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MALDIVES MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Organization/Body |
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Colombo Plan |
12 November, 1963 |
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United Nations (UN) |
21 September, 1965 |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
21 September, 1965 |
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
21 September, 1965 |
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
21 September, 1965 |
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
5 November, 1965 |
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International Telecommunications Union (ITU) |
28 February, 1967 |
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International Maritime Organization (lMO) |
17 May, 1967 |
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Universal Postal Union (UPU) |
15 August, 1967 |
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
6 April, 1971 |
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
8 November, 1971 |
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
15 December, 1972 |
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International Civil Aviation Organization (lCAO) |
11 April, 1974 |
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Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) |
August, 1974 |
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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) |
11 August, 1976 |
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Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) |
15 August, 1976 |
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International Monetary Fund (lMF) |
13 January, 1978 |
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
13 January, 1978 |
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International Development Association (IDA) |
13 January, 1978 |
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
14 February, 1978 |
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
1 June, 1978 |
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Indian Ocean Fishery Commission (IOFC) |
4 December, 1979 |
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International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) |
15 January, 1980 |
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Islamic Development Bank (IDB) |
11 February, 1980 |
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Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) |
16 April, 1980 |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
18 July, 1980 |
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UN/Ad-Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean |
August, 1980 |
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World Tourism Organization (WTO) . |
27 September, 1981 |
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29 |
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) |
22 October, 1981 |
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30 |
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones |
21 June, 1982 |
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Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU) |
1 July, 1982 |
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32 |
The Commonwealth: Special Membership |
9 July, 1982 |
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Full Membership |
20 June, 1985 |
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33 |
Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) |
9-Jul-82 |
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34 |
International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
2 January, 1983 |
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) |
2 August, 1983 |
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36 |
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development |
25 December, 1983 |
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Airports Council International |
May, 1984 |
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International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) |
4 September, 1984 |
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Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) |
1985 |
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Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) |
25 June, 1985 |
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Asian Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) |
1 July, ]986 |
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Inter-governmentalOrganization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Servicesfor Fishing Products in the Asia & Pacific Region (INFOFISH) |
7 August, 1986 |
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Unified Hijree Calender Committee |
29 June, 1987 |
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO) |
10 May, 1988 |
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International Organization for Folk Art (lOFA) |
19 November, 1988 |
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International Textile and Clothing Bureau |
14 August,1989 |
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL) |
September, 1989 |
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Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union |
1 April, 1990 |
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49 |
World Assembly of Youth |
23 October, 1990 |
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50 |
Association of Management Development Institution in South Asia (AMDISA) |
6 May, 1992 |
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Asian Youth Council |
16 June,1992 |
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UNEP/INFORTERRA Network |
14 November, 1993 |
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Global Environment Facility (GEF) |
21 September, 1994 |
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WorldTrade Organization (WTO) [Maldives was a member of General Agreement onTariffs and Trade (GATT) from 19 April 1983 to 31 December 1994. WTO isthe successor of GATT] |
31 May, 1995 |
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World Customs Organization (WCO) (Also called Customs Cooperation Council) |
8 September, 1995 |
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Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) |
26 November, 1997 |
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Commonwealth Parliamentarian Association (CPA) |
1 January, 2000 |
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South Asian Insuarance Regulator's Forum |
29 August, 2002 |
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Multilateral Investment Gurantee Agency (MIGA) |
4 November, 2002 |
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Asia Pacific Central Security Depositary Group (A.G.C) |
16 May, 2006 |
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Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) |
09 Nov, 2007 |
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World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) |
30 Nov, 2007 |
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