Indian Ocean Commission

LC control no.	n 88675588
Descriptive conventions	rda
Corporate name heading	Indian Ocean Commission *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Commission de l'océan Indien IOC C.O.I. COI
Beginning date	1982
Found in	Oraison, A. Quelques réflexions critiques sur la Commission de l'océan Indien, 1988: p. 11 (C.O.I.) Yearbook of inter. orgs., 1988/89 (Indian Ocean Commission (IOC); listed amongst non-profit organizations which have been dissolved, are currently inactive, or are dormant) Wikipedia, June 10, 2014 (The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization that was created in 1982 at Port Louis, Mauritius and institutionalized in 1984 by the Victoria Agreement in Seychelles. The IOC is composed of five African Indian Ocean nations: Comoros, Réunion (a department of France), Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles; the five islands share geographic proximity, historical and demographic relationships, natural resources and common development issues. IOC's principal mission is to strengthen the ties of friendship between the countries and to be a platform of solidarity for the entire population of the African Indian Ocean region. IOC's mission also includes development, through projects related to sustainability for the region, aimed at protecting the region, improving the living conditions of the populations and preserving the various natural resources that the countries depend on.)