Volume 1 (A and B) of the "Yearbook of International Organizations" covers international organizations throughout the world, comprising their aims, activities and events. This includes names (in English, French and, where available, other languages), abbreviations and descriptions of over 34, 000 not-for-profit organizations currently active in every field of human endeavor, as well as references to associated organizations, whose goals cross all economic, political and geographical borders, offering an insight into new, productive relationships. The volume also allows quick and easy cross-referencing from volumes 2, 3, 4, and 6.