Foreign Relations of Taiwan - Relation With International Organizations

Relation With International Organizations

Under PRC pressure, the ROC has been excluded from or downgraded in many international organizations. In other cases, the ROC may retain full participation, due to the usage of names such as Chinese Taipei.

Below is a list of such international organizations and the names as which the ROC is known:

• Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (participates as Republic of China (Taiwan))
• Agency for international trade information and cooperation (AITIC) (participates as "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu")
• Amnesty International (AI) (participates as "Taiwan")
• Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation (AOSEF) (participates as Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp.)
• Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) (provide country-specific information as "Taiwan")
• Association of Future Markets (AFM) (participates as Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX))
• Asian Productivity Organization (APO) (participates as Republic of China)
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding of 1991 and partaking APEC Business Travel Card scheme) (participates as "Chinese Taipei")
  • List of Chinese Taipei Representatives to APEC
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) (participates as "Taipei, China")
• Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) (participates as Republic of China (Taiwan))
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (referred to as "Taiwan")
• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (participates as "Taiwan")
• Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) (participates as Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation)
• Banco Centralamericano de Integración Economico (BCIE or CABEI) (participates as Republic of China)
• Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (with Member States of Belize, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recognizing Republic of China)
• Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (participates as "Taiwan")
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (has a long-standing cooperation with the EBRD as Taipei China)
• Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) (participates as "Taiwan")
• Food and Agriculture Organization (due to PRC's political pressure, participates in various subsidiary organizations as China - Taipei, including Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Asia and Pacific Seed Association)
• International Association of Judges (IAJ) (as a professional and non-political international organization, that the Association has consultative status with the United Nations (namely the International Labour Office and the U.N. Economic and Social Council) and with the Council of Europe, participates as Republic of China (Taiwan))
• International Bar Association (IBA) (participates sectionally as "Taiwan")
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (ICC participates in the activities of UNCTAD, including International Court of Arbitration) (participates as "Chinese Taipei")
• International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) (affiliates by the Taipei Bar Association)
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IREA) (referred to as "Taiwan" as IREA is co-hosted in the Steering Committee in the REN21)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (participates as Taipei section and Tainan section of Taiwan)
• Institute of International Finance (IIF) (participates as Mega International Commercial Bank, "Taiwan, China")
• International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) (participates as Taiwan Provincial Farmers Association)
• International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) (participates as "Taiwan")
• International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (participates as "Taiwan")
• International Labour Organization (ILO) (referred to as "Taiwan, Province of China")
• International Maritime Organization (IMO) (referred to as "Taiwan, Province of China")
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) (referred to as "Taiwan Province of China")
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (referred to as "Taiwan, China")
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) (participates as "Chinese Taipei")
• International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) (participates and affiliates as "Chinese Taipei")
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) remains unofficial relations with the ICRC and referred as the "Taiwan Red Cross Organization" under the category of Public Sources. (see page 476)
• International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations (IFABC) (participates as "Chinese Taipei")
• International Union of Railways (UIC) (participates as "Taiwan (China)")
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations (participates as China - Taipei)
• League of Historical Cities (participates as Tainan, "Chinese Taipei")
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (participates as "Chinese Taipei" as an observer)
• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (listed by economic cooperation as "Taiwan")
• Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (conducts regular dialogue as Taiwan/ROC Forum countries dialogue and issues diplomatic Joint Statement at each dialogue conference)
• Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) (participates as "Chinese Taipei")
• Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMOs) (participates as a fishing entity on the basis of United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement)
• Sistema de Integración Centroamericana (SICA) (participates as Republic of China)
• SEACEN (participates as Central Bank, "Chinese Taipei")
• Transparency International (TI) (to lend impetus on the formation of United Nations Convention against Corruption and OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, participates as "Chinese Taipei")
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (referred to as "Taiwan")
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (to be considered separately from People's Republic of China, but has not attained neither CISG status nor Model Law status)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (referred to as "Taiwan Province of China")
• United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA) (assorted as "Taiwan Province of China")
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) (over-sighted as "Taiwan Province of China")
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (reviewed as "Chinese Taipei" apart from People's Republic of China)
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT) (included as "Taiwan Province of China")
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (referred to as "Taiwan Province of China")
• Universal Postal Union (UPU) (removed and excluded by UPU in 1972 ; "Taiwan's" Chunghwa Post continually providing the postal services as a non-recognized postal entity)
• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) (researched as "Taiwan Province of China")
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) (participates as "Taiwan")
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) (participates as "Taiwan", also note that there is no national member of WAGGGS in PRC)
• World Bank (referred to as "Taiwan, China")
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL) (participates as "Taiwan")
• World Economic Forum (WEF) (officially listed as "Taiwan, China")
• World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) (participates as Taiwan Stock Exchange and Taiwan Futures Exchange) Under the umbrella of World Federation of Exchanges, MSCI includes Taiwan as MSCI Taiwan Index. In addition, London Metal Exchange is participated under London Stock Exchange in association with the World Federation of Exchanges in relation with Taiwan Future Exchange.
• World Health Organization (WHO) (In the outbreak of Severe acute respiratory syndrome and with the concern of Disease surveillance, was invited as "Chinese Taipei" on the case-by-case basis. with its relations with the WHO being governed by a Memorandum of Understanding dated 14 May 2005 between the PRC and the WHO. The health insurance scheme in Taiwan is referenced on the WHO publication.)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (not a signatory of the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, referred to as "Taiwan, Province of China")
• World Medical Association (WMA) (participates as "Taiwan" by the Taiwan Medical Association)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (signed and ratified the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization on 2 March 1951, cited as "Taiwan region")
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (participates as "Chinese Taipei")
• World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) (participates as Scouts of China)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (retrieved as "Taiwan (province of China)") (see page 8)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) (participates as "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu" (Chinese Taipei) and delegated by the Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Mastu to the WTO in Geneva.)
• World Vision International (WVI) (World Vision International works in "Taiwan")