International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

General ProfileEarthRights International (ERI) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation which seeks to combine the power of law and the power of people in defence of earth rights. Its stated aims are: fact-finding, legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training grassroots and community leaders, and advocacy campaigns. Through these strategies, ERI seeks to end earth rights abuses, to provide real solutions for real people, and to promote and protect human rights and the environment in the communities where ERI works. Co-Founder and Executive Direct…

General ProfileThe aim of the East African Community is to be a 'prosperous, competitive, secure, stable and politically united East Africa. The EAC aims at widening and deepening co-operation among the partner states in, among others, political, economic and social fields for their mutual benefit. Formed in 1999 by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and enlarged in 2007 by Rwanda and Burundi. The Republic of South Sudan acceded to the Treaty on 15 April 2016 and became a full Member on 15 August 2016. T…

South Africa: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.General Profile Capital: Bhisho (Population estimate, 2010: 137,250)Constitution and GovernmentThe legislature consists of 63 members. Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, URL: http://www.eclegislature.gov.za/Speaker: Helen Sauls-August Executive Council (as at July 2023) Premier: Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane MEC for Human Settlements: Siphokazi Lusithi MEC for Education: Fundile Gade MEC for Transport & Community Safety: Xolile Nqatha MEC for…

General ProfileThe Eastern Caribbean Central Bank was established in October 1983. Its purpose is to maintain the stability of the Eastern Caribbean dollar, maintain the banking system and support the growth and development of member states. It aims to be the leading institution for economic policy advice, support and promote the ECCU's regionalisation initiative and a model for management in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union.There are eight member states: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vin…

Member, House of Lords; political career: Mem., House of Lords, 2010-; professional career: Chair., Local Government Association; committees: various, most recently: Ecclesiastical, 2020-; Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, 2019-; office address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 3000; fax: +44 (0)20 7219 5979; URL: http://www.parliament.uk.

Nigerian, Former President, International Criminal Court; born: ; education: Univ. of Calabar, Nigeria, LL.B; McGill Univ., Canada, LL.M; Univ. of Amsterdam, Ph.D, international criminal law; professional career: Adjunct Prof., International criminal law, Fac. of Law, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada; Barrister; Lead Prosecution Trial Counsel, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2000-03, Head of Chambers, 2008-10; Principal Appeals Counsel for the Prosecution, Charles Taylor Case, Special Court for Sierra Leone, 2007-08; …

Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Government of Mexico; political career: Founder, Party of the Democratic Centre; Secretary of Public Security, 2000; mem., Party of the Democratic Revolution; Head of Government of the Federal District, 2006-12; Pres., United Nations Global Network on Safer Cities, 2012-14; Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 2018-2023; resigned to enter presidential race.

Premier, Government of British Columbia; party: British Columbia New Democratic Party; political career: MLA, Vancouver-Point Grey, 2013; Attorney General, Gov. of British Columbia; Leader, BC NDP, 2022-; Minister of Housing, 2020-22; Premier, 2022-; professional career: human rights lawyer; Exec. Dir., BC Civil Liberties Assn.; adjunct prof. of law, Univ. of British Columbia; office address: Legislative Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4, Canada; e-mail: [email protected].

British, Member of the House of Lords; party: Conservative Party; political career: Mem., House of Lords, 1990-; committees: Most recently: European Union, 2012-15; EU Justice sub-cttee., 2015-16; Liaison, 2016-17; office address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PQ, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 5353.

Former Governor, Bank of the Republic of Colombia; born: 1951; education: Univ. Nacional de Colombia, Engineer, 1973; Program of Business Economics, Harvard Univ., 1975; Boston Univ., Master's, Economics; Oxford Univ., D. Phil, Economics, 1994; political career: Dep. Foreign Trade Minister of Colombia and Chief Negotiator of Trade Agreements, 1993-94; professional career: Researcher; Dean, Fac. of Economics, Univ. Nacional de Colombia, 1984-85; Dep. Dir, Fedesarrollo, 1989-90, then Dir.; Dir. of Economic Research, Fed. Nacional de Cafeteros, 19…

General ProfileAn international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics. The main activities of the Society are: publication of the journal Econometrica; publication of a research Monograph Series and; organisation of scientific meetings in six regions of the world. President: Guido Tabellini Econometric Society, Cowles Foundation, Yale University, 30 Hillhouse Avenue, POB 208281, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Tel: +1 203 432 2697, e-mail: [email protected], URL: http://www.econometricsociety.org/

Bodies belonging to United Nations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Secretariat. General ProfileThe Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was established by the UN Charter as the principal organ to co-ordinate the economic, social and related work of the UN's specialized agencies, functional commissions and regional commissions. It also receives reports from 11 UN funds and programmes. ECOSOC provides a central point for discus…

General ProfileFounded in 1983, ECCAS acquired the status of Commission in December 2019 in order to implement its activities more efficiently. The Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC-ECCAS) aims to promote peace, prosperity and solidarity in Central Africa. The work of the ECCAS Commission is based on five principles: peace and security; common market; environment and natural resources; infrastructure and land management; gender and human development.The framework of ECCAS is defined by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of member…

General ProfileFirst founded in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen countries. It aims to promote economic integration in all aspects of economic activity, concentrating primarily on industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial questions and social and cultural matters. The region has a combined GDP of approximately US$735 billion. The combined population is approximately 320 million.The 15 member states are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verd…

General ProfileEstablished in 1985, the Economic Co-operation Organization (ECO) succeeded the Regional Co-operation for Development (1964-1979) and is an intergovernmental regional organisation whose principal purpose is to promote economic, technical and cultural co-operation among its Member States. The Organization covers more than 460 million people and over 8 million square kilometres. The original organisation numbered just the three states of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, but these were later joined by a further seven member states in 1992,…

Republic of EcuadorRepública del Ecuador Ecuador: Galapagos Islands.General Profile Capital: Quito (Population estimate, 2021: 2.1 million) Head of State: Daniel Noboa (President) Vice President: Verónica Abad Rojas National Flag: A tricolour fesswise, yellow, blue, red, the yellow half the depth of the flag, which bears at its centre the national coat of arms: a condor, Mount Chimborazo and four signs of the zodiac.Constitution and Government ConstitutionGuayaquil became the first city in Ecuador to gain its independence from Spain in October 1820; it was no…

Judge, High Court of Australia; professional career: Barrister, Chambers of Mr Malcolm McCusker QC, Western Australia, 2001-11; One Essex Court Chambers, 2008-11; Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, 2005-; Professor of the Law of Obligations, Univ. of Oxford, 2008-11; Judge, Supreme Court of Western Australia, 2011-15; Judge, Federal Court of Australia, 2015-17; Judge, Federal Court of Australia, 2017-; office address: High Court of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.

Ukranian, Former Minister of Health, Government of Israel; born: 1958, Ukraine, immigrated to Israel 1987; languages: Russian, English; education: Teachers' Training Inst., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem; party: Yisrael ba-Aliya; political career: Advisor to the then Opposition Leader, Mk Benjamin Netanyahu, 1993-94; a founder mem. of Yisrael ba-Aliya, he headed the party's election campaign, 1995; appointed Minister of Immigration and Absorption, 1996-99; Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, 2009-13; Speaker of the Knesset, 2013; Minister of Health, 2020-2021; pr…

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland; born: 12 June 1897 - 14 January 1977; education: Eton; Christ Church, Univ. of Oxford; political career: MP, 1923-57; Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs, 1935-38, 1940-45, 1951-55; Prime Minister, 1955-57 (resigned after Suez Crisis); Mem., House of Lords, 1961-77.

Retired diplomat; professional career: Amb. to Cambodia, 1997-2000; Amb. to Macedonia, 2001-04; Consul General, St. Petersburg, 2004-06; Acting Head of Mission, Holy See, 2011; Amb. to Uzbekistan, 2012-16; Various roles, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development, incl. Dep.Dir. & Coronavirus Task Force; British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji, Aug. 2020-2021.