Definition of regions with a view to the execution by the Organization of regional activities

In accordance with the resolutions adopted by the General Conference at its 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th and 42nd sessions (13 C/Resolution 5.91, 18 C/Resolution 46.1, 19 C/Resolution 37.1,¹ 20 C/Resolution 37.1, 21 C/Resolution 39.2, 22 C/Resolution 46, 24 C/Resolution 50.2, 25 C/Resolution 48, 26 C/Resolution 35, 27 C/Resolution 44, 28 C/Resolution 39, 29 C/Resolution 91, 30 C/Resolution 85, 31 C/Resolution 72, 32 C/Resolution 80, 33 C/Resolution 94, 34 C/Resolution 91, 35 C/Resolution 104, 36 C/Resolution 109, 37 C Resolution/95, 38 C/Resolution 100, 39 C/Resolution 89 and 42 C/Resolution 77 respectively), the following are empowered to participate in regional activities in which the representative character of states is an important factor:

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Central African

Republic Chad

Comoros

Congo

Côte d’Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Algeria
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Malta
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Sudan
State of Palestine
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Afghanistan

Australia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Cook Islands

Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea

Fiji

India

Indonesia

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kiribati

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Malaysia

Maldives

Marshall Islands

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nauru

Nepal

New Zealand

Niue

Pakistan

Palau

Papua

New Guinea

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation

Samoa

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Tonga

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Viet Nam



Associate Members: Macau (China) ; New Caledonia; Tokelau

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Associate Members: Åland Islands, Faroes

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)



Associate Members: Anguilla; Aruba ; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands ; Curaçao; Montserrat; Sint Maarten



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¹ This resolution is worded as follows:

“The General Conference

Decides to take all appropriate measures to complete the list of Member States empowered to participate in the regional activities of the Organization as it emerges from 13 C/Resolution 5.91 and 18 C/Resolution 46.1, taking into account the principles set forth in those resolutions and on the basis of the proposals of the Member States already included in each of the various regions ”.