International Organization Membership
Yemen is a member of the United Nations (UN) and the following UN affiliates and specialized agencies:
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Telecommunication Union
- UN Conference on Trade and Development
- UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- UN Industrial Development Organization
- Universal Postal Union
- World Health Organization
Yemen is also a member of the following organizations:
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Council of Arab Economic Unity
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- International Criminal Court (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Monetary Fund
- Islamic Development Bank
- League of Arab States
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
Yemen was granted observer status at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1999 and in 2002 and 2003 submitted necessary documentation for full membership. The WTO working party on Yemen met in 2004 and twice thereafter to discuss Yemen's accession; negotiations are expected to take several years.
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