Western European and other States

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Western European and other States is a United Nations regional group comprising mainly Western European, North American, and other like-minded countries that coordinate their positions and representation within UN bodies.


Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UN electoral group
United Nations regional group
comprises North American countries
Western European countries
other like-minded countries
cooperatesWith African States
surface form: African Group

Asia-Pacific
surface form: Asia-Pacific Group

Eastern European Group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
geographicalScope includes states from other regions
primarily Western Europe and North America
hasMember Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
hasObserver Andorra
Chile
Holy See
Japan
Liechtenstein
Mexico
Monaco
South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

San Marino
United States of America
languageOfAcronym English
partOf United Nations regional groups
purpose coordinate positions among member states within the United Nations
facilitate representation in UN organs and bodies
regionType cross-regional grouping
shortName WEOG
usedFor allocation of seats on UN bodies
consultations on UN resolutions and decisions
coordination of candidacies for UN elections

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNICEF Executive Board hasRegionalGroupRepresentation Western European and other States