ovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
and the USSR; earlier members included East Germany and Albania

West African Development Bank (WADB)

note -- also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)

address -- BOAD, BP 1172, 68 av de la liberation, Lome, Togo

telephone -- [228] 21 59 06, 21 42 44, 21 01 13

FAX -- [228] 21 52 67, 21 72 69

established -- 14 November 1973

aim -- to promote regional economic development and integration

members -- (7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo

West African Economic Community (CEAO)

note -- acronym from Communaute Economique de lAfrique de lOuest
established on 3 June 1972 to promote regional economic development;
its members were Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal; it was disbanded in 1994

Western European Union (WEU)

address -- Rue de la Regence 4, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

telephone -- [32] (2) 500 44 11

FAX -- [32] (2) 511 35 19

established -- 23 October 1954

effective -- 6 May 1955

aim -- to provide mutual defense and to move toward political
unification

members -- (10) Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK

associate members -- (3) Iceland, Norway, Turkey

associate partners -- (9) Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

observers -- (2) Denmark, Ireland

World Bank

see -- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

World Bank Group

includes International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
International Development Association (IDA), and International Finance
Corporation (IFC)

World Confederation of Labor (WCL)

address -- Rue de Treves 33, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium

telephone -- [32] (2) 230 62 95

FAX -- [32] (2) 230 87 22

established -- 19 June 1920 as the International Federation of
Christian Trade Unions (IFCTU), renamed 4 October 1968

aim -- to promote the trade union movement

members -- (99 national organizations) Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire Island, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, French Guiana, Gabon, The
Gamb