International Organizations
and Groups | Aim - Objective |
| developed countries (DCs) | developed countries (DCs) |
| developing countries | developing countries |
| Developing Eight (D-8) | Developing Eight (D-8) |
| East African Community (EAC) | to establish a political and economic union among the countries |
| East African Development Bank (EADB) | to promote economic development |
| East Asia Summit (EAS) | to promote cooperation in political and security issues; to promote development, financial stability, energy security, economic integration and growth; to eradicate poverty and narrow the development gap in East Asia, and to promote deeper cultural understanding |
| Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) | to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market |
| Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) | to promote a single market by creating a single currency, the euro; timetable - 2 May 1998: European exchange rates fixed for 1 January 1999; 1 January 1999: all banks and stock exchanges begin using euros; 1 January 2002: the euro goes into circulation; 1 July 2002 local currencies no longer accepted |
| Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes five regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa, Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and nine functional commissions (Commission for Social Development, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of Women, Commission on Population and Development, Statistical Commission, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Commission on Sustainable Development, and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice) |
| Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) | to promote regional economic cooperation and integration |
| Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | to promote regional economic cooperation |
| Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) | to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development |
| Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC or EurasEC) | to create a common economic and energy policy |
| Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) | Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) |
| Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) | to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues |
Home 
Fields
World Records
World Dictionary
Geographic Names
Fields History
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
Notes and Definitions
