members—(24) selected on a rotating basis from all regions ————————————————————————————————————- _#Third World—another term for the less developed countries; see less developed countries (LDCs) ————————————————————————————————————- #underdeveloped countries—refers to those less developed countries with the potential for above-average economic growth; see less developed countries (LDCs) ————————————————————————————————————- #undeveloped countries—refers to those extremely poor less developed countries (LDCs) with little prospect for economic growth; see least developed countries (LLDCs) ————————————————————————————————————- #Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale (UDEAC)—see Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC) ————————————————————————————————————- #_United Nations (UN)
established—26 June 1945, effective 24 October 1945;
aim—to maintain international peace and security as well as promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems;
members—(159) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet
Socialist Republic, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North
Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, UAE, UK, US, USSR, Uruguay,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe;
note—all UN members are represented in the General Assembly;
observers—(4) Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City ————————————————————————————————————- _#_United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM)
established—20 December 1988;
aim—established by the UN Security Council to verify the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola;
members—(10) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Congo, Czechoslovakia, India, Jordan, Norway, Spain, Yugoslavia ————————————————————————————————————- _#_United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS or Habitat)
established—12 October 1978;
aim—to assist in solving human settlement problems;