TABLE OF CONTENT

Foreign Policy
Membership in Organizations
International Law and Treaties
Statements
Oman Abroad
Foreign Missions in Oman

MEMBERSHIP IN REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Oman is a member of numerous regional and international organizations. In 1971, Oman joined the League of Arab States and the United Nations later in the same year. In 1972, it became a member of the Islamic Conference Organization and in 1973, a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Since then, Oman has joined many international organizations including the IMF, World Bank, UNIDO, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, WIPO, FAO, WMO, IMO, and most recently, the WTO.


Oman is a founding member of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC), which was established in May 1981, and the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which was established in March 1997. It has also assumed membership in key international bodies such as the United Nations Security Council, United Nations Economic and Social Council, Executive Board of UNICEF, Executive Board of UNESCO, and the Council of the International Seabed Authority. The chart below lists all regional and international organization in which Oman is a member of:



GULF ORGANIZATIONS

GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES

ARAB CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL

EDUCATION OFFICE FOR THE ARAB GULF STATES

JOINT PROGRAMS PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION FOR GULF STATES

ARAB GULF UNIVERSITY

CO-OPERATION COUNCIL STATES SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS BOARD

GULF INTERNATIONAL BANK

GULF ORGANIZATION FOR INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT

GULF NEWS AGENCY

GULF STATES LABOR & SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER'S FELLOW-UP OFFICE

GULF TELEVISION BOARD

TECHNICAL OFFICE FOR COMMUNICATIONS


ARAB ORGANIZATIONS

LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
ARAB ACADEMY FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT

ARAB ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

ARAB BANK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

ARAB CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ARID ZONES AND DRY LANDS

ARAB STATES CIVIL AVIATION COUNCIL

ARAB FUND FOR ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ORGANIZATION OF ARAB CITIES

ARAB GIRL GUIDES OFFICE

ARAB HEALTH MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB HOUSING MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB JUSTICE MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB LABOR ORGANIZATION

ARAB MONETARY FUND

ARAB PLANNING INSTITUTE

ARAB POSTAL UNION

ARAB SCOUTS' OFFICE

ARAB STATES BROADCASTING UNION

ARAB TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION

ARAB TOURISM ORGANIZATION

ARAB TRANSPORT MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE IN PARIS

ARAB YOUTH & SPORTS MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS

ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIFICATIONS & STANDARDS

ARAB LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION

ARAB SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTERS' COUNCIL

ARAB SOCIAL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AGAINST CRIME

ARAB SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION (ARABSAT)

ARAB INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

INTER-ARAB INVESTMENT GUARANTEE CORPORATION

AGREEMENT FOR SIMPLIFICATION DEVELOPING TRADE EXCHANGE AMONG THE ARAB STATES

ARAB AGREEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM AND FUNDAMENTALISM


MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS


ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE

AL-QUDS FUND (JERUSALEM)

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE

ISLAMIC CAPITALS ORGANIZATION

ISLAMIC CENTER FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ISLAMIC CENTER FOR TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH

ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK

ISLAMIC EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (ISESCO)

ISLAMIC FIQH COUNCIL

ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER

ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY

ISLAMIC STATES BROADCASTING ORGANIZATION

ISLAMIC STATES CENTER FOR STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH TRAINING

ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND


INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL EPIZOOTIC OFFICE

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION

UN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL BUREAU FOR INFORMATICS

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINL POLICE ORGANIZTION (INTERPOL)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTHOUSE AUTHORITIES

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES OF ADMINISTRATION

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR LEGAL METEOROLOGY

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR TRAINING AND WELFARE OF THE DISABLED

INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS

INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF CHILD WELFARE

INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS

NON - ALIGNED MOVEMENT

WORLD SCOUT BUREAU

WORLD ASSOCIATION OF GIRL GUIDES

WORLD COUNCIL FOR WELFARE OF THE BLIND

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RADIO AMATEURS

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

INDIAN OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL CO-OPERATION


OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

AFRO-ASIAN INSURANCE UNION

AFRO-ASIAN LEGAL CONSULTATION COMMITTEE

AFRO-ASIAN ORGANIZATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

ARAB GULF ORGANIZATION FOR SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE UNITED NATIONS

REGIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR PROTECTION OF THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT

 

 

 
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