Relations With International Organisations
The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority are represented in various international organizations as member, associate or observer. Because of inconclusiveness in sources, in some cases it is impossible to distinguish whether the participation is executed by the PNA, the PLO as representative of the Palestinian state, or by the PLO as a non-state entity. Often, the designation by the international organisation is usually simply with "Palestine".
| International Organisation | Status | Representation | Application date | Admission date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership | ||||
| Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | member | State of Palestine | 1969 | |
| Non-Aligned Movement | member | Palestine | 1976 | |
| Arab League | member | State of Palestine | 1976 | |
| United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia | member | Palestine Liberation Organization (as in the UNGA) | 1977 | |
| Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | member | Palestinian National Council (PLO) | 2003 | |
| International Organization for Standardization | member | Palestine Standards Institution (PNA) | 2001 | 2004 |
| International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions | member | Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights (PNA) | 2004 | |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |
member | Palestine Red Crescent Society (PLO) | 2006 | |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean | member | Palestinian National Council (PLO) | 2006 | |
| Union for the Mediterranean | member | Palestinian National Authority | 2008 | |
| Inter-Parliamentary Union | member | Palestinian National Council (PLO) | 1995 | 2008 |
| Asian Parliamentary Assembly | member | Palestinian Legislative Council (PNA) | ||
| Group of 77 | member | Palestine | ||
| International Trade Union Confederation | member | Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions | ||
| Airports Council International | member | Palestinian Civil Aviation Authority (PNA) | ||
| Alliance for Financial Inclusion | member | Palestinian Monetary Authority (PNA) | 2010 | |
| UNESCO | member | State of Palestine | 1989 | 2011 |
| IBAN | member | Palestinian Monetary Authority (PNA) | 2012 | |
| Non-member status | ||||
| United Nations | observer state | State of Palestine | 1974 | |
| World Health Organization | observer | Palestine Liberation Organization (as in the UNGA) | 1998 | |
| International Telecommunication Union | observer | Palestine Liberation Organization (as in the UNGA) | 1998 | |
| World Tourism Organization | special observer | Palestine Liberation Organization (as in the UNGA) | 1999 | |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | observer | Palestine Liberation Organization (as in the UNGA) | 2005 | 2005 |
| Universal Postal Union | special observer | Palestinian National Authority | 2008 | |
| Energy Charter Conference | observer | Palestinian National Authority | 2008 | |
| International Electrotechnical Commission | affiliate participant | Palestine Standards Institution (PNA) | 2009 | |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | partner for democracy | Palestinian National Council (PLO) | 2010 | 2011 |
Additionally the Palestinian National Authority, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization, participates in trade liberalisation:
- has customs union with Israel
- has free trade agreements with the EU, EFTA, and Turkey
- is covered by the free trade agreement between the United States and Israel
- participates in the Greater Arab Free Trade Area of the Council of Arab Economic Unity
- is in negotiations for free trade agreement with Mercosur
The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority are jointly accepted as party to the international agreements on roads, railways, and maritime transport in the Arab Mashreq.
Read more about this topic: Foreign Relations Of The Palestinian National Authority
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