Organization or entity
| Date observer status was granted
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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
| October 15, 1981 (A/RES/36/4)
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African Development Bank
| October 28, 1987 (A/RES/42/10)
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African Union (formerly the Organisation of African Unity)
| October 11, 1965 (A/RES/2011(XX))
15 August 2002 (General Assembly decision 56/475)
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Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
| October 17, 1988 (A/RES/43/6)
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Andean Community of Nations
| October 22, 1997 (A/RES/52/6)
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Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (formerly the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee)
| October 13, 1980 ( A/RES/35/2)
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Asian Development Bank
| November 19, 2002 (A/RES/57/30)
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Association of Caribbean States
| October 15, 1998 (A/RES/53/17) [6]
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
| December 4, 2006 (A/RES/61/44)
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Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
| October 8, 1999 (A/RES/54/5)
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Caribbean Community
| October 17, 1991 (A/RES/46/8)
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Central American Integration System
| October 19, 1995 (A/RES/50/2)
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Collective Security Treaty Organization
| December 2, 2004 (A/RES/59/50)
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Common Fund for Commodities
| November 23, 2005 (A/RES/60/26)
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Commonwealth of Independent States
| March 24, 1994 (A/RES/48/237)
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Commonwealth Secretariat
| October 18, 1976 (A/RES/31/3)
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Community of Portuguese Language Countries
| October 26, 1999 (A/RES/54/10)
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Community of Sahelo-Saharan States
| December 12, 2001 (A/RES/56/92)
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Council of Europe
| October 17, 1989 (A/RES/44/6)
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East African Community
| December 9, 2003 (A/RES/58/86)
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Economic Community of Central African States
| December 12, 2000 (A/RES/55/161)
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Economic Community of West African States
| December 2, 2004 (A/RES/59/51)
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Economic Cooperation Organization
| October 13, 1993 (A/RES/48/2)
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Eurasian Economic Community
| December 9, 2003 (A/RES/58/84)
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European Union
| October 11, 1974 (A/RES/3208 (XXIX))
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GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
| December 9, 2003 (A/RES/58/85)
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Hague Conference on Private International Law
| November 23, 2005 (A/RES/60/27)
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Ibero-American Conference
| November 23, 2005 (A/RES/60/28)
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Indian Ocean Commission
| December 4, 2006 (A/RES/61/43)
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Inter-American Development Bank
| December 12, 2000 (A/RES/55/160)
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Inter-Parliamentary Union
| November 19, 2002[7]
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International Centre for Migration Policy Development
| November 19, 2002 (A/RES/57/31)
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International Committee of the Red Cross
| October 16, 1990 (A/RES/45/6)
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International Criminal Court
| July 1, 2002
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International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
| October 15, 1996 (A/RES/51/1)
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International Development Law Institute
| December 12, 2001 (A/RES/56/90)
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
| October 19, 1994 (A/RES/49/2)
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International Hydrographic Organization
| December 12, 2001 (A/RES/56/91)
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International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
| December 9, 2003 (A/RES/58/83)
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International Olympic Committee
| October 20, 2009 (A/RES/64/3)
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International Organization for Migration
| October 16, 1992 (A/RES/47/4)
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International Organization of la Francophonie
| November 10, 1978 (A/RES/33/18)
December 18, 1998 (General Assembly decision 53/453)
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International Seabed Authority
| October 24, 1996 (A/RES/51/6)
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
| December 17, 1996 (A/RES/51/204)
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (or the World Conservation Union)
| December 17, 1999 (A/RES/54/195)
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Islamic Development Bank Group
| March 28, 2007 (A/RES/61/259)
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Latin American Economic System (SELA)
| October 13, 1980 (A/RES/35/3)
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Latin American Integration Association
| November 23, 2005 (A/RES/60/25)
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Latin American Parliament
| October 13, 1993 (A/RES/48/4)
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League of Arab States
| November 1, 1950 (A/RES/477 (V))
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OPEC Fund for International Development
| December 4, 2006 (A/RES/61/42)
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
| October 15, 1998 (A/RES/53/6)
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Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
| December 2, 2004 (A/RES/59/52)
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Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
| October 13, 1993 (A/RES/48/5)
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Organization of American States
| October 16, 1948 (A/RES/253 (III))
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Organisation of the Islamic Conference
| October 10, 1975 (A/RES/3369 (XXX))
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Pacific Islands Forum
| October 17, 1994 (A/RES/49/1)
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Palestine Liberation Organization
| November 22, 1974 (A/RES/3237 (XXIX)): observer status
December 9, 1988 (A/RES/43/160): designation "Palestine"
December 15, 1988 (A/RES/43/177): right to circulate communications without intermediary
July 7, 1998 (A/RES/52/250): right to participate in general debate and additional rights
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Partners in Population and Development
| November 19, 2002 (A/RES/57/29)
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Permanent Court of Arbitration
| October 13, 1993 (A/RES/48/3)
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
| December 2, 2004 (A/RES/59/48)
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
| December 2, 2004 (A/RES/59/53)
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Southern African Development Community
| December 2, 2004 (A/RES/59/49)
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Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
| August 24, 1994[8]
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World Customs Organization (formerly the Customs Cooperation Council)
| March 23, 1999 (A/RES/53/216)
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