tablished - 21 June 1946 as the Social Commission, renamed 29 July 1966

aim - Economic and Social Council organization dealing with social
development programs of UN

members - (32) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

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Commission on Human Rights

established - 18 February 1946

aim - Economic and Social Council organization dealing with human rights
programs of UN

members - (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

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Commission on Human Settlements (Habitat)

established - 12 October 1978

aim - Economic and Social Council organization assisting in solving human
settlement problems of UN

members - (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

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Commission on Narcotic Drugs

established - 16 February 1946

aim - Economic and Social Council organization dealing with illicit drugs
programs of UN

members - (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions with emphasis
on producing and processing countries

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Commission on the Status of Women

established - 21 June 1946

aim - Economic and Social Council organization dealing with women's rights
goals of UN

members - (32) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

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Commonwealth (C)

established - 31 December 1931

aim - voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire and that
seeks to foster multinational cooperation and assistance

members - (48) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, The Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua
New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri
Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK,
Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

special members - (2) Nauru, Tuvalu

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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

established - 8 December 1991

effective - 21 December 1991

aim - to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism
for the orderly dissolution of the USSR

members - (12) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

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Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEAO)

see West African Economi