International membership of Ukraine explained

This article lists international organizations of which Ukraine is a member or an observer.

Name of the organizationUkraine's accessionStatusSources
United NationsOctober 24, 1945[1] https://www.un.org/members/list.shtml
United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeMarch 28, 1947http://www.unece.org/oes/nutshell/member_States_representatives.htm
World Trade OrganizationMay 16, 2008http://www.wto.int/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm
European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentApril 13, 1992https://web.archive.org/web/20081007114220/http://www.ebrd.com/about/basics/members.htm
International Monetary FundSeptember 3, 1992http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/exfin2.aspx?memberKey1=993&date1key=2008-09-23
World
Bank
Group
International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentSeptember 3, 1992https://web.archive.org/web/20071017060524/http://minfin.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=35741&cat_id=48396
International Finance Corporation1993http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100718164847/http://go.worldbank.org/Y33OQYNE90
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency1994
International Centre for Settlement of Investment DisputesJuly 7, 2000http://icsid.worldbank.org/ICSID/FrontServlet?requestType=ICSIDDocRH&actionVal=ContractingStates&ReqFrom=Main
International Development AssociationMay 27, 2004http://me.kmu.gov.ua/control/publish/article/hide?art_id=44456&cat_id=44455
Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeJanuary 1, 1995[2] http://www.osce.org/about/13131.html
NATO Partnership for PeaceFebruary 8, 1994http://www.nato.int/pfp/sig-cntr.htm
Euro-Atlantic Partnership CouncilMay 29, 1997[3] http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=en&part=cooperation&sub=epc
Council of EuropeNovember 9, 1995https://web.archive.org/web/20060717074115/http://www.coe.int/T/e/Com/about_coe/member_states/default.asp
Energy CommunityFebruary 1, 2011member[4] http://www.energy-community.org/portal/page/portal/ENC_HOME/MEMBERS/PARTIES/UKRAINE
Baku InitiativeNovember 13, 2004http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/international/regional/caspian/energy_en.htm
Central European InitiativeMay 31, 1996https://archive.today/20121222063827/http://www.mfa.gov.ua/mfa/ua/publication/content/2938.htm
Commonwealth of Independent StatesDecember 8, 1991[5] https://web.archive.org/web/20090109054550/http://www.ln.mid.ru/ns-rsng.nsf/8c21fbc45f12ec6d432569e700419ef3/c5363bace1a0db03c3257235004505e5?OpenDocument
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic DevelopmentOctober 10, 1997http://guam-organization.org/node/240
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank1998http://www.bstdb.gr/BSfamily.htm
Organization of the Black Sea Economic CooperationMay 1, 1999https://web.archive.org/web/20110525222809/http://www.bsec-organization.org/Information/Pages/testt.aspx
Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task GroupApril 2, 2001http://www.photius.com/blackseafor/
Common Economic SpaceSeptember 19, 2003http://ecetrade.typepad.com/Single%20Economic%20Space%20Initiative%20basic%20information.doc
Community of Democratic ChoiceDecember 2, 2005http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1063461.html
Black Sea Forum for Partnership and DialogueJune 5, 2006https://web.archive.org/web/20080916050411/http://www.blackseaforum.org/joint_declaration.html
Organization of Central Asian Cooperationobserverhttp://ecetrade.typepad.com/Central%20Asian%20Cooperation%20Organization%20basic%20info.doc
Eurasian Economic CommunityMay 2002observerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110510101132/http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/collective-security-organization-timeline/
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe[6] observerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060816050558/http://www.stabilitypact.org/partners/
Southeast European Cooperative Initiativeobserverhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080723155310/http://www.secicenter.org/p228/SECI_Observer_Countries
Council of the Baltic Sea Statesobserverhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090213004550/http://cbss.org/specialparticipants/observers/
FrancophonieSeptember 29, 2006observerhttp://www.francophonie.org/oif/pays/detail-pays.cfm?id=300
Non-Aligned Movementobserverhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080917112308/http://www.nam.gov.za/background/guests.htm

Possible membership

Ukraine is also a potential candidate for the following organizations:

see: Ukraine, Croatia broaden ties

see: Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, European Union Association Agreement, Stabilisation and Association Process, European Neighbourhood Policy, Eastern Partnership, Ukraine–European Union relations, Future enlargement of the European Union

see: Ukraine–NATO relations, Enlargement of NATO, Partnership for Peace, Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade

Notes and References

  1. [Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian]
  2. OSCE's predecessor was the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, which Ukraine joined on January 30, 1992.
  3. EAPC's predecessor was the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, which Ukraine joined on March 10, 1992.
  4. Web site: On September 24, 2010 the Accession Protocol was signed . September 25, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721212844/http://www.energy-community.org/portal/page/portal/ENC_HOME/NEWS/News_Details?p_new_id=3721 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
  5. Ukraine is a founding member of the CIS but did not ratify the CIS Charter, so it is not a full member.
  6. On February 27, 2008, the Stability Pact was replaced by the Regional Co-operation Council. Ukraine is neither a member nor an observer in the RCC.
  7. ,964-15. Verkhovna Rada. 964-15. On the Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine. 19 June 2003, amended on 8 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Що змінив для України «закон про НАТО» та як не зупинитися на півдорозі до Альянсу. What changes for Ukraine did the «law on NATO» bring and how not to stop halfway to the Alliance. Sydorenko. Sergiy. 9 June 2017. Європейська Правда. 4 March 2018. uk.
  9. Web site: НАТО визнало за Україною статус країни-аспіранта. NATO recognized Ukraine as an aspirant country. 10 March 2018. Європейська Правда. 10 March 2018. uk.