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| Abbreviation | UIA |
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| Formation | 1907; 118 years ago (1907) |
| Type | INGO |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English/French |
| Website | www |
TheUnion of International Associations (UIA) is anon-profitnon-governmental research institute and documentation center based inBrussels,Belgium, and operating underUnited Nations mandate. It was founded in 1907 under the nameCentral Office of International Associations byHenri La Fontaine, the 1913Nobel Peace Prize laureate, andPaul Otlet, a founding father of what is now calledinformation science.
The UIA is an independent research institute and a repository for current and historical information on the work of globalcivil society. It serves two main purposes: to document and promote public awareness of the work of international organizations (bothINGOs andIGOs),international meetings, andworld problems. The UIA also supports and facilitates the work of international associations through training and networking opportunities.
It has consultative status withECOSOC andUNESCO.
The two founders started work setting up the Central Office of International Organisations and then conducting a survey of international organisations with headquarters in Belgium.[1] Then with the help of the sociologistCyril van Overbergh they extend this research to organisations based elsewhere.[2] After collaborating withAlfred Fried on the production ofAnnuaire de la Vie Internationale they produced their own edition without him.[2]
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In 1923, UIA publishedCode des voeux internationaux, codification générale des voeux et résolutions des organismes internationaux, with a preface by Henri La Fontaine.[4]
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