Union of International Associations

Union of International Associations
AbbreviationUIA
Formation1907; 117 years ago (1907)
TypeINGO
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English/French
Websitewww.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.

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

1999 to 2018

Top international meeting countries from 1999 to 2018[3]
Rank Country Number of meetings
1  United States 24,064
2  France 13,903
3  Belgium 11,838
4  Germany 11,479
5  Singapore 10,155
6  United Kingdom 9,943
7  Italy 9,920
8  Spain 9,278
9  South Korea 8,102
10  Austria 7,785
Top international meeting cities from 1999 to 2018[3]
Rank City Number of meetings
1  Singapore 10,155
2 Belgium Brussels 9,683
3 France Paris 6,515
4 Austria Vienna 5,916
5 South Korea Seoul 4,291
6 Switzerland Geneva 3,992
7 United Kingdom London 3,575
8 Germany Berlin 3,072
9 Spain Barcelona 3,018
10 Japan 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. ^ a b Rayward, W. Boyd (1993). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. ISBN 9780838906095. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Union of International Associations 60th International Meetings Statistics Report" (PDF). UIA. 26 June 2019.


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