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SUBMIT NEW ITEMS IN FOLLOWING FORMAT:  Year, Month, Day, COUNTRY, City, "TITLE," Sponsor, Summary-optional, Contact Email, Other Contact Information.  Use microsoft word, times new roman, 12 pt    
FICTITIOUS EXAMPLE:   2002, 12, 4-11, CANADA, Montreal, "SYMPOSIUM ON IMPACTS OF WITHDRAWALS FROM THE GREAT LAKES." Canadian/USA Boundary Commission, Contact: concerned@environment.com, Jim Green, Ph: 773-693-1000, Fax: 773-693-1001, Mail: 37 River Rd, Lake, MI 60027, USA

 

OFFICIAL UNITED NATIONS COUNTRY NAMES WILL BE USED*

AFRICA

    EGYPT

    KENYA

CENTRAL AMERICA

   BELIZE

   COSTA RICA

   EL SALVADOR

   HONDURAS

   GUATEMALA

   NICARAGUA

   PANAMA

EASTERN EUROPE

   BULGARIA

   POLAND

FAR EAST

   BANGLADESH

   CHINA

   MALAYSIA

   INDIA

   NORTH KOREA

    NEPAL  

   PAKISTAN

   SOUTH KOREA

   THAILAND

NEAR EAST

   IRAN

   IRAQ

   ISRAEL

   JORDAN

   KUWAIT

__2002-03-23-27, KUWAIT, KUWAIT CITY, "International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Regions. "Summary: The lack of renewable freshwater resources in arid and semi-arid regions constitutes a major deterrent to sustainable development of such areas. To meet demands for water for a multitude of uses, there is a continuing struggle. It is expected that in the next four or five decades, many countries around the globe will experience severe water shortages. The per capita share of freshwater has dropped significantly due to burgeoning population, coupled with attendant increases in needs for water. The water shortage has, therefore, become commonplace in many countries. Notwithstanding these shortages, water continues to be used unwisely, wasted and polluted. Insufficient water at the right place at the right time with the right quality requires, more than ever before, improved management, efficient utilization and increased conservation of limited freshwater resources. This Conference aims at providing an international forum for state-of-the-art presentations on recent advances and experiences and the identification of the needs for future developments associated with water resources development, utilization, management and conservation in arid and semi-arid regions. The main objective of this Conference is to bring together educators, researchers, practitioners, managers and policy-makers from all over the world involved in various aspects of water resources in arid and semi-arid regions. The Conference is intended to be multidisciplinary, gathering climatologists, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, geologists, environmentalists, ecologists, water resource planners, modelers, managers and policy- and decision-makers under one roof. The target is to promote integrated ideas, approaches, models and actions that can develop and sustain water resources both quantitatively and qualitatively through exchange of the state-of-the-art knowledge; sharing of recent and improved technologies and experiences; and presentation of innovative ideas and solutions relevant to arid and semi-arid areas.  The major themes to be covered, but not limited to, include:- Measurements, Acquisition, Storage and Retrieval of Data- Surface Water Hydrology- Groundwater Hydrology- Water Resources Development, Conservation and Utilization- Water Resources Planning and Management., Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Contact Name: Dr. Muhammad Al-Rashed E-mail: mrashed@safat.kisr.edu.kw

   OMAN

   QATAR

   SAUDI ARABIA

   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 

NORTH AMERICA

   CANADA

   MEXICO

   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    2002, 5, 19-22, USA, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, "Conference on Water Resources  Planning and Management with Specialty Symposia: Managing the Extremes- Floods and Droughts and Environmental and Water Resources System Analysis,"American Society of Civil Engineers-Environmental and Water Resources Institute,  Contact: Bill Cox, General Conference Chair, 540-231-7152,  cox@vt.edu or David Kibler, Technical Program Chair, 540-231-8309, kiblerdf@vt.edu or http://www.ewrinstitute.org

    2002, 5, 28-31, USA, WASHINGTON, D.C., "Annual Spring Meeting," American Geophysical Union, http://www.agu.org 

    2002, 7, 23-26, USA, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, "Joint Conference on Integration Trans-Boundary Water Management," Universities Council on Water Resources, American Society of Civil Engineers-Environmental and Water Resources Institute, National Ground Water Association, and US Corp of Engineers, Contact:  Gerry Galloway, General Conference Chair  gallowayg@washinton.ijc.org or Ari Michelsen 915-859-9111 at a-michelsen@tamu.edu        

    2002, 7, 28-31, USA, ESTES PARK, COLORADO, "Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods Conference," American Society of Civil Engineers-Environmental and Water Resources Institute  and International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Contact:  Cliff Pugh, Conference Co-Chair 303-445-2151 or Kevin Oberg, Conference Co-chair at kaoberg@usgs.gov 

    2002, 9, 8-13, USA, PORTLAND, OREGON, "9th International Conference on Urban Drainage," American Society of Civil Engineers, Contact:  www.asce.org/conferences  or Leonore Jordan at 800-548-ASCE

 

SOUTH AMERICA

   ARGENTINA

   BRAZIL

   BOLIVIA

   CHILE

SOUTH PACIFIC

   AUSTRALIA

   FIJI

   NEW ZEALAND

    2002, 7, 9-12, NEW ZEALAND, WELLINGTON, "Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting", AGU, AIP, GSNZ, GNS, MSNA, NIWA, NZGS, NZHS,     NSMSS, RSNZ, VUW,  Contact:http://www,agu.org

WESTERN EUROPE

   AUSTRIA

   BELGIUM

   DENMARK

   FINLAND

   FRANCE

___2001-10-02 to 2001-10-05, FRANCE, MONTPELLIER, " Fifth International Workshop on Application of Remote Sensing in Hydrology", Summary:  This is the fifth workshop in a series designed to document up-to-date activities in the use of remote sensing in hydrology. The present workshop will focus on the role of remote sensing in the science of hydrology in three special climatic regions (semi-arid, humid, cold) as well as on the application of the technology to the practice of hydrology (new sensors, watershed models). This workshop is a co-operative venture between the Laboratoire Commun de Télédétection in France, the United States Department of Agriculture, Hydrology Laboratory and Environment Canada. It is the first to be held on the European continent.  NWRI Canada, CEMAGREF ENGREF, France, Contact Name: Raoul Granger E-mail: raoul.granger@ec.gc.ca URL: http://hydrors2001.teledetection.fr/
   GERMANY

   GREAT BRITAIN

   IRELAND   

   ITALY

   NORWAY

   PORTUGAL

   SPAIN

   SWEDEN

   SWITZERLAND

*OFFICIAL UNITED NATIONS COUNTRY NAMES WILL BE USED AS FOLLOWS:

Following is the list of the 189 Member States of the United Nations with dates on which they joined the Organization.

Member -- (Date of Admission)

Afghanistan -- (19 Nov. 1946)
Albania -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Algeria -- (8 Oct. 1962)
Andorra -- (28 July 1993)
Angola -- (1 Dec. 1976)
Antigua and Barbuda -- (11 Nov. 1981)
Argentina -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Armenia -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Australia -- (1 Nov. 1945)
Austria-- (14 Dec. 1955)
Azerbaijan -- (9 Mar. 1992)
Bahamas -- (18 Sep. 1973)
Bahrain -- (21 Sep. 1971)
Bangladesh -- (17 Sep. 1974)
Barbados -- (9 Dec. 1966)
Belarus -- (24 Oct. 1945)

On 19 September 1991, Byelorussia informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus.

Belgium -- (27 Dec. 1945)
Belize -- (25 Sep. 1981)
Benin -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Bhutan -- (21 Sep. 1971)
Bolivia -- (14 Nov. 1945)
Bosnia and Herzegovina -- (22 May 1992)
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992.

Botswana -- (17 Oct. 1966)
Brazil -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Brunei Darussalam -- (21 Sep. 1984)
Bulgaria -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Burkina Faso -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Burundi -- (18 Sep. 1962)
Cambodia -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Cameroon -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Canada -- (9 Nov. 1945)
Cape Verde -- (16 Sep. 1975)
Central African Republic -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Chad -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Chile -- (24 Oct. 1945)
China -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Colombia -- (5 Nov. 1945)
Comoros -- (12 Nov. 1975)
Congo -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Costa Rica -- (2 Nov. 1945)
Côte d'Ivoire -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Croatia -- (22 May 1992)

 
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Republic of Croatia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/238 of 22 May 1992.

Cuba -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Cyprus -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Czech Republic-- (19 Jan. 1993)

Czechoslovakia was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its Permanent Representative informed the Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic would cease to exist on 31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as successor States, would apply for membership in the United Nations. Following the receipt of its application, the Security Council, on 8 January 1993, recommended to the General Assembly that the Czech Republic be admitted to United Nations membership. The Czech Republic was thus admitted on 19 January of that year as a Member State.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- (17 Sep. 1991)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Denmark -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Djibouti -- (20 Sep. 1977)
Dominica -- (18 Dec. 1978)
Dominican Republic -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Ecuador -- (21 Dec. 1945)
Egypt -- (24 Oct. 1945)

Egypt and Syria were original Members of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958, the United Arab Republic was established by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued as a single Member. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, resumed its separate membership in the United Nations.  On 2 September 1971, the United Arab Republic changed its name to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

El Salvador -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Equatorial Guinea -- (12 Nov. 1968)
Eritrea -- (28 May 1993)
Estonia -- (17 Sep. 1991)
Ethiopia -- (13 Nov. 1945)
Fiji -- (13 Oct. 1970)
Finland -- (14 Dec. 1955)
France-- (24 Oct. 1945)
Gabon -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Gambia -- (21 Sep. 1965)
Georgia -- (31 July 1992)
Germany -- (18 Sep. 1973)

The Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic were admitted to membership in the United Nations on 18 September 1973.  Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany, effective from 3 October 1990, the two German States have united to form one sovereign State.

Ghana -- (8 Mar. 1957)
Greece-- (25 Oct. 1945)
Grenada -- (17 Sep. 1974)
Guatemala -- (21 Nov. 1945)
Guinea -- (12 Dec. 1958)
Guinea-Bissau -- (17 Sep. 1974)
Guyana -- (20 Sep. 1966)
Haiti -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Honduras -- (17 Dec. 1945)
Hungary -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Iceland -- (19 Nov. 1946)
India -- (30 Oct. 1945)
Indonesia -- (28 Sep. 1950)

By letter of 20 January 1965, Indonesia announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations "at this stage and under the present circumstances". By telegram of 19 September 1966, it announced its decision "to resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities". On 28 September 1966, the General Assembly took note of this decision and the President invited representatives of Indonesia to take seats in the Assembly.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)-- (24 Oct. 1945)
Iraq-- (21 Dec. 1945)
Ireland -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Israel-- (11 May 1949)
Italy-- (14 Dec. 1955)
Jamaica -- (18 Sep. 1962)
Japan-- (18 Dec. 1956)
Jordan -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Kazakhstan-- (2 Mar. 1992)
Kenya -- (16 Dec. 1963)
Kiribati -- (14 Sept. 1999)
Kuwait -- (14 May 1963)
Kyrgyzstan -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Lao People's Democratic Republic -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Latvia -- (17 Sep. 1991)
Lebanon -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Lesotho -- (17 Oct. 1966)
Liberia -- (2 Nov. 1945)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Liechtenstein-- (18 Sep. 1990)
Lithuania -- (17 Sep. 1991)
Luxembourg-- (24 Oct. 1945)
Madagascar -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Malawi -- (1 Dec. 1964)
Malaysia-- (17 Sep. 1957)

The Federation of Malaya joined the United Nations on 17 September 1957.  On 16 September 1963, its name was changed to Malaysia, following the admission to the new federation of Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak. Singapore became an independent State on 9 August 1965 and a Member of the United Nations on 21 September 1965.

Maldives-- (21 Sep. 1965)
Mali -- (28 Sep. 1960)
Malta -- (1 Dec. 1964)
Marshall Islands -- (17 Sep. 1991)
Mauritania -- (7 Oct. 1961)
Mauritius -- (24 Apr. 1968)
Mexico -- (7 Nov. 1945)
Micronesia (Federated States of)-- (17 Sep. 1991)
Monaco -- (28 May 1993)
Mongolia -- (27 Oct. 1961)
Morocco -- (12 Nov. 1956)
Mozambique -- (16 Sep. 1975)
Myanmar -- (19 Apr. 1948)
Namibia -- (23 Apr. 1990)
Nauru -- (14 Sept. 1999)
Nepal -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Netherlands -- (10 Dec. 1945)
New Zealand -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Nicaragua -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Niger -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Nigeria -- (7 Oct. 1960)
Norway -- (27 Nov. 1945)
Oman -- (7 Oct. 1971)
Pakistan -- (30 Sep. 1947)
Palau -- (15 Dec. 1994)
Panama -- (13 Nov. 1945)
Papua New Guinea -- (10 Oct. 1975)
Paraguay -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Peru -- (31 Oct. 1945)
Philippines -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Poland -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Portugal -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Qatar -- (21 Sep. 1971)
Republic of Korea -- (17 Sep. 1991)
Republic of Moldova -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Romania -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Russian Federation -- (24 Oct. 1945)

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 24 December 1991, Boris Yeltsin, the President of the Russian Federation, informed the Secretary-General that the membership of the Soviet Union in the Security Council and all other United Nations organs was being continued by the Russian Federation with the support of the 11 member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Rwanda -- (18 Sep. 1962)
Saint Kitts and Nevis -- (23 Sep. 1983)
Saint Lucia -- (18 Sep. 1979)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- (16 Sep. 1980)
Samoa -- (15 Dec. 1976)
San Marino -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Sao Tome and Principe -- (16 Sep. 1975)
Saudi Arabia -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Senegal -- (28 Sep. 1960)
Seychelles -- (21 Sep. 1976)
Sierra Leone -- (27 Sep. 1961)
Singapore -- (21 Sep. 1965)
Slovakia -- (19 Jan. 1993)

Czechoslovakia was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its Permanent Representative informed the Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic would cease to exist on 31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as successor States, would apply for membership in the United Nations. Following the receipt of its application, the Security Council, on 8 January 1993, recommended to the General Assembly that the Slovak Republic be admitted to United Nations membership. The Slovak Republic was thus admitted on 19 January of that year as a Member State.

Slovenia -- (22 May 1992)
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992.

Solomon Islands -- (19 Sep. 1978)
Somalia -- (20 Sep. 1960)
South Africa -- (7 Nov. 1945)
Spain -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Sri Lanka -- (14 Dec. 1955)
Sudan -- (12 Nov. 1956)
Suriname -- (4 Dec. 1975)
Swaziland -- (24 Sep. 1968)
Sweden -- (19 Nov. 1946)
Syrian Arab Republic -- (24 Oct. 1945)

Egypt and Syria were original Members of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958, the United Arab Republic was established by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued as a single Member. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, resumed its separate membership in the United Nations.

Tajikistan -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Thailand -- (16 Dec. 1946)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -- (8 Apr. 1993)

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name.

Togo -- (20 Sep. 1960)
Tonga -- (14 Sept. 1999)
Trinidad and Tobago -- (18 Sep. 1962)
Tunisia -- (12 Nov. 1956)
Turkey -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Turkmenistan -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Tuvalu -- (5 Sept. 2000)
Uganda -- (25 Oct. 1962)
Ukraine-- (24 Oct. 1945)
United Arab Emirates -- (9 Dec. 1971)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-- (24 Oct. 1945)
United Republic of Tanzania -- (14 Dec. 1961)

Tanganyika was a Member of the United Nations from 14 December 1961 and Zanzibar was a Member from 16 December 1963. Following the ratification on 26 April 1964 of Articles of Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar continued as a single Member, changing its name to the United Republic of Tanzania on 1 November 1964.

United States of America -- (24 Oct. 1945)
Uruguay -- (18 Dec. 1945)
Uzbekistan -- (2 Mar. 1992)
Vanuatu -- (15 Sep. 1981)
Venezuela -- (15 Nov. 1945)
Viet Nam -- (20 Sep. 1977)
Yemen -- (30 Sep. 1947)

Yemen was admitted to membership in the United Nations on 30 September 1947 and Democratic Yemen on 14 December 1967. On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and have since been represented as one Member with the name "Yemen".

Yugoslavia -- (1 Nov. 2000)

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/12 of 1 November 2000.

Zambia -- (1 Dec. 1964)
Zimbabwe -- (25 Aug. 1980)

Source: UN Press Release ORG/1317 (26 September 2000)
Updated 18 December 2000