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1 List of observers to the 30 th International Conference (established by the Standing Commission on 11 May 2007) List of Observers 30 th International Conference National Societies awaiting recognition and admission Eritrea Red Cross Tuvalu Red Cross States not Parties to the Geneva Conventions and Political entities Niue Palestine Other observers (IOs, NGOs, Academic Institutions et al) African Development Bank African Union (AU former OAU) Amnesty International Arctic Council Asian Development Bank Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Association pour la prévention de la torture Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Black Sea Council Care International Caritas International Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Henry Dunant) - 1 -

2 Coalition for an International Criminal Court Coalition to stop the use of child soldiers Colombo Plan Secretariat Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Commonwealth Secretariat Communità di San Egidio Council of Europe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Union - Commission of European Communities Federation of Semi-Official and Private International Institutions established in Geneva (FIIG) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) GAVI Alliance (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Geneva Call Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) Global Humanitarian Forum Global Network of People living with AIDS (GNP +) Handicap International Harvard University Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research HelpAge International - 2 -

3 Human Rights First List of Observers 30 th International Conference Human Rights Watch Humanitarian Accountability Project (HAP) Humanitarian Futures Programmes Institut für Friedenssicherungsrecht und Humanitäres Völke rrecht der Ruhr- Universität Interaction Inter-American Development Bank International Air Transport Association (IATA) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Civil Defence Organization International Commission of Jurists International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) International Council of Nurses International Council of Voluntary Agencies International Council on Archives (ICA) International Council on Human Rights Policy International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services (INTERCO) International Court of Justice International Criminal Court International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) - 3 -

4 International Disaster Reduction Center International Fact-Finding Commission International Federation of Journalists International (Helsinki) Federation for Human Rights International Institute of Humanitarian Law International Islamic Relief Organization International Labour Organization (ILO) International Life Saving Federation International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Maritime Rescue Federation International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Press Institute International Rescue Committee International Save the Children Alliance International Service for Human Rights International Social Service International Society for Military Law and the Law of War International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Inter-Parliamentary Union Islamic Development Bank Islamic Parliamentary Union (PUOICM) Islamic Relief Worldwide - 4 -

5 Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAids) League of Arab States Lions Club International Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Mayors for Peace Médecins du Monde (MDM) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) NEPARC Fritz Institute Norwegian Refugee Council Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE ) Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Secrétariat général Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT - SOS Torture) Organization of American States (OAS) Organization of Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies (General Secretariat) Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund (OPEC) Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) OXFAM Pacific Island Forum Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Pan Pacific & South East Asian Women's Association, International Pax Christi International - 5 -

6 Physician for Human Rights (PHR) Pro Victimis Foundation Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Quakers, Society of Friends Rotary International Small Arms Survey South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Sovereign Military Order of Malta Special Court for Sierra Leone Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response Terre des Hommes - Fédération Internationale The International Association of Initiatives of Change (Caux) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Habitat United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) United Nations Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - 6 -

7 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR-UNOG) United Nations Organization (General Secretariat) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations University (Tokyo) United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE Bruxelles) World Association of Girl Guides and Scouts (WAGGS)Niue World Bank World Council of Churches World Federation of UN Associations World Fellowship of Buddhists (Bangkok) World Food Programme (WFP) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) World Jewish Congress World Medical Association World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Organization of the Scout Movement World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) World Trade Organization (WTO) World Veterans' Federation - 7 -

8 World Vision International List of Observers 30 th International Conference Zonta International - 8 -

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