Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation

The Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the ideals of national liberation and Third World solidarity. The organization is based in Egypt and has around 26-50 staff.[1]

Dr. Murad Ghaleb, then Secretary-General of the Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation (second from left) at the Headquarters of the United Nations (New York, 16 June 1988)

The AAPSO was founded as the Solidarity Council of the Afro-Asian Countries at a conference held in Cairo December 1957 to January 1958. The name was changed to its present form at the second conference held in Conakry, Guinea in April 1960.[2] The AAPSO has 90 national committees.[1] The Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee was a charter member. Observer status was held by the World Federation of Trade Unions, World Federation of Democratic Youth, Women's International Democratic Federation and the World Peace Council.[2]

National committees
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Country Member Ref
 Bahrain Bahrain AAPSO Group [3]
 Bangladesh Bangladesh AAPSO [3]
 Benin Section Beninoise de l'AAPS [3]
 France AFASPA [3]
 Germany Solidarity Committee of the German Democratic Republic [3]
 India The All India Committee of AIPSO [3]
 Japan Japan Asia Africa Latin America Solidarity Committee [3]
 Lebanon Comité Libanais [3]
 Madagascar Fifanampiana Malagasy [3]
   Nepal AAPSO Nepal [3]
 North Korea Korean Committee for Afro-Asian Solidarity [3]
 Philippines Philippine Peace and Solidarity Council [3]
 Russia National Committee [3]
 Sri Lanka National Committee [3]
 Tanzania National Committee [3]
 Vietnam National Committee [3]

See also

References
  1. "Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization (AAPSO)". devex.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. "Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization" in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia 1979
  3. "National Committees Condolences". aapsorg.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.


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