Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Organisation des Etats des Caraïbes orientales (OECO)
Organización de los Estados del Caribe Oriental (OECO)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.oecs.int
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OECSCommission
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/organisation-of-eastern-caribbean-states/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oecscommission
Founded
1981-07-18
History
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As a major institutional player at the regional level, assist in development of Member States by: assisting them to maximize the benefits from their collective space; facilitating their integration with the global economy; contributing to policy and programme formulation and execution in respect of national, regional and international issues and serving as a channel for bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Promote cooperation among Member States and at the regional and international levels; promote unity and solidarity among Member States and defend their sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence; seek to achieve the fullest possible harmonization of foreign policy among Member States; seek to adopt as far as possible common positions on international issues and establish and maintain wherever possible arrangements for joint overseas representation and/or common services.
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Formal agreement with: B-XB3383 - UNESCO; B-XB0971 - FAO. Special agreement with: B-XE3386 - UNIDO. Memorandum of Understanding with: H-XG6704 - Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC). Under Lom Conventions, links with: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC). Observer to General Assembly of: A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN). Permanent observer status with: B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Observer to: F-XJ7911 - Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM). Member of: F-XM6100 - Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS); F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA). Affiliate member of: D-XD1294 - Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Permanent Observer to: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC. Works closely with: E-XE4838 - Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD). Also links with:
- F-XF3413 - Association of Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union (OCTA);
- E-XE3268 - Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI);
- F-XF3668 - Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ);
- F-XF4023 - Caribbean Development Bank (CDB);
- F-XF0166 - Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS);
- F-XK1031 - Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export);
- D-XM2218 - CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS);
- F-XF3936 - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC);
- F-XF1309 - Commonwealth of Learning (COL);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- D-XD5213 - Council of Legal Education (CLE);
- F-XF0488 - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB);
- F-XF6736 - Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL);
- F-XF4360 - European Development Fund (EDF);
- E-XD1025 - Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean;
- E-XE0390 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC);
- E-XE6330 - PAHO/WHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE);
- E-XE3347 - Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Information and Training Centre - Wider Caribbean (REMPEITC-Carib);
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF4346
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