Union of International Associations

The Union of International Associations is a non-profit non-governmental organization researching on international organizations, under United Nations mandate, the global civil society and publishing information on international organizations, international meetings, world problems, etc. Headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1907 by Henri La Fontaine, the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.

Its stated goals (taken from its website) include:

• Contribution to a universal order based on principles of human dignity, solidarity of peoples and freedom of communication;
• Facilitation of the development and efficiency of non-governmental networks in every field of human activity, especially non-profit and voluntary associations, considered to be essential components of contemporary society;
• Collection, research and dissemination of information on international bodies, both governmental and non-governmental, their interrelationships, their meetings, and problems and strategies they are dealing with;
• Experimentation with more meaningful and action-oriented ways of presenting such information to enable these initiatives to develop and counterbalance each other creatively, and as a catalyst for the emergence of new forms of associative activity and transnational co-operation;
• Promotion of research on the legal, administrative and other problems common to these international associations, especially in their contacts with governmental bodies.

List of countries and cities by international meetings

Top international meeting countries in 2012[1] Rank Country Number of meetings 1  Singapore 952 2  Japan 731 3  United States 658 4  Belgium 597 5  South Korea 563 6  France 494 7  Austria 458 8  Spain 449 9  Germany 373 10  Australia 287 11  United Kingdom 272 12  Italy 262 13  Canada 228 14  Netherlands 177 15  Denmark 175 16   Switzerland 166 17  Sweden 165 18  Norway 164 19  Finland 160 20  China 155

Top international meeting cities in 2012[1] Rank City Number of meetings 1  Singapore 952 2 Brussels 547 3 Vienna 326 4 Paris 276 5 Seoul 253 6 Tokyo 225 7 Barcelona 150 8 Copenhagen 150 9 Madrid 149 10 London 119 11 Stockholm 113 12 Budapest 107 13 Sydney 103 14 Helsinki 102 15 Lisbon 93 16 Geneva 90 17 Berlin 89 18 Kuala Lumpur 88 19 Istanbul 87 20 Kyoto 84

See also

• Yearbook of International Organizations
• International Congress Calendar
• Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential
• UNESCO
• International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation

External links

• Official website of the UIA
• Online databases
• IGO search Free service allowing search through websites of all intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) as recognized and profiled by the UIA (currently over 3000 bodies).

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