Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
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 PLO as representative of the Palestinian state, the PLO as a non-state entity, or the PNA.

Foreign relations of the State of Palestine

Section Title: Relations with international organisations
Table Section Text: 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 PLO as representative of the Palestinian state, the PLO as a non-state entity, or the PNA.

International Organisation	Status	Representation	Application date	Admission date

Membership

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation	member	State of Palestine	1969

Non-Aligned Movement	member	Palestine[clarification needed]	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 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[clarification needed]

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

International Organization for Standardization	correspondent	Palestine Standards Institution (PNA)	2001

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

Sentence(s)

In 1969 the PLO became a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

final_sentence: In 1969 the PLO became a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.