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Type of organisation: intergovernmental(regional and security-oriented)
Establishment year: 1975
Official languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria.
Basic means of ensuring security and solving the main tasks of the organisation:

The “first basket”, or political-military dimension concerns issues of arms proliferation control, diplomatic efforts to prevent conflicts and measures to build trust and security.
The “second basket”, or economic and environmental dimension concerns issues of economic and environmental safety.
The "third Basket", or human dimension concerns protection of human rights, development of democratic institutions and election monitoring. OSCE structure:
The intergovernmental decision-making organ at the ministerial level
is the Ministerial Council.
The intergovernmental decision-making organ at the ambassadorial level are the Forum for Security Cooperation and the Permanent Council.
The 4 bodies of OSCE are 1) the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 2) the Representative for Freedom of the Media, 3) the High Commissioner on National Minorities and 4) The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
The OSCE Administration consists of the Secretary-General, the Secretariat and Field offices.

Founding states(are the states that were the first to sign the Helsinki Final Act): 34 states(Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany(as West and East Germany), Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation(as USSR), San Marino, Serbia(as SFR Yugoslavia), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of America).

Membership:

45 member states from Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
5 member states from Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
3 member states from South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
2 member states from North America: Canada and United States of America.
1 member state from West Asia: Türkiye.
1 member state from East Asia: Mongolia.
11 partner states for co-operation from Middle East(Egypt, Israel and Jordan), North Africa(Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) and Asia(Afghanistan, Australia, the Republic of Korea and Thailand) and Oceania(Australia).

Type of organisation: voluntary association
Establishment year: 1931
Official(working) language: English
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.
Head of the Commonwealth: Charles III
The shared goals of the Commonwealth are: prosperity, democracy and peace.
Membership: 56 states.

Founding states: 5 states(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and United Kingdom, the Irish Free State*, and Newfoundland**).
Member states since 1947: Pakistan and India.
Member state since 1948: Sri Lanka.
Member states since 1957: Ghana and Malaysia.
Member state since 1960: Nigeria.
Member states since 1961: Cyprus, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
Member states since 1962: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda.
Member state since 1963: Kenya.
Member states since 1964: Malawi, Malta and Zambia.
Member states since 1965: Gambia and Singapore.
Member states since 1966: Guyana, Botswana, Lesotho and Barbados.
Member states since 1968: Mauritius, Eswatini and Nauru.
Member states since 1970: Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
Member state since 1972: Bangladesh.
Member state since 1973: Bahamas.
Member state since 1974: Grenada.
Member state since 1975: Papua New Guinea.
Member state since 1976: Seychelles.
Member states since 1978: Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Dominica.
Member states since 1979: Saint Lucia, Kiribati, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Member state since 1980: Zimbabwe*** and Vanuatu.
Member states since 1981: Belize, Antigua and Barbuda.
Member state since 1982: Maldives.
Member state since 1983: Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Member state since 1984: Brunei.
Member state since 1990: Namibia.
Member states since 1995: Cameroon and Mozambique.
Member state since 2009: Rwanda.
Member states since 2022: Gabon and Togo.

*Ireland left the Commonwealth on 18 April 1949(Following the adoption of a new constitution in 1937, the Irish Free State was renamed the "Republic of Ireland").
**Newfoundland was then a British dominion(1907-1934) and dependant territory of UK(1934-1949). Since 1949 Newfoundland has been a province of Canada.
***Zimbabwe's membership was suspended on 19 March 2002. Zimbabwe voluntarily left the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003.

Type of organisation: intergovernmental (regional)
Establishment year: 1991
Working language: Russian
Headquarters: Minsk, Belarus.
General Secretary: Sergey Lebedev(since 2007).
The purposes of the Commonwealth are:

the accomplishment of cooperation in political, economic, ecologic, humanitarian and other spheres.
the all-round balanced economic and social development of member states within the framework of common economic space, the interstate cooperation and integration.
ensurance of the rights and basic freedoms of individuals in accordance with the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and documents of CSCE.
cooperation among member states to ensure world peace and security, realization of effective measures aimed at the reduction of arms and military expenditures, elimination of nuclear and other kinds of mass extermination weapons, achievement of the general and complete disarmament.
promotion of freedom of communications, contacts and travels in the Commonwealth for the citizens of its member states.
mutual legal assistance and cooperation in other spheres of legal relations, pacific settlement of disputes and conflicts among the states of the Commonwealth.

Membership: 10 states(9 countries as member states and 1 country as an associate country).

Founding states: 3 states(Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine).
Member states since 1991: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan*, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.**
Member state since 1993: Georgia***

*Turkmenistan has never been a full member of the CIS, since it has not ratified the CIS Charter. Since August 2005, Turkmenistan has been an associate member.
**Ukraine has never been a full member of the CIS, since it has not ratified the CIS Charter. Ukraine largely ceased to participate from 2014, but it has not formally withdrawn from the Creation Agreement, therefore it continues to be recognised as a founder.
***Georgia withdrew from the CIS on 18 August 2008.

Type of organisation: continental union
Establishment year: 2002
Official languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili and any other African language.
Headquarters: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Chairperson: Azali Assoumani(since 2023).
The objectives of the African Union are:

to achieve greater unity and solidarity between the African countries and the peoples of Africa.
to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States.
to accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent.
to promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples.
to encourage international cooperation, taking due account of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
to promote peace, security, and stability on the continent.
to promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance
to promote and protect human and peoples’ rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other relevant human rights instruments.
to establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations.
to promote sustainable development at the economic, social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies.
To promote co-operation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African people.
to coordinate and harmonize the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union.
To advance the development of the continent by promoting research in all fields, in particular in science and technology.
To work with relevant international partners in the eradication of preventable diseases and the promotion of good health on the continent.

Membership: 55 member states and 9 observer states.
Founding states: 53 states(Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso* (suspended), Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon* (suspended), Gambia, Ghana, Guinea* (suspended), Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali* (suspended), Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger* (suspended), Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan* (suspended), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe).

Member state since 2011: South Sudan.
Member state since 2017: Morocco.

*Their membership is suspended due to the recent coup d'état.

Type of organisation: political and economic union(regional).
Establishment year: 1967.
Working language: English.
Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
Secretary-General: Kao Kim Hourn.
The Purposes of ASEAN are:

To maintain and enhance peace, security and stability and further strengthen peace-oriented values in the region.
To enhance regional resilience by promoting greater political, security, economic and socio-cultural cooperation.
To preserve Southeast Asia as a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone and free of all other weapons of mass destruction.
To ensure that the peoples and Member States of ASEAN live in peace with the world at large in a just, democratic and harmonious environment.
To create a single market and production base which is stable, prosperous, highly competitive and economically integrated with effective facilitation for trade and investment in which there is free flow of goods, services and investment; facilitated movement of business persons, professionals, talents and labour; and freer flow of capital.
To alleviate poverty and narrow the development gap within ASEAN through mutual assistance and cooperation.
To strengthen democracy, enhance good governance and the rule of law, and to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, with due regard to the rights and responsibilities of the Member States of ASEAN.
To respond effectively, in accordance with the principle of comprehensive security, to all forms of threats, transnational crimes and transboundary challenges.
To promote sustainable development so as to ensure the protection of the region’s environment, the sustainability of its natural resources, the preservation of its cultural heritage and the high quality of life of its peoples.
To develop human resources through closer cooperation in education and life-long learning, and in science and technology, for the empowerment of the peoples of ASEAN and for the strengthening of the ASEAN Community.
To enhance the well-being and livelihood of the peoples of ASEAN by providing them with equitable access to opportunities for human development, social welfare and justice.
To strengthen cooperation in building a safe, secure and drug-free environment for the peoples of ASEAN.
To promote a people-oriented ASEAN in which all sectors of society are encouraged to participate in, and benefit from, the process of ASEAN integration and community building.
To promote an ASEAN identity through the fostering of greater awareness of the diverse culture and heritage of the region and
To maintain the centrality and proactive role of ASEAN as the primary driving force in its relations and cooperation with its external partners in a regional architecture that is open, transparent and inclusive.

Membership: 10 member states(Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) and 2 observer states(East Timor since 2022 and Papua New Guinea since 1976).
Founding states: 5 states(Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand).

Member state since 1984: Brunei.
Member state since 1995: Vietnam.
Member states since 1997: Laos and Myanmar.
Member state since 1999: Cambodia.

Type of organisation: intergovernmental(regional political, economic, international security and defence organisation).
Establishment year: 2001.
Official languages: Chinese and Russian.
Headquarters: Beijing, China (Secretariat) and Tashkent, Uzbekistan (RATS Executive Committee).
Secretary-General: Zhang Ming.
The main objectives and tasks of SCO are:

strengthening between state members of mutual trust, friendship and neighborliness.
development of multi-profile cooperation for the purpose of maintenance and strengthening of the world, safety and stability in the region, assistance to creation of new democratic, fair and rational political and economic international procedure.
joint counteraction to terrorism, separatism and extremism in all of them manifestations, fight against drug trafficking and weapon, other types of transnational criminal activities, and also illegal migration.
encouragement of effective regional cooperation in political, trade and economic, defense, law-enforcement, nature protection, cultural, scientific and technical, educational, energy, transport, credit and financial and other areas, of common interest.
assistance to the comprehensive and balanced economic growth, social and cultural development in the region by means of collateral actions on the basis of equal partnership for the purpose of steady increase in level and improvement of living conditions of the people of state members.
coordination of approaches in case of integration into world economy.
assistance to providing the rights and fundamental freedoms of the person according to the international obligations of state members and their national legal system.
maintenance and development of the relations with other states and international organisations.
interaction in prevention of the international conflicts and their peaceful settlement.
joint finding solutions to problems which will arise in the 21st century.

Membership: 9 states(China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan and Iran) and 2 observer states(Mongolia and Belarus).
Founding states: 5 states(China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).

Member states since 2017: India and Pakistan.
Member states since 2023: Iran.

Observer states:

Mongolia since 2004.
Belarus since 2015.
Afghanistan is inactive since 2021.

Type of organisation: intergovernmental.
Establishment year: 1970(as Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation).
Official language: French.
Headquarters: Paris, France.
Secretary-General: Louise Mushikiwabo(since 2018).
The objectives of La Francophonie are:

The establishment and development of democracy, the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, and support for the rule of law and human rights.
The intensification of the dialogue of cultures and civilisations.
The rapprochement of peoples through their mutual knowledge.
The strengthening of their solidarity through multilateral cooperation actions with a view to promoting the growth of their economies.
The promotion of education and training.

Membership: 54 members(national and regional), 6 associate states and 25 observer states.
Founding states: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso(then as Upper Volta)*, Burundi, Canada, Chad, France, Gabon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali*, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger*, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia and Vietnam.

Member since 1971(as participating government): Quebec(Canadian province)
Member states since 1973: Central African Republic and Lebanon.
Member state since 1976: Seychelles.
Member states since 1977: Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) and Djibouti.
Member since 1977(as participating government): New Brunswick.
Member states since 1979: Dominica, Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu.
Member state since 1980: Mauritania.
Member since 1980: French Community of Belgium.
Member states since 1981: Guinea*, Morocco, Republic of the Congo and Saint Lucia.
Member state since 1983: Egypt.
Member state since 1989: Equatorial Guinea.
Member states since 1991: Cameroon and Laos.
Member states since 1993: Bulgaria, Cambodia and Romania.
Member states since 1996: Cape Verde, Moldova and Switzerland.
Member states since 1999: Albania and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Member state since 2001: North Macedonia.
Member states since 2004: Andorra and Greece.
Member state since 2012: Armenia.

Associate states:

Cyprus, Ghana and Serbia since 2006.
United Arab Emirates(UAE) since 2010.
Qatar since 2012.
Self-proclaimed Kosovo since 2014.
New Caledonia(collectivity of overseas France) since 2016.

Observers:

Poland since 1996.
Czechia, Lithuania and Slovenia since 1999.
Slovakia since 2002.
Austria, Croatia, Georgia and Hungary since 2004.
Mozambique and Ukraine since 2006.
Latvia and Thailand since 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominican Republic, Estonia and Montenegro since 2010.
Uruguay since 2012.
Costa Rica and Mexico since 2014.
Argentina, Ontario(Canadian province) and South Korea since 2016.
Gambia, Ireland, Louisiana(US state) and Malta since 2018.

*Their membership is suspended due to the recent coup d'état.

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