Who's Who in International Organizations has been a standard biographical reference work since the first edition appeared in 1992.
As of the 2007 edition, Who's Who in International Organizations is incorporated, as Volume 6, into the Yearbook of International Organizations, and is consequently now published annually.
Volume 6: Who's Who in International Organizations continues to serve the same purposes as the previous, stand-alone editions:
- to provide information on the principal personalities involved in the development, operation and coordination of international organizations, associations, institutes, networks, programmes and other bodies described in Volume 1 of the Yearbook of International Organizations;
- to provide an easy means of checking biographical details of significant individuals on the multinational and global levels;
- to provide a resource for the development of inter-organizational relationships;
- to improve access to information on international organizations.
There are many biographical reference books available today. Volume 6: Who's Who in International Organizations is unique in that in concentrates on the human role in the international organizational network. It provides answers to such questions as:
- who are the people making and carrying out decisions in international organizations;
- what other responsibilities do they have;
- what is their background;
- what have they in common;
- how can they be contacted.
The sole criteria for inclusion in Volume 6: Who's Who in International Organizations is holding or having held a significant position in an international organization listed in Volume 1 of the Yearbook of International Organizations.
This edition lists 16, 098 individuals who hold or who have held key positions in 20, 965 international organizations which themselves represent every field of human endeavour. The organizations whose officers are included range from United Nations agencies to trade associations, from scientific institutes to development networks, from sports federations to financial institutions.Virtually every form of organization described in Volume 1 is represented in this Volume 6.
This collection should be seen as a still photograph of an ever-changing landscape. People do not stand still, nor do organizations. Given the dynamic rate of change in international organization life no static picture can ever be wholely accurate. The information given here as to positions held in international organizations is valid at the time of editing; by the time of publishing this information may already be out-dated. This collection is nonetheless valuable in that it gives an indication of the kind of people who work with and for international organizations.

Notes to the User

Biographies

•Appearing in alphabetical order of surname.

Indexes

• Name index by organization

• Name index by area of concern

• Name index by citizenship

Appendices

1. Classification of organizations by area of concern

2. Statistics

      Year of birth

      Country of citizenship

      Languages

      Gender

      Subjects of interest

      Regions of interest

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