Union of International Associations

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Union of International Associations
AbbreviationUIA
Formation1907;118 years ago (1907)
Type INGO
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English/French
Website www.uia.org

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a non-profit non-governmental research institute and documentation center based in Brussels, Belgium, and operating under United Nations mandate. It was founded in 1907 under the name Central Office of International Associations by Henri La Fontaine, the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.

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The UIA is an independent research institute and a repository for current and historical information on the work of global civil society. It serves two main purposes: to document and promote public awareness of the work of international organizations (both INGOs and IGOs), international meetings, and world problems. The UIA also supports and facilitates the work of international associations through training and networking opportunities.

It has consultative status with ECOSOC and UNESCO.

History

The two founders started work setting up the Central Office of International Organisations and then conducting a survey of international organisations with headquarters in Belgium. [1] Then with the help of the sociologist Cyril van Overbergh they extend this research to organisations based elsewhere. [2] After collaborating with Alfred Fried on the production of Annuaire de la Vie Internationale they produced their own edition without him. [2]

Top meeting places

2018

Top international meeting countries in 2018 [3]
RankCountryNumber of meetings
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,177
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 854
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 849
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 592
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 579
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 472
7Flag of France.svg  France 455
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 441
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 329
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 296
Top international meeting cities in 2018 [3]
RankCityNumber of meetings
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,177
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 733
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 431
4 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 401
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 313
6 Flag of France.svg Paris 259
7 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid 190
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 183
9 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 148
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneva 145

1999 to 2018

Top international meeting countries from 1999 to 2018 [3]
RankCountryNumber of meetings
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24,064
2Flag of France.svg  France 13,903
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11,838
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11,479
5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 10,155
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,943
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9,920
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9,278
9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8,102
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7,785
Top international meeting cities from 1999 to 2018 [3]
RankCityNumber of meetings
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 10,155
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 9,683
3 Flag of France.svg Paris 6,515
4 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 5,916
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 4,291
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneva 3,992
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 3,575
8 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 3,072
9 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3,018
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 3,012


Publication

In 1923, UIA published Code des voeux internationaux, codification générale des voeux et résolutions des organismes internationaux, with a preface by Henri La Fontaine.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Laqua, Daniel Wouter Van Acker and Christophe Verbruggen. 2019. International Organizations and Global Civil Society: Histories of the Union of International Associations. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
  2. 1 2 Rayward, W. Boyd (1993). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. ISBN   9780838906095 . Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Union of International Associations 60th International Meetings Statistics Report" (PDF). UIA. 26 June 2019.


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