- •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
United nations development programme
UNDP became a specialised agency of the UN on January 1 1986. It is an amalgam of the United Nations Special Fund and the Expanded Technical Assistance Programme providing technical advice and aid to developing countries, its funds being obtained from donations by member states. In partnership with governments it undertakes high priority, pre-investment projects; makes available experts and consultants as well as specialised equipment and contract services, and offers fellowship awards for training abroad. Assistance is given in support of projects to increase agricultural and industrial productivity, to conduct feasibility studies and to establish or expand applied research institutes and facilities for training and education, as well as to strengthen the administrative and institutional framework for development, and work in a variety of other essential fields.
The UNDP is controlled by a Governing Council composed of forty-eight members elected by ECOSOC and maintains Resident Representatives in nearly one hundred recipient countries. Its headquarters are in New York.
Universal postal union
The UPU is responsible for the maintenance and development of postal services throughout the world. It has its headquarters in Berne and is controlled by the Universal Postal Congress composed of all member states meeting every five years and a permanent Executive Council of forty-one elected on a geographical basis by the Congress which meets annually.
World health organisation
The aim of the WHO is the improvement of world standards of health - principally physical, but also mental and social. In view of the extent and diversity of the problems it has to face it has established regional offices in Alexandria, Brazzaville, Copenhagen, Delhi, Manila and Washington, and committees of experts in a wide number of fields. It has its headquarters and Secretariat in Geneva and is controlled by the World Health Assembly consisting of all member states meeting annually and an Executive Board of thirty-one elected by the Assembly.
World intellectual property organisation
WIPO became a Specialised Agency in December 1974, and is responsible for the promotion, through cooperation among member states, of worldwide protection of Intellectual Property which the Organisation defines as inventions, trademarks, designs and copyrights. The agency is also responsible for the administration of various 'Unions' comprising groups of states which are parties to a particular Convention, e.g. the Berne Convention on Copyright. A substantial part of the activities and resources of WIPO is devoted to assistance in developing countries, particular emphasis being laid on the transfer of technology. The headquarters of the organisation are in Geneva, where an annual Conference of all member states is held to plan the next year’s activities and budget, and also where the majority of the almost daily technical meetings are held. The conference is normally a joint one with the General Assembly of those states party to the Berne or Paris 'Unions'.