Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
Institut panaméricain de géographie et d'histoire
Instituto Panamericano de Geografia e Historia (IPGH)
Search Open Yearbook
This information is part of the Open Yearbook, a free service of UIA's subscription-based Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO). It includes profiles of non-profit organizations working worldwide in all fields of activity. The information contained in the profiles and search functionality of this free service are limited.
The full-featured Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO) includes over 72,500 organization profiles, additional information in the profiles, sophisticated search functionality and data export. For more information about YBIO, please click here or contact us.
The UIA is a leading provider of information about international non-profit organizations. The aim of the Open Yearbook is to promote the activities of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
Contact Details
URL: http://www.ipgh.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IPGH.PAIGH
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IPGH_PAIGH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ipgh-paigh/
Founded
1928-02-07 Havana Cuba
History
Established by a resolution adopted at 6th International American Conference at Ministerial Level, following proposals first made in 1903. A resolution for the creation of a Pan American Federation of Geographical Societies -- Fédération panaméricaine des sociétés de géographie had been adopted at 3rd Panamerican Scientific Congress, Lima (Peru), 1924. Statutes formally adopted at the Constituent Assembly, 1929, Mexico City (Mexico), and revised in: 1946, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1969. Agreements of specialized organization signed with D-XD3030 - OAS, 12 Jan 1949 and 6 May 1974.
Aims
Encourage, coordinate and publicize cartographical, geographical, historical and geophysical studies as well as other related scientific studies of interest to the Americas; promote and carry out studies, work and training in the aforementioned fields of activity; promote cooperation among organizations interested in these fields of activity in the Americas, and with related international organizations.
Events
32 past events available with paid subscription only.Activities
Available with paid subscription only.Structure
General Assembly (every 4 years); Directing Council (meeting annually), consists of representatives of the Governments of Member States; Commissions (4): Cartography - set up in 1941, located in Santiago (Chile); Geography - set up in 1946, located in Aguascalientes (Mexico); History - set up in 1946, located in Sao Paulo (Brazil); Geophysics - set up in 1969, located in San José (Costa Rica).
General Secretariat, headed by Secretary General; Commissions (4) and Vice-President. Meeting of Officers (twice a year).
Languages
Available with paid subscription only.Staff
Available with paid subscription only.Finance
Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Publications
Available with paid subscription only.Members
Available with paid subscription only.Type I Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Type II Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Subjects *
Available with paid subscription only.UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE3065
Last News
2022
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
← return to your search page to find additional profiles.
UIA allows users to access and make use of the information contained in its Databases for the user’s internal use and evaluation purposes only. A user may not re-package, compile, re-distribute or re-use any or all of the UIA Databases or the data* contained therein without prior permission from the UIA.
Data from database resources may not be extracted or downloaded in bulk using automated scripts or other external software tools not provided within the database resources themselves. If your research project or use of a database resource will involve the extraction of large amounts of text or data from a database resource, please contact us for a customized solution.
UIA reserves the right to block access for abusive use of the Database.
* Data shall mean any data and information available in the Database including but not limited to: raw data, numbers, images, names and contact information, logos, text, keywords, and links.