- •Diplomatic handbook Seventh Edition
- •Longman London and New York
- •Contents
- •Chapter I
- •Introduction
- •International organisations: accreditation
- •In the absence of a full diplomatic
- •Orders of precedence
- •Precedence between heads of diplomatic
- •Individual precedence within a mission
- •Individual precedence inter se of
- •Precedence of heads of mission within the
- •Immunities
- •Inviolability and immunity of premises
- •Inviolability of records, documents,
- •Immunity from criminal jurisdiction
- •Immunity from civil and administrative
- •Inviolability of correspondence
- •Inviolability of property
- •Relating to the consular post
- •Facilities, personal privileges and immunities
- •The united nations purposes and principles
- •Purposes
- •Principles
- •The general assembly
- •The security council
- •The economic and social council
- •The trusteeship council
- •The international court of justice
- •The secretary-general and the secretariat
- •Intergovernmental agencies related
- •Food and agriculture organisation
- •International atomic energy agency
- •International civil aviation organisation
- •International fund for agricultural development
- •International labour organisation
- •International maritime organisation
- •International telecommunications union
- •The international monetary fund
- •The world bank
- •United nations development programme
- •Universal postal union
- •World health organisation
- •World intellectual property organisation
- •World meteorological organisation
- •Subsidiary organisations
- •International law commission
- •International research and training
- •Institute for the advancement of women
- •Other consultative bodies
- •United nations children’s emergency fund
- •United nations environment programme
- •United nations fund for population activities
- •United nations high commission for refugees
- •International
- •Arab league/the league of arab states
- •Asia-pacific economic cooperation
- •Bank for international settlements
- •Black sea economic cooperation
- •Caribbean regional organisations the association of caribbean states
- •Central american common market
- •Central european initiative
- •Common market for eastern and southern africa
- •The commonwealth
- •Council of europe
- •Economic cooperation organisation
- •European free trade association/ european economic area
- •Indian ocean association for regional cooperation
- •Islamic conference organisation
- •Maghreb arab union
- •North american free trade agreement
- •North atlantic treaty organisation
- •Organisation of african unity
- •Organisation of american states
- •South pacific regional organisations
- •Visegrád group
- •Western european union
- •World trade organisation
- •Chapter 9
- •International law and
- •Definition and general principles
- •Treaties and treaty-making general principles
- •Types of treaties
- •The process of treaty-making
- •The form and content of treaties
- •The validity of treaties
- •The termination of treaties
- •Diplomatic asylum
- •Voting quorums and majority requirements
- •All male/female seating plan: host/hostess and seven guests
- •Invitations
- •Introducing people
- •Visiting cards
- •International
- •Islamic festivals
- •1. The ozone layer
- •2. Global warming and the
- •3. Biodiversity
- •4. The preservation of forests
Intergovernmental agencies related
TO THE UNITED NATIONS (INCLUDING
SPECIALISED AGENCIES)
The intergovernmental agencies related to the United Nations by special agreements are separate, autonomous organisations which work with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council. Sixteen of the agencies are known as specialised agencies, a term used in the United Nations Charter. They report annually to the Economic and Social Council. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), established in 1957 under the aegis of the United Nations, reports annually to the General Assembly and, as appropriate, to the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.
Food and agriculture organisation
The FAO has extensive functions covering all aspects of food production and related activities. It collects, reviews, and makes available information and statistics on world agriculture, forestry and fisheries; it includes within its scope production, trade, consumption, nutrition, marketing, land tenure, and the protection of natural resources. It arranges for the provision of technical experts, assists in the negotiation of commodity and other related agreements, and encourages sustainable agriculture and rural development. The primary aim is to meet the needs of both present and future generations by promoting development that does not degrade the environment, is technically appropriate, economically viable and socially acceptable. Policy is determined by a Conference of representatives of all member countries which meets every two years and on which each member state is represented; responsibility in the period between its sessions rests with a Council of forty-nine elected by the Conference.
The Director-General and Secretariat are in Rome, and there are regional offices in Accra, Bangkok, Santiago and Cairo, and liaison offices in Washington and New York.
International atomic energy agency
The IAEA encourages and coordinates research into the peaceful uses of atomic energy. It advises members on such subjects as the development of nuclear power, the uses of radioactive material in the fields of medicine, agriculture, etc., the disposal of radioactive waste, and water desalination; it provides experts where necessary, and offers research fellowships and training facilities.
In addition to its purely technical role the IAEA has increased responsibility under the 1968 Treaty of the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons for ensuring adequate safeguards and preventing the diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons in those non-nuclear states which are signatories of the treaty.
It is also responsible for implementing the International Nuclear Information System (INIS) which collects and disseminates information relating to nuclear matters. There are 115 members. The headquarters of the Agency is at the UN City in Vienna, and it is controlled by an annual Conference of member states and a Board of Governors of thirty-four.