In June, the Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce -- in conjunction with local trade associations, chambers of commerce, and bank officials -- sponsored a World Trade Conference at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel.

The government has made major strides toward joining the World Trade Organization.

Armenia joined the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) in January 2003.

Armenia is a member of more than 40 different international organizations including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization and La Francophonie.

* 1974 – Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the air.

* List of tenants in One World Trade Center

* List of tenants in Two World Trade Center

On September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda Islamic extremists hijacked American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93 and crashed them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the southwestern side of the Pentagon building, and Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania in a terrorist attack.

United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field as flight attendants and passengers — who had heard about the other three hijacked planes ramming into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon — fought hijackers who were likely flying to crash the plane either into the White House or the United States Capitol.

On September 11, 2001, Omari boarded American Airlines Flight 11 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane, which was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, as part of the coordinated attacks.

American 11 was hijacked 15 minutes after the flight departed by Omari and four other hijackers, which allowed trained pilot Mohamed Atta to crash the Boeing 767 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of an attack that killed thousands of people.

* 2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City.

Its New York offices were on the 92nd and 98th – 105th floors of the South Tower of the World Trade Center at the time of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

Activists ' goals are for an end to the legal status of " corporate personhood " and the dissolution of free market fundamentalism and the radical economic privatization measures of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization.

Common targets include the World Bank ( WB ), International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and free trade treaties like the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ), Free Trade Area of the Americas ( FTAA ), the Multilateral Agreement on Investment ( MAI ) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services ( GATS ).

* World Trade Organization

* 1999 – The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.

The Czech Republic participates in the United Nations ( UN ); World Trade Organization ( WTO ); International Monetary Fund ( IMF ); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ); International Energy Agency ( IEA ); North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and the International Whaling Commission.

In particular, the term is not recognised as a specific disorder by the American Psychiatric Association in its latest categorisation of disorders, nor is it recognised by the World Health Organisation as a valid disorder.

Most removals of the clitoris occur as female genital mutilation, defined by the World Health Organisation as " all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons.

Using the SAFE strategy ( acronym for surgery for in-growing or in-turned lashes, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvements ), the World Health Organisation aims for the global elimination of trachoma by 2020 ( GET 2020 initiative ).

From 1967 until 1978, Mountbatten became president of the United World Colleges Organisation, then represented by a single college: that of Atlantic College in South Wales.

ECMWF has dramatically improved the accuracy and reliability of weather forecasting, working in collaboration with Member and Co-operating States, the European Union and partners such as the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites ( EUMETSAT ) and the European Space Agency ( ESA ).

* 1938: The World Esperanto Youth Organisation TEJO is founded.

In addition to the organisations already mentioned, Finland is a member of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association, the Bank for International Settlements, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Council of Europe, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Germany is a member of the NATO defence alliance, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), the G8, the G20, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ).

Gabon is a member of the UN and some of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank ; Organization of African Unity ( OAU ); Central African Customs Union ( UDEAC / CEMAC ); EC association under Lome Convention ; Communaute Financiere Africaine ( CFA ); Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ); Non-Aligned Movement ; withdrew from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ).

The World Health Organisation estimated that Malaria killed almost one million people in 2008.

* World Gastroenterology Organisation

Hungary is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) since 1995, a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) since 1996, and a member of the European Union since 2004.

The country was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 and is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / World Trade Organization ( GATT / WTO ), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ), and the Council of Europe.

Jordan is a member of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ), Non-Aligned Movement, and Arab League.

According to the World Health Organisation ( WHO ), over a third of people in most countries report problems at some time in their life which meet criteria for diagnosis of one or more of the common types of mental disorder.

In 1998, he ran for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation and was elected to this position on 22 July 1999.

Mike Moore was the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation from 1999 to 2002, his term coincided with momentous changes in the global economy and multilateral trading system.

* Director General of the World Trade Organisation 1999 – 2002.

* Special Advisor, China Institute for Reform and Development ’ s World Trade Organisation Reference Centre.

The Netherlands is an active and responsible participant in the United Nations system as well as other multilateral organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and International Monetary Fund.

* 1947 – The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), is founded.

The World Organisation for Animal Health is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide and was created by an international agreement as the International Office of Epizootics ( still known by its French acronym Office International des Epizooties-OIE ) on 25 January 1924.

It commemorates the 185th anniversary of Rhode Island's Independence when, upon May 4, 1776, the General Assembly, by its action, established the first free republic in the New World.

* 1945 – World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army was liberated in Baguio City and they fought against the Japanese forces under by General Tomoyuki Yamashita.

* 1914 – World War I: Battle of Stallupönen – The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.

* 1943 – World War II: The U. S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.

* 1942 – World War II: The most famous ( and first international ) Aggie Muster is held on the Philippine island of Corregidor, by Brigadier General George F. Moore ( with 25 fellow Texas A & M graduates who are under his command ), while 1. 8 million pounds of shells pounded the island over a 5 hour attack.

* 1960 – Henri Guisan, Swiss army officer, General of the Swiss Army during World War II ( b. 1874 )

( 2001 ) Ordered to Die A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War: Forward by General Hüseyiln Kivrikoglu No. 201 Contributions in Military Studies.

General Joseph Stilwell, an American military adviser to Chiang during World War II, strongly criticized Chiang and his generals for what he saw as their incompetence and corruption.

Abusive incidents occurred following a drunk American General making comments about Chiang's regime, and a low point in Sino-American relations followed the rape of a Chinese university student by American marines shortly after World War II.

Specifically, neocolonialism refers to the theory that former or existing economic relationships, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Central American Free Trade Agreement, created by former colonial powers were or are used to maintain control of their former colonies and dependencies after the colonial independence movements of the post – World War II period.

He is the son of Lieutenant General Victor H. " Brute " Krulak, USMC, who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Historians have concluded that this assignment provided valuable preparation for handling the challenging personalities of Winston Churchill, George S. Patton, George Marshall and General Montgomery during World War II.

* 1943 – World War II: U. S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the Supreme Allied Commander.

* 1941 – World War II: Battle of the Philippines – Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland.

* 1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge – German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: " Nuts!

During the First World War, he and his wife performed many services for the public of Leicestershire, including opening up their home first as a VAD Hospital under the 5th Northern General Hospital, and later as a hospital for Naval Personnel.

In the hauntingly re-enacted opening portion of the film concerning the background that McNamara and his pro-nuclear-war adversary U. S. General Curtis LeMay had shared together during World War II, director Morris brought out complexities in the character of McNamara, which the public had not previously recognized, but which largely shaped McNamara's positions regarding both the missiles-in-Cuba issue and the Vietnam War issue, and which therefore created the historical figure that McNamara turned out to be as the U. S. Secretary of Defense.

* 1943 – World War II: Tunisia Campaign – General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.

* 1944 – World War II: The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.

* 1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.

* 1945 – World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.

* 1943 – World War II: General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

The First Battle of El Alamein ( 1 – 27 July 1942 ) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought between Axis forces ( Germany and Italy ) of the Panzer Army Africa ( Panzerarmee Afrika ) commanded by Field Marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall ) Erwin Rommel, and Allied ( specifically, British Imperial ) forces ( Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand ) of the British Eighth Army commanded by General Claude Auchinleck.