] (1) 230 7002

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

Commission on Science and Technology for Development

established -- 30 April 1992

aim -- to promote international cooperation, as part of the Economic
and Social Council, in the field of science and technology

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

Commission on the Status of Women

address -- c/o Economic and Social Council, Affairs Division,
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, Room
S-2963, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA

established -- 21 June 1946

aim -- to deal, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with
women's rights goals of UN

members -- (45) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

Commission on Sustainable Development

established -- 12 February 1993

aim -- to monitor, as part of the Economic and Social Council,
implementation of agreements reached at the UN Conference on
Environment and Development

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

Commonwealth (C)

address -- c/o Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y5HX, UK

telephone -- [44] (71) 839 3411

FAX -- [44] (71) 930 0827

established -- 31 December 1931

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

members -- (49) 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, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu,
Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

special members -- (2) Nauru, Tuvalu

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

address -- Kirov Street 17, 220000 Minsk, Belarus

telephone -- [7] (172) 293434, 293517

FAX -- [7] (172) 261894, 261944

established -- 8 December 1991

effective -- 21 December 1991

aim