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Intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters

• African Union

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the African Union to the United Nations
    3 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 319-5490

• Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization

  • Office of the Permanent Observer of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization to the United Nations
    404 East 66th Street, Apt. 12C, New York, NY 10065
    Telephone: (212) 734-7608

• Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
    88 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040
    Telephone: (973) 378-9333

• Central American Integration System

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the Central American Integration System to the United Nations
    211 East 43rd Street, Suite 701, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 682 1550, 874-3042

• Commonwealth Secretariat

  • Office of the Commonwealth Secretariat at the United Nations
    800 Second Avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 599-6190, 682-3658, 338-9410

• Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the United Nations
    100 Park Avenue, Suite 1600
    New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 880-6463

  European Union

  • Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
    222 East 41st Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 371-3804

• International Criminal Court

  • Liaison Office of the International Criminal Court to the United Nations
    866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 476
    New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 486-1362/1347

• International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

  • Office of the Special Representative for the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to the United Nations
    One United Nations Plaza, Room 2610, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (917) 367-3463

• International Development Law Organization

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Development Law Organization to the United Nations
    Uganda House
    336 East 45th Street, 1st Floor
    New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 867-9707 (Office)
    (646) 229-0936 (Cellular)

• International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance to the United Nations
    336 East 45th Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
    Telephone (212)-286-1084

• International Organization for Migration

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Organization for Migration to the United Nations
    122 East 42nd Street, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10168
    Telephone: (212) 681-7000, Ext. 200

• International Organization of la Francophonie

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Organization of la Francophonie to the United Nations
    801 Second Avenue, Suite 605, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 867-6771

• International Renewable Energy Agency

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International
    Renewable Energy Agency to the United Nations
    Uganda House
    336 East 45th Street, 11th Floor
    New York, N.Y. 10017
    Telephone: (212) 867-9707

• International Seabed Authority

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Seabed Authority to the United Nations
    One United Nations Plaza, Room 1140, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 963-6470/6411

• International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the United Nations
    Two United Nations Plaza, Room 434, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 963-3972

• International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources to the United Nations
    801 Second Avenue, Suite 405 New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 286-1076

• League of Arab States

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States to the United Nations
    866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 494, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 838-8700

• Organization of Islamic Cooperation

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations
    320 East 51st Street
    Telephone: (212) 883-0140

• Partners in Population and Development

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for Partners in Population and Development to the United Nations
    336 East 45th Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone (212)-286-1082

• University for Peace

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the University for
    Peace
    551 Fifth Avenue, Suites 800 A-B
    New York, N.Y. 10176
    Telephone: (212) 346-1163

Intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and not maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters

• African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
• African Development Bank
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Andean Community
• Andean Development Corporation
• Asian Development Bank
• Association of Caribbean States
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
• Central European Initiative
• Collective Security Treaty Organization
• Common Fund for Commodities
• Commonwealth of Independent States
• Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries
• Community of Sahelo-Saharan States
• Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia
• Council of Europe
• Customs Cooperation Council
• East African Community
• Economic Community of Central African States
• Economic Community of West African States
• Economic Cooperation Organization
• Energy Charter Conference
• Eurasian Development Bank
• Eurasian Economic Community
• European Organization for Nuclear Research
• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• GUUAM
• Hague Conference on Private International Law
• Ibero-American Conference
• Indian Ocean Commission
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development
• International Centre for Migration Policy Development
• International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa
• International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
• International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission
• International Hydrographic Organization
• Islamic Development Bank Group
• Italian-Latin American Institute
• Latin American Economic System
• Latin American Integration Association
• Latin American Parliament
• OPEC Fund for International Development
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
• Organization of American States
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
• Pacific Islands Forum
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
• Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• Southern African Development Community
• South Centre
• Union of South American Nations
• West African Economic and Monetary Union

Other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters

• International Committee of the Red Cross

  • Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations
    801 Second Avenue,
    18th Floor,
    New York, NY 10017-4706
    Telephone: (212) 599-6021

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

  • Delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the United Nations
    800 Second Avenue,
    Suite 355 (Third Floor)
    New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 338-0161

• International Olympic Committee

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Olympic Committee to the United Nations
    708 Third Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 209 3952

• Inter-Parliamentary Union

  • Office of the Permanent Observer to the United Nations
    220 East 42nd Street, Suite 3002, New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 557-5880

• Sovereign Military Order of Malta

  • Office of the Permanent Observer for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations
    216 East 47th Street,
    8th Floor,
    New York, NY 10017
    Telephone: (212) 355-6213/4601

Based on the United Nations Protocol's Blue Book
Last updated from A/INF/67/5 (26 December 2012)