement among member nations....
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an international organization based in Stockholm. Its task is to promote democracy worldwide....
The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
16 October 1992 (A/RES/47/4)
International Organization of la Francophonie
10 November 1978 (A/RES/33/18) 18 December 1998 (General Assembly decision 53/453)
The International Seabed Authority is an intergovernmental body based in Kingston, Jamaica, that was established to organize and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, an area underlying most of the world?s oceans....
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an intergovernmental organization created by the mandate of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea#UNCLOS III....
17 December 1996 (A/RES/51/204)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (or the World Conservation Union)
The Latin American Economic System, officially known as Sistema Econ?mico Latinoamericano , is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American countries.... (SELA)
The Asociaci?n Latinoamericana de Integraci?n is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo. Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region....
The Latin American Parliament , is a regional, permanent and unicameral organism, integrated from the national Parliaments of Latin America, elected democratically by means of universal suffrage in countries that ratified the corresponding Treaty of Institutionalization on November 16 1987 in Lima, Peru, and those Parliaments whose States...
The OPEC Fund for International Development is a organization that channels OPEC aid to developing countries. OFID receives its money directly from OPEC member states, which as of 2007, totaled $3.5 billion....
4 December 2006 (A/RES/61/42)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States , created in 1981, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Eastern Caribbean....
2 December 2004 (A/RES/59/52)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
The Organization of American States is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its members are the thirty-five independent states of the Americas....
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference is an international organisation with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkans, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America....
The Pacific Islands Forum is an Intergovernmentalism organization which aims to enhance cooperation between the Country of the Pacific Ocean and represent their interests....
17 October 1994 (A/RES/49/1)
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by the Arab League since October 1974 as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people."...
November 22, 1974 (A/RES/3237 (XXIX)): observer status December 9, 1988 (A/RES/43/160): designation "Palestine" December 15, 1988 (A/RES/43/177): right to circulate communications without intermediary July 7, 1998 (A/RES/52/250): right to participate in general debate and additional rights
The Partners in Population and Development is an International organization of twenty-four 'Developing country' countries. They hold a permanent United Nations General Assembly observers in the United Nations United Nations General Assembly....
The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.It was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution....
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan....
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is an economic and political organization of eight countries in South Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest of any regional organization: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined population of its member states....
The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states....
The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization that helps its members communicate and co-operate on customs issues. It was established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council and adopted its current name in 1994.... (formerly the Customs Cooperation Council)
