aim—to promote free trade, private enterprise, and represent business interests at national and international levels;
members—(60 national councils) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire ————————————————————————————————————- _#_International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
established—7 December 1944, effective 4 April 1947;
aim—UN specialized agency to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;
members—(161) all UN members except Albania, Belize, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Dominica, Liechtenstein, Namibia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Western Samoa; other members are Cook Islands, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, San Marino, Switzerland, Tonga ————————————————————————————————————- _#_International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
established—NA 1863;
aim—to provide humanitarian aid in wartime;
members—(25 individuals) all Swiss nationals ————————————————————————————————————- _#_International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
established—NA December 1949;
aim—to promote the trade union movement;