The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a non-profit non-governmental research institute and documentation center based in Brussels, Belgium, and operating under United Nations mandate. It was founded in 1907 under the name Central Office of International Associations by Henri La Fontaine, the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
The UIA is an independent research institute and a repository for current and historical information on the work of global civil society. It serves two main purposes: to document and promote public awareness of the work of international organizations (both INGOs and IGOs), international meetings, and world problems. The UIA also supports and facilitates the work of international associations through training and networking opportunities.
It has consultative status with ECOSOC and UNESCO.
History 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.Laqua, Daniel Wouter Van Acker and Christophe Verbruggen. 2019. International Organizations and Global Civil Society: Histories of the Union of International Associations. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Then with the help of the sociologist Cyril van Overbergh they extend this research to organisations based elsewhere. After collaborating with Alfred Fried on the production of Annuaire de la Vie Internationale they produced their own edition without him.
Top meeting places
2018 + Top international meeting countries in 2018 Rank Country Number of meetings11,1772854384945925579647274558441932910296+ Top international meeting cities in 2018 Rank City Number of meetings11,1772 Brussels7333 Seoul4314 Vienna4015 Tokyo3136 Paris2597 Madrid1908 London1839 Barcelona14810 Geneva145
1999 to 2018 + Top international meeting countries from 1999 to 2018 Rank Country Number of meetings124,064213,903311,838411,479510,15569,94379,92089,27898,102107,785+ Top international meeting cities from 1999 to 2018 Rank City Number of meetings110,1552 Brussels9,6833 Paris6,5154 Vienna5,9165 Seoul4,2916 Geneva3,9927 London3,5758 Berlin3,0729 Barcelona3,01810 Tokyo3,012
Publication In 1923, UIA published Code des voeux internationaux, codification générale des voeux et résolutions des organismes internationaux, with a preface by Henri La Fontaine.https://uia.org/en/about
See also Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential International Congress Calendar International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation Yearbook of International Organizations
References
External links
Union of International Association records, 1892-2026. DIMES: The Online Collection and Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center