Cooperation with other International Organizations
Over the years, the scope of AALCO’s activities has broadened in response to the needs of its Member States and the demands of an increasingly globalized world. Its substantive work now spans diverse areas, including international trade and economic law, international humanitarian law, refugee law, and international environmental law. As the only intergovernmental organization of its kind linking the two continents of Asia and Africa, AALCO has also oriented its activities to complement the work of the United Nations in several areas. Reflecting its growing status, the UN General Assembly, at its Thirty-Fifth Session in 1980, granted AALCO Permanent Observer Status.
In addition, AALCO has built close partnerships with UN specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and leading academic institutions, formalized through more than 35 cooperation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). These agreements provide for mutual consultation, exchange of documentation, reciprocal representation at meetings, and joint organization of seminars and workshops in areas of common interest.
AALCO also works in close collaboration with a wide range of organizations, thereby reinforcing its role as a bridge between Asia and Africa and as a partner in shaping the development of international law at the global level.
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