Non Governmental Organizations with which the OAS has established Cooperative Relations with the OAS

PERMANENT COUNCIL
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

OEA/Ser.G
CP/CAJP - 962/94
1 September 1994
Original: english

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES HAS ESTABLISHED COOPERATIVE RELATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction
II. List of Non-governmental Organizations
III. Standards on Cooperative Relationships Between the Organization of American States and the United Nations, its Specialized Agencies, and Other International and National Organizations [AG/RES. 57 (I-O/71)]

I. NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Introduction
From its very beginnings the Organization of American States was concerned about establishing links with other international organizations and agencies, both intergovernmental and non-governmental. During the period between the signing of the Charter of the Organization in 1948 and the first regular session of the OAS General Assembly in 1971, the Organization was governed by four separate standards for the establishment of cooperative relations with non-governmental organizations. These were: 1) The "Standards for the Celebration of Agreements or Special Arrangements between the Council and its Organs and Non-governmental Organizations" approved on April 21, 1949; 2) The Resolution of the Council of the Organization of June 20, 1951; 3) The "Standards and Procedures to be Applied in the Concluding of Agreements or Special Arrangements between the Council of the Organization and Non-governmental Organizations and in the Establishment of Cooperative Relations between the Organs of the Council and Non-governmental Organizations approved on April 4, 1952; and 4) The Resolution of the Council of the Organization of June 16, 1954. At its first regular session, held in April 1971, the General Assembly approved the "Standards on Cooperative Relations Between. the Organization of American States and the United Nations, its Specialized Agencies, and Other International and National Organizations" [AG/RES.57 (1-0/71)]. Chapter V, Articles 13 through 22, of these Standards regulate the establishment of general and special relations with non-governmental Organizations. Throughout the years, cooperative relations have been established with the non-governmental organizations which appear on this list.

Explanatory Note

On June 21, 1994, the General Secretariat of the Organization sent notes to the non-governmental organizations with which relations have been established to request them to submit the report referred to in Article 16 of the Standards on Cooperative Relations [AG/RES. 57 (I-0/71)], as well as a current list of their executive officers and, when appropriate, of their affiliated organizations in the OAS member states. The General Secretariat is continuing its efforts to contact all the organizations on the list.

II. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACADEMIA DE CIENCIAS DE AMERICA LATINA (ACAL)
(Date: November 22, 1984, March 20, April 29,
& August 18, 1986)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. Raimundo Villegas
Canciller de la Academia de Ciencias de América Latina
Instituto Internacional de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA)
Apartado 17606
Caracas 1015-A, Venezuela
POB. International No. 639
P.O. Box 025255, Miami, Fl. 33102-5255
T. (58-2) 962-1603
Fax. (58-2) 976-3490 (58-2) 976-3490 (58-2) 962-1603

INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACADEMY, INC. (IPA)
(Date: September 29 & October 25, 1978)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Olara A. Otunnu
Executive Director
777 United Nations Plaza - 6th Floor
New York, New York 10017
T. (212) 949-8480
Fax.(212)983-8246

PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN'S ALLIANCE
(Date: December 29, 1955 & January 20, 1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known address:
1019 50th Street N.W.
Wichita, Kansas 67204
(There is not a phone number listed)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES (AAPA)
(Date: February 11 & 15,1957)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Erik Stromberg
President
1010 Duke Street .
Alexandria, VA 22314
T. (703) 684-5700
Fax. (703) 684-6321

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA)
(Date: February 24 & April 8, 1969)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Robert Wedgeworth
Executive Director
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
T.(312) 944-6780
Fax.(312) 280-3255

AMERICAN ROAD BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION (ARBA)
(Date: December 28, 1951 & November 4, 1952)
(CIES - Art. 61. April 4, 1952)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Burton F. Miller
Executive Vice President
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Fax. (202) 289-4435

LATIN AMERICAN CUSTOMS BROKERS AND FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION
(Date: October 11, 1978 & January 8, 1979)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Alex Avsolomovich Callejas
Secretario General
O'Higgins 1266
(Casilla 768)
Valparaiso, Chile
T.(56-32) 259109
Fax.(56-32) 213297

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN LATIN AMERICA
(Date: February 15 & March 8, 1972)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. David Hirschmann
Executive Vice President
1615 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20062
T.(202) 463-5485
Fax.(202) 463-3126

IBERO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (IACC)
(Date: March 8 & April 24, 1979)
(Exchange of Letters)
Lic. Eduardo Garcia Villaseñor
Secretario General
Paseo de la Reforma No 42, Piso 3
Delegación Cuauchtémoc
06048 México, D.F., México
T.(52-5)705-0423/705-0549
Fax.(52-5) 705-5310

ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL FAIRS OF AMERICA
(Date: February 12 & 25, 1980)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sra. Vera Neuwald 1.
Secretario General
Apartado 227
Lima 100, Perú
T.(51-14) 528-140 anexo afida or 648-910
Fax. (51-14) 526-349

ASOCIACION DE INDUSTRIALES LATINOAMERICANOS (AILA)
(Date: July 14,1994)
(Exchange of Letters)
Cr. José M. Roca Sienra
Secretario General
Agustinas 1357 - Piso 11
(Casilla)
Santiago, Chile
T. (56-2) 698-2646
Fax.(56-2) 699-0713

INTER-AMERICAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION (IAHA)
(Date: November 19 & 21, 1951)
Principal Office: OAS Council - Art. 53 (d)
(Exchange of Letters)
a/c Federación Argentina de Hoteles,
Restaurantes, Confiterías, Bares y Afines
Tucumán 1610, 5to Piso
1050 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Calle 19 No. 4-88, Piso 14 (Apartado Aéreo 29692),
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
T. (54-1) 408-815/456-705/6902/6846
Fax.22185 AHRCC-AR

INTER-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SANITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
(Date: October 20, 1982)
Ing. Darío Delgado
Presidente
Apartado 356
Panamá 1, Rep. de Panamá
T.(507) 27-6556 y 27-6554
Fax. (507) 27-2270

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PENAL LAW
(Date: April 11, 1986)
(Agreement)
Mr. M. Cherif Bassiouni
Secretary General
De Paul University
25E Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTING (IAB)
(Date: October 14,1953 & July 1, 1954)
(Exchange of Letters)
OAS Council Art. 53 (d)
Dr. Hector Oscar Amengual
Director General
Cnel. Bryzen 1961 -Ofic. 402
Montevideo, Uruguay
T.(598-2) 488-129
Fax. (598-2) 488-121

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK (IASSW)
(Date: October 5 & November 16, 1960)
Ms. Vera Meht
Secretary General
Freytagasse 32
A-1210 Vienna Austria
T. (43-1) 270-5363

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL ASSOCIATION (IHA)
(Date: June 1 & July 28, 1967)
Mr. Raymond K. Fenelon
Secretary General
80, rue de la Roquette
75544 Paris, Cedex 11 France
T.(33-1) 4700-8457
Fax. (33-1) 4700-6455

INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION (IRA)
(Date: May 15, 1980)
(Agreement)
Dr. Alan E. Farstrup
Executive Director
800 Barksdale Road
(P.O. Box 8139)
Newark, Delaware 19714-8139
T.(302) 731-1600
Fax. (302) 731-1057

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS FOR
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE (IAESTE)
(Date: January 21 & May 12, 1969)
(Exchange of Letters)
Prof. A.A. Sfeir
General Secretary
B.P. 3672
54096 Nancy Cedex, France
T.(33-8) 8337-Wl
Fax. (33-8) 8357-9794 (Att. A. Sfeir)

LATIN AMERICAN RAILWAYS ASSOCIATION
(Date: September 27 & October 6, 1972)
(Exchange of Letters)
General de División
Emiliano A. Flouret
Secretario, General
Av. Córdoba 883 - 6o Piso
1054 Buenos Aires, Argentina
T.(54-1) 311-9463/312-5151
Tx.22 507 BUEFA AR
C.AMERAIL-BAIRES

LATINAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING INSTITUTIONS
(Date: September 28 & November 24, 1971)
(Agreement)
(Date: November 28, 1978)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. Carlos Garatea Yori
Secretario General
Paseo de la República 3211 San Isidro
(Apartado 3988)
Lima 100, Perú
T.(51-14) 422-400
Fax. (51-14) 428-105

WORLD ASSOCIATION OF GIRL GUIDES AND GIRL SCOUTS (WAGGGS)
(Date: February 16 & 23, 1965)
(Exchange of Letters)
Olave Centre
12c Lyndhurst Road
London NW3 5PQ, United Kingdom
T.(44-71) 794-1181
Fax. (44-71) 431-3764

PAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL CREDIT
(Date: November 4, 1980 & March 16, 1981)
Sr. Gerardo Eusse Hoyos
Director Ejecutivo
Calle 38 No. 8-56, Oficina 202
T.(57-1) 794-1181
(Apartado Aéreo 17388)
Santafé de Bogotá, D.E., Colombia

PAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(Date: April 25 & May 11, 1955)
(Exchange of Letters)
OAS Council Art. 53 (d)
Last known address:
I Tara View Rd.
Tiburon, California 94920
(no hay teléfono listado)

ASOCIACION SUDAMERICANA DE MUSEOS (ASMU)
(Date: June 3, 1983)
(Agreement)
Dr. July César Gancedo,
Presidente
T.(54-1) 426-115/1421-480
Arenales 1960, P. 3 "A"
Buenos Aires (1124), Argentina

UNIVERSAL ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION (UEA)
(Date: January 19 & 31, 1979)
(Exchange of Letters)
Nieuwe Binnenweg 176
3015 BJ Rotterdam, The Netherlys
US Office:
Stouffer College House
3700 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
T.(31-10 )436-1539
Fax. (31-10) 436-1751
(215) 382-5874

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE AMERICAS (CCA)
(Date: November 23, 1960 & February 8, 1961)
(Exchange of Letters)
(There is not a phone number listed)
Last known address:
P.O. Box 420
Tampa, Florida 33601

CARIBBEAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION (CHA)
(Date: June 1, 1983 & September 26, 1983)
Mr. John Bell
Executive Vice President
18 Marseilles Suite 1-A
Santurce, Puerto Rico 00907
(Exchange of Letters)
T.(809) 725-9139
Fax. (809)725-9166

LATIN AMERICAN CENTRAL OF WORKERS
(Date: September 15 & October 31, 1960)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Emilio Máspero Secretario General
Edificio Fundación UTAL
Colonias de San Antonio
San Antonio de los Altos - Estado Mirya
(Apartado 6681)
Caracas 1010-A, Venezuela
T. (58-2) 72-15-49 y 72-08-78
Fax.(58-2) 72-17-29

LATIN AMERICAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES,
(Date: May 28 & July 16,1964)
(Agreement at the Secretariat level)
Last known address:
Praia de Botafogo 184, Sala B-205
Río de Janeiro, Brasil
C.CENTRO-Río de Janeiro
T.246-5253

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES Y CONSULTORIA (CINCO)
(Date: -April 19, September 12 &
October 11, 1983)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known address:
Casilla 12097
San Miguel
La Paz, Bolivia

COLEGIO INTERAMERICANO DE RADIOLOGIA
(Date: May 13, 1955 & January 20, 1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

ANDEAN COMMISSION OF JURISTS
(DATE: September 7 & December 5, 1983)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Diego García-Sayán
Director Ejecutivo
Los Sauces 285 - San Isidro
Lima 27, Perú
T.(51-14) 407-907
Fax. (51-14) 426-468

INTER-AMERICAN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION COMMISSION (IACAC)
(Date: April 2 & September 30, 1969)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. Charles R. Norberg
Director General
19th & Constitution Ave. N.W.- ADM-211
Washington, D.C. 20006
T.(202) 458-3249
Fax.(202) 458-3293

PAN AMERICAN STANDARDS COMMISSION
(Date: April 5, 1961)
(The OAS Council created the link with -CIES)
Sr. Enrique Jorge García
Secretario Ejecutivo
Lima 711, Piso 5
T.(54-1) 304-686
Tx.COPANTEC
1073 Buenos Aires, Argentina

PAN AMERICAN LIAISON COMMITTEE OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS (PALCO)
(Date: March 5 & 22, 1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mrs. Barbara Gordon
President
2905 Q Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
T.(202) 338-0176

CONFEDERACION DE EMPRESARIOS PRIVADOS DE BOLIVIA (CEPB)
(Date: June 12, 1980 & January 14, 1981)
(Agreement with the Secretariat)
Carlos D. Chazal
Presidente
Avenida Mariscal Santa Cruz
Edif. Cámara Nacional de Comercio, Piso 7o.
(Casilla 20439)
La Paz, Bolivia
T.(591-2) 356-831/358-366/371-293
Fax. (591-2) 379-970

LATIN AMERICAN CONFEDERATION OF TOURIST ORGANIZATIONS
(Date: July 13 & 28, 1959)
(Exchange of Letters)
(Date: January 15 & February 18, 1982)
(Exchange of Letters at the Secretariat level)
Dr. Pedro Chaves Barcellos
Presidente
Sr. Eduardo Pantano
Director Ejecutivo
Viamonte, 640-8o Piso
T.(54-1) 322-4061/0475
Fax. (54-1) 112-272
1051 Buenos Aires, Argentina

CONFEDERACION INTERAMERICANA DE EDUCACION CATOLICA
(Date: April 27 & August 31, 1970)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known Address:
Apartado 7478
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia

LATIN AMERICAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
(Date: May 16 & 28, 1957)
Sr. Norberto P. Rodriguez
Secretario General
Culpina 272
T. (54-1) 612-2607
Fax. (54-1) 613-3747
Tx. 17125 CLACJAR
1406 Buenos Aires, Argentina

CONFEDERACION LATINOAMERICANA DE PRENSA TURISTICA (CLAPTUR)
(Date: March 26,1978 & January 22,1980)
(Exchange of Letters)
Lic. Eduardo Valero
Presidente
T.724-7762
San Juan, Puerto Rico

CONFEDERACION LATINOAMERICANA DE SINDICALISTAS CRISTIANOS
(Date: September 15 & October 31, 1960)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known address:
Alonso Ovalle 1470
Santiago, Chile

WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (WJC)
(Date: June 23 & July 12, 1961)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Daniel Lack
Secretary General
1, rue de Varembé
T. 34-13-25
(Case postale 191)
Tx.289876 WJC CH
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Mr. Israel Singer
Secretary General
North American Branch
T.(212) 755-5770
501 Madison Avenue
Tx.236129
New York, N.Y. 10022
Fax.(212) 755-5883
Rabbi Pynchas Brener
Rabino Principal
T.(58-2) 52-82-22
Unión Israelita de Caraca
P.O. Box 5506
Caracas 1010-A, Venezuela
Fax. (58-2) 52-50-67

COUNCIL OF AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS
(Date: May 4 & 19, 1976)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Enrique A. Fernández P.
Secretario General
T.(809) 544-2121
Calle 6 No. 10 - Paraíso
Tx.ITT 0597-RCA 4295
(Apartado Postal 620)
C.SOLIDATIOS
Santo Domingo, Repúblicas Dominicana
Fax. (809) 544-0550

CONSEJO INTERAMERICANO DE COMERCIO
(Date: February 12,1991)
(Agreement at the Secretariat level)
Sr. Atilano Cordero Badillo
Presidente
Apartado 969
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919
T.(809) 749-1400
Fax. (809) 749-1500

INTER-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF COMMERCE AND PRODUCTION (IACCP)
(Date: July 9, 1950 & November 12, 1952)
(Exchange of Letters with CIES)
(Date: January. 19, 1960 & May 8, 1961)
(Date: September 9, 1975)
(Exchange of Letters)
(Date: July 14,1980)
(Agreement at the Secretariat level)
Sr. Joaquin Vallarino
Presidente
Apartado Postal 503
Panamá 9A, Rep. de Panamá
T.(507) 63-7333/7342
Fax. (507) 23-3664

INTER-AMERICAN SCOUT COMMITTEE
(Date: March 31, 1952)
(Exchange of Letters)
(OAS Council Art. 53 d)
Dr. Adolfo Aristeguieta G.
Secretario Ejecutivo
Apartado 10297
San José, 1000, Costa Rica

INTER-AMERICAN MUSIC COUNCIL
(Date: April 12 & 24,1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
(Date: October 21, 1968)
(Agreement between the OAS Council and the CIDEM)
Mr. Efrain Paesky
Secretary General
Division of Arts & Youth Affairs
T.(202) 458-3706
Department of Cultural Affairs
OAS General Secretariat
1889 F Street N.W. (2nd floor)
Washington, D.C. 20006

INTER-AMERICAN SAFETY COUNCIL (IASC)
(Date: August 9 & November 7, 1957)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Francis E. Fernándes
Executive Vice President
33 Park Place
T.(201) 871-0004
Fax. (201) 871-2074
Englewood, New Jersey 07631

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WELFARE (ICSW)
(Date: February 4 & June 24, 1954)
(Exchange of Letters)
Ms. Sirpa Utriainen
OAS Council
Secretary General
Koestlergasse 1/29
T.(0222) 57 8164
1060 Vienna, Austria

B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
(Date: November 9 & 24, 1961)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Sedney Clearfield
Executive Vice-President
Mr. Saul E. Joftes, Secretary General
1640 Rhode Isly Avenue, N.W.
T.(202) 857-6600
Fax. (202) 857-1099
Washington, D.C. 20006

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MONUMENTS AND SITES (ICOMOS)
(Date: June 20 & 27, 1974)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Michel Parent
President
Ms. Delphinc Lapeyre, Director
T.(33-1) 4277-3576
Hôtel Saint-Aiguan
Fax. (33-1) 4277-5742
75, rue du Temple
F-75003 Paris, France
Ms. Terry Morton, President
U.S. Office
1600 H St. N.W.
T.(202) 842-1866
Fax. (202) 842-1861
Washington, D.C. 20006

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADULT EDUCATION
(Date: July 3, 1978; extended in August 1982, until July 1988)
(Agreement)
Ms. Ana Quiroz
Secretary General
720 Bathurst Street, Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 2R4

CONSEJO LATINOAMERICANO DE CULTURA (CLC)
(Date: June 3,1983)
(Agreement)
Dr. July César Gancedo
Presidente
T.(54-1)426-115/421-480
Arenales 1960, P. 3 "A"
1124 Buenos Aires, Argentina

PAN AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT (PACCIOS)
(Date: February 28 & March 15, 1955)
(Exchange of Letters)
OAS Council - Art 53 d
Last known address:
Apartado 4075, Lima Perú

LATIN AMERICAN FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
(Date: October 3 & 27, 1977)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. July Labastida Martín del Campo
Secretario General
Apartado 5429
San José, Costa Rica

AMERICAN COFFEE GROWERS' FEDERATION
(Date: May 18 & June 24,1954)
(Exchange of Letters)
OAS Council - Art. 53 d
Last known address:
Apartado 730, San Salvador, El Salvador

GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS (GFWC)
(Date: November 2 & 8, 1954)
(Exchange of Letters)
Ms. Jeannine Faubion
President
T.(202) 347-3168
Fax. (202) 835-0246
1734 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES
(Date: July 6, August 30, November 20 & December 8, 1972)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. George Webber
T.(41-22) 730-4222
Fax. (41-22) 733-0395
T.NY (21-2) 338-0161
Secretary General
17, Chemin des Crets, Petit-Saconnex (Case postal 276)
CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland

INTER-AMERICANA BAR ASSOCIATION
(Date: April 11 & May 2, 1957)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. José A. Toro
T.(202) 393-1217/1237
Fax. (202) 393-1241
Secretary General
815 Fifteenth St., N.W., Suite 921
Washington, D.C. 20005-2201

INTER AMERICAN FEDERATION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATIONS (IFPRA)
(Date: May 18 & June 28, 1977)
(Exchange of Letters)
Montevideo, Uruguay

INTER AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TIRE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
(Date: June 26 & July 6,1961)
(Exchange of Letters)
Ing. Mario Padilla Orozco
Director General
Periférico Sur 4839, Colonia Thalpan
14010 México, D.F., México
T. (52-5) 665-1525/665-2127
Fax. (52-5) 606-6720

INTER AMERICAN. FEDERATION OF WORKING NEWSPAPERMEN'S ORGANIZATION (AFWNO)
(Date: June 6 & 11, 1962)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Leocadio de Morais
Secretario
Rua August Rodrigues 427
Torreâo Recife, Brasil

INTER AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF SECRETARIES
(Date: September 18 & 27, 1978)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sra. Maria Obeid Inostroza
Presidenta
Agustinas 814, Ofic. 303
T.(56-2) 2313801
Fax. (56-2) 292-795
Apartado Postal 167-9
Santiago 9, Chile

INTER AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TOURING AND AUTOMOBILE CLUBS
(Date: November 11, 1950 & January 15,1951)
(Exchange of Letters)
OAS Council - Art.53 d
Sr. Alfonso Bryce Lostaunau
Presidente
Sra. Mary G. de Tomo
Secretaria Ejecutiva
Avenida del Libertador 1850
C.FITAC
1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina
T.(54-1) 821-3385
Tx.21896 ACABA AR

INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION (IRF)
(Date: March 17 & November 10, 1952)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Richard B. Robertson
Director General
525 School St., S.W., Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20024
T. (202) 554-2106
Fax.(202) 479-0828
Count Ferdiny Arco
Director General
63, rue de Lausanne
CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland
T.(41-22)317-151

INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION (IPPF)
(Date: February 22 & June 21, 1972)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. Carl Wahren
Secretary General
T.(44-71) 486-0741
Fax. (44-71) 487-7950
18-20 Lower Regent St.
London, SW1Y 4PW, United Kingdon

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (IFSW)
(Date: June 7 & 13, 1963)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Tom Johannensen
Secretary General
P.O. Box 4649, Sofienberg
N-0506 Oslo, Norway
T.(47-2) 240-1152
Fax. (47-2) 246-1114

LATIN AMERICAN BANKING FEDERATION
(Date: October 21 & November 3, 1977)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dra. Maricielo Glen de Tobón
Secretario General
Carrera 10 No. 96-30 Interior 4
(Apartado Aéreo 091959)
Santafé de Bogotá, D.E., Colombia
T. (57-1) 256-0875/236-8668
Fax. (57-1) 611-1153

WORLD FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC YOUTH (WFCY)

Note: The WFCY was founded in 1968 by amalgamation of the World Federation of Catholic Young Women and Girls (Date cooperative relations: December - 10, 1963 & February 18, 1964) and the International Catholic Youth Federation (Date cooperative relations: August 24 & October 21, 1963).
As of February 1982, WFCY informed the General Secretariat that it no longer had a permanent secretariat.

PAN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARCHITECTS' ASSOCIATION
(Date. March 22 & April 30, 1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
Arq. Carlos Paredes Gaete
Presidente.
Avenida Andrés Bello 2777 (Providencia)
Santiago, Chile
T. (56-2) 203-3373 al 75
Fax. (56-2) 203-3376

NATIONAL 4-H CLUB FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC.
(Date: October 14, 1969 & May, 1970)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Grant A. Shrum
Executive Director
7100 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Chevy Chase, MD. 20815
T.(301) 961-2800
Fax.(301) 961-2894

PAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (PADF)
(Date: 12 de June, 1069 & March 1, 1982)
(Formal Agreement with OAS)
Mr. Peter 1. Reitz
Consejo
Director
1889 F. Street, N.W. (8th floor).
Washington, D.C. 20006
T.(202) 458-3969

RIZZUTO FOUNDATION
(Date: June 25 & July 8,1974)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Israel Francisco Rizzuto
Presidente
Calle Maipú 286
Buenos Aires, Argentina

INTER AMERICAN CONSULAR INSTITUTE
(Date: April 25, 1969)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known address:
Apartado Aéreo 20088
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia

INTER-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT INSTITUTE (ICI)
(Date: November 17 & December 8, 1975)
(Exchange of Letters)
Prof. Antônio Chaves
Presidente
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Sâo Paulo
Largo de Sâo Francisco, 95
01005 Sâo Paulo, SP, Brasil

JAYCEES INTERNATIONAL
(Date: March 18, June 17, 1983)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. W. Daniel Lamey
Secretary General
P.O. Box 140577
Coral Gables, Florida 33114-0577
T. (305) 446-7608
Fax. (305) 442-0041

ORGANIZATION OF THE COOPERATIVES OF AMERICA
(Date: July 26 & September 26, 1963)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Carlos July Pineda
Secretario Ejecutivo
Carrera 10a No. 15-22, Ofic. 103
(Apartado Postal 241263)
Santafé de Bogotá D.E., Colombia

IBERO-AMERICAN SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION.
(Date: June 15 & November 16, 1972)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known address:
Avenida de los Reyes Católicos
Ciudad Universitaria
Madrid 3, España
T.(34-1) 244-0600

IBERO- AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION (IAMO)
(Date: November 21 & December 28, 1961)
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. Orlyo Contreras Pulido
Secretario General
a/c Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias
Nuncio, 8
28005 Madrid, España
T. (34-1) 365-9401 (Centralita)
Fax. (34-1) 365-5482

INTER-AMERICAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORKERS
(Date. April 9, 1951 & May 21, 1958)
(Exchange of Letters with CIES)
Sr. Luis A. Yerson
Secretario General
Apartado Postal 14264
La Cyelaria
1011 Caracas, Venezuela
T.(58-2) 574-9752 y 574-9313
Fax. (58-2) 574-8502

SOUTH AMERICAN TRAVEL ORGANIZATION (SATO)
(Date: June 26 & December 8, 1967)
(Exchange of Letters)
Last known address:
El Rosario 240, ler. Piso
Miraflores, Lima, Perú

INTER-AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
(Date: December 7, 1982)
(Exchange of Letters)
January 13 y June 17, 1983)
Mr. Gilles Arés
Executive Director
2875 Boulevard Laurier
Quebec GIV 2M3, Canada
T. (418) 644-6910
Fax. (418) 646-3039

PAX ROMANA, INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF CATHOLIC STUDENTS
(Date: September 27 & October 31, 1963)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Mauricio Molina N.
Secretary General
Case Postale 1062
CH-1701 Fribourg, Switzerland
T.(41-37) -27-482
Fax. (41-37) 227-483

PRIVATE AGENCIES COLLABORATING TOGETHER, INC. (PACT)
(Date: March 31 & May 5, 1978)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Thomas R. Byrne
Executive Director
777 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017
T.(212) 697-6222
T.(202) 466-5666
Fax. (202) 466-5669

FIRST INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL AND TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
(Date: June 11 & June 18, 1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mrs. Maria E. Salvo Martinez
Director General
Río Branco 1320
Plaza Independencia
Montevideo, Uruguay

JOINT STUDIES PROGRAM FOR LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
(Date: March 24, 1981)
(Agreement)
Sr. Eduardo Albertal
Coordinador General
Last known address:
Praia do Flamengo 116, 8o yar
22210 Río de Janeiro, Brasil
(Caixa Postal 740)
20000 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL (RI)
(Date: March 13 & 20, 1957)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mrs. Susan B. Parker
Secretary General
25 E. 21 Street
New York, New York 10010
T.(212) 420-1500
Tx.446412
Fax. (212) 505-0871

Formerly known as the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED (ISRD).

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SERVICE, INC. (IDEAS)
(Date: September 24, 1974)

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE (ISS)
(Date: September 12 & November 8, 1957)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Damien Ngobonziza
Secretary General
32, Quai du Seujet
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
T.(41-22) 731-7455
Fax. (41-22) 738-0949

INTER-AMERICAN COOPERATIVE FINANCE DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
(Date: June18 & August 25, 1969)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Juan Carlos Basañes
Director Ejecutivo
Avenida Eduardo Madero 942, 4to. Piso
1106 Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Casilla de Correo 43 11)
(1000 Buenos Aires, Argentina)
T.(54-1) 313-6543/6647/6580/7076

INTER AMERICAN PLANNING SOCIETY
(Date: March 20 & April 23, 1957)
(Exchange of Letters)
Sr. Luis E. Camacho
Secretario Ejecutivo
Apartado 365-A-01
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

AMERICAN UNION OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
(Date- April 11 & September 13, 1960)
(Exchange of Letters)
Ave. Calegeras 15, 3o Yar
Río de Janeiro, Brasil

CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR SOCIAL SERVICE (CIUSS)
(Date. May 2, 1950 & November 10, 1952)
(Exchange of Letters)
111, rue de la Poste
B-1030 Brussels, Belgium
T.(32-2) 268-0655

INTER-AMERICAN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
(Date: July 29 & August 8, 1966).
(Exchange of Letters)
Dr. Ricardo García Rodríguez
Secretario General
Casilla 4262 - Correo Central
Santiago, Chile

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF LATIN NOTARIES
(Date: February 18 & April 19, 1976)
(Exchange of Letters) (3/4/93)
Mr. Yré Schwachtgen
President
74, Ave. Victor Hugo
B.P. 783 - L-2017 Luxembourg
L-1750 Luxembourg
T.(352) 22-4475
Fax. (352) 46-0261

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN)
(Date: March 27, 1968 & Sept. 28,1970)
(Exchange of Letters)
Mr. Kenton Miller
Director General
Avenue du Mont-Blanc
CH-1196 Gly, Switzerland
T.(41-22) 649-114
Fax. (41-22) 642-926

WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS (WUCWO)
(Date: July 6, 1954)
(Exchange of Letters)
OAS Council - Art. 53 d
Mme- Geraldine Mac Carthy
Secretary General
20, rue Notre Dame des Champs
75006 Paris, France
T.(33-1) 4544-2765
Fax. (33-1) 4284-0480

PAN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
(Date: April 23 & June 5, 1956)
(Exchange of Letters)
Ing. Pablo R. Gorostiaga
Presidente
Calle San Martin No. 42
1004 Buenos Aires, Argentina
T.(54-1) 303-599/303-707/303-764

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR PUBLIC WELFARE
(Date: October 27 & November 24, 1961)
(Exchange of Letters)
M.L. Fremaux
Administrateur-Président
Maison de la. Mutualité
24, rue Saint Victor
75005 Paris, France
T.(33-1) 4326-3392

AG/RES. 57 (1-0/71)

STANDARDS ON COOPERATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN
THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES AND THE UNITED NATIONS,
ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL
AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CHAPTER 1.

PURPOSE

Article 1: The purpose of these standards is to regulate the establishment of cooperative relations between the Organization of American States (hereinafter called the Organization) or its organs, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the United Nations or its organs and its specialized agencies, or other national and international organizations foreseen or implied in Articles 52.c and d, 91.d, 95.d, 101.k, 109, and 118.h* of the Charter of the Organization, as -well as in the statutes of the three Councils, through determination of criteria that shall be observed and procedures that shall be followed in order that such relations may be carried out in a coordinated and coherent manner, making it possible for the Organization to provide more useful services to die member states.

CHAPTER II

DEFINITIONS

Article 2: For the purpose of these standards, the entities with which the Organization or its organs may establish cooperative relations are classified in three categories:

(a) Intergovernmental and semiofficial organizations. An intergovernmental organizations is any organization established by virtue of an agreement between the governments of two or more states and composed of them exclusively; a semiofficial organization is any organization whose members include not only states, but also private persons or entities.

(b) Governmental agencies. A governmental agency is any agency directly or indirectly dependent on a government.

(c) Nongovernmental organizations. A nongovernmental organization is any national or international organization made up of natural or juridical persons of a private nature.
*Articles.53.c and d, 90.d, 94.d, 100.k, 108 and 117.h of the Charter as Amended by the Protocol of Buenos Aires in 1967 and by the Protocol of Cartagena de Indias in 1985.

CHAPTER III

RELATIONS WITH INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND SEMIOFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Section A. Agreements

Article 3: Cooperative relations with intergovernmental or semiofficial Organizations that pursue goals related to those of the Organization may be established, through agreements. For the purposes of these standards, such agreements shall be of two types:

(a) Agreements that involve the Organization as such, or that concern -more than one of its organs, and

(b) Agreements concluded by the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, the Inter-American Council for Education, Science, and Culture, the Inter-American Juridical Committee, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or the General Secretariat, within their respective spheres of competence.

Article 4: The agreements referred to in this Chapter III shall be prepared in accordance with the following procedure:

(a) The General Secretariat shall transmit to the corresponding organ or organs the communications that it receives from intergovernmental or semiofficial agencies, in which they express an interest in establishing cooperative relations;

(b) The General Assembly, the Permanent Council, the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, the Inter-American Council for Education, Science.' and Culture, the Inter-American Juridical Committee, or the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights may entrust the General Secretariat in each case with preparing a study on the advisability of concluding and agreement that is under consideration and, when it deems this advisable, to prepare a preliminary draft agreement, in consultation with the governmental or semiofficial agency concerned;

(i) The Permanent Council, when it is a question of an agreement of the type referred to in Article 3.a of these standards, in order that the said Council, if it considers it advisable, may prepare the corresponding draft agreement, With the cooperation of -the appropriate organs of the Organization, in order to summit it to the General Assembly for approval;

(ii) the appropriate organ of the Organization, when it is a question of an agreement of the type referred to in Article 3.b of these standards, in order that the organ, if it considers it advisable, may prepare and. approve the corresponding draft agreement, and;

(d) Once the General Assembly, or the corresponding organ, and the organization concerned have approved the draft agreement, it shall be signed by the Secretary General of the Organization on behalf of and as a representative of the Organization or of the corresponding organ, as the case may be.

Article 5: Without prejudice to any other provisions that the parties may deem advisable in. order to facilitate effective cooperation between them, all - agreements concluded with intergovernmental and semiofficial organizations shall contain provisions on the following points:

(a) Definition of the fields in which the parties have a common interest;

(b) Reciprocal consultation on matters of common interest and the exchange of documents, publications, and statistics;

(c) The procedure for consultation that shall be followed in the programming process before the directing bodies of each party begin the stage of approval of their respective program-budgets;

(d) The right of each party to propose, -after such consultations as may be deemed necessary, topics to be included on the agenda of a meeting of the other party;

(e) Reciprocal invitation to send observers to participate in the meetings of the various organs of the other party, in accordance with the standards in effect for each body when these meetings are to consider matters of common interest, and

(f) Standards for terminating agreements.

Article 6: The Secretary General shall establish the machinery necessary to carry out the following functions in connection with the application of agreements concluded with intergovernmental and semiofficial organizations:

(a) To receive all communications that such organizations may address to the Organization and refer them to those organs of the Organization that may have an interest in them, in order to assure coordination of activities;

(b) Continually to analyze- the activities undertaken or planned by such organizations, in order-to keep the corresponding organs of the Organization informed so that they may take them into consideration when formulating their programs;

(c) To inform the said organizations as to the activities undertaken or planned by the Organization that may be of interest to them;

(d) In agreement with the corresponding organs, to name the observers who should attend meetings of those organizations, and

Within the framework of the agreements in force, to make the arrangements that it deems -necessary with the secretariats, or their equivalents, of such organizations, in order to ensure smooth operation and optimum results in the programs approved by the General Assembly.

Section B. Relations in the absence of a formal agreement

Article 7. The organs of the Organization, in accordance with their respective regulations and spheres of competence, may cooperate with intergovernmental and semiofficial organizations that pursue goals related to those of the Organization and with which agreements do not exist, and may invite them to participate in their meetings when this is considered advisable.

Article a. The Secretary General may make -arrangements at the Secretariat level with the organizations referred to in the preceding paragraph, for consultations on matters of common interest and for the exchange of documents and information.

CHAPTER IV

RELATIONS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Section A. Governmental organizations of the member States

Article 9: Cooperative relations with governmental organizations of the member states shall be maintained through the representatives of the respective governments on the organs of the Organization.

Article 10: However, direct cooperative relations may be established with governmental organizations in the member states, with -the prior consent of the respective governments, expressly manifested through the delegations accredited to the Organization of American States.

Section B. Governmental organizations of nonmember states

Article 11: Relations with governmental organizations of nonmember states shall-be established and maintained through the General Secretariat of the Organization.

Article 12: These relations shall be established with the prior consent of the respective governments.

CHAPTER V

RELATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Article 13: Cooperative relations with non-governmental organizations whose objectives and activities are compatible with the principles and purposes of the Organizations and that under the terms set forth in this chapter, may assist in formulating, carrying out, evaluating, and publicizing the programs of the Organization, shall be of two kinds: general and special.

Section A. General relations

Article 14: General cooperative relations shall be established with those nongovernmental organizations that are willing to provide advisory services to the organs of the Organization and to disseminate information on its programs.

Article 15: Such relations with nongovernmental organizations shall be established through the following procedure:

(a) At the initiative of any of the organs of the Organization or of the interested non-governmental organization, or of the Secretary General, general cooperative relations may be established, in accordance with Article 118.h* of the Charter. The interested non-governmental organization shall make known its compliance with the provisions of Article 16 of these standards and indicate the field or fields in which it proposes to cooperate with the corresponding organ of the Organization. With regard to national or regional organizations affiliated with international organizations, these relations shall normally be established with the international organization concerned, thus attending to the interests of the affiliates of the international organization;

(b) To ensure the proper coordination of their handling, all communications from nongovernmental organizations shall be addressed to the Secretary General, who shall refer them to those organs of the Organization that may have an interest in them, and;

(c) In consultation with the corresponding organ of the Organization, the Secretary General may terminate the cooperative relations with any non-governmental organization when the action of that organization is not in line with the provisions of Article 16 of these standards, or when the organization has made no effective contribution to the work of the Organization during two consecutive years.

Article 16: The non-governmental organizations with which general cooperative relations have been established shall:

(a) Answer inquiries from the organs of the Organization and provide advisory services to these organs on matters within their spheres of competence;
*Article 117.h of the Charter as Amended.

(b) Disseminate among their members information on the objectives and activities of the Organization, based on that which the Organization provides to them;

(c) Send copies of their charters and of any other pertinent documents and publications, to the General Secretariat; and;

(d) Present to the General Secretariat, before January 31 of each year, a brief report on their collaboration with the Organization during the previous year and on the activities planned in that field for the current year, as well as a current list of their executive officers and, when appropriate, of their affiliated organizations in the member states of the Organization.

Article 17: With regard to the nongovernmental organizations concerned, the General Secretariat of the Organization shall:

(a) Send them the documents and publications of the Organization that may be of interest to them;

(b) Consider the points of view that they submit in writing on matters of common interest, and

(c) Invite them, in accordance with the provisions of the regulations of the respective organs of the Organization, to send observers to the public meetings of such organs in which matters related to the fields of activity of those organizations are to be considered.

Section B. Special relations

Article 18: Special cooperative relations shall be established with those non-governmental organizations that are willing to carry out programs on behalf of the Organization, to participate in carrying out joint projects, -or to contribute technical, administrative, or financial resources for the programs of the Organization.

Article 19: It shall not be necessary for the non-governmental organization with which special cooperative relations are to be established to have established previously general relations with the Organizations or with any of its organs.

Article 20: The Secretary General may establish special cooperative relations with a nongovernmental organization at the request of that organization or of any of the organs of the Organization, or in accordance with Article 118.h* of the Charter.
*Article 117.h of the Charter as Amended.

Article 21: In each case, the nature of the special contribution to be made by the organization in question and the cooperation to be provided by the Organization shall be specified in detail. This cooperation shall be carried out in accordance with the program-budget and the regulations in force. In any case, the organization concerned shall send the General Secretariat the documents referred to in Article 16.c of the standards.

Article 22: Special relations may be terminated by any of the parties.

CHAPTER VI

RELATIONS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS

Article 23: The cooperative relations of the Inter-American Specialized Organizations with world-organizations of the same character provided for in Article 135* of the Charter shall be coordinated with the activities of the other organs of the Organization, in accordance with the applicable standards prescribed by the General Assembly.

CHAPTER VII

OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT

Article 24: The Secretary General may initiate conversations or negotiations with the organizations referred to in Article 118.h** of the Charter that are interested in establishing cooperative relations with the General Secretariat and, on his own, may conclude agreements to that end, provided that in doing so he does not obligate any other organ of the Organizations without its consent, or the Organizations as a whole, and provided that such relations will contribute to the coordination of administrative activities or to avoiding duplication of efforts and expenses.

Article 25: The General Secretariat shall include in its annual reports to the General Assembly matters relating to the progress achieved in the cooperative relations of the Organization and its organs.

*Article 134 of the Charter as Amended.
*Article 117.h of the Charter as Amended.

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