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, anti-colonialism, and Third World solidarity.^[1] The organization is based in Egypt and has around 26-50 staff.^[2]

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.^[3] The name was changed to its present form at the second conference held in Conakry, Guinea in April 1960.^[4] The AAPSO has 90 national committees.^[2] 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.^[4]

National committees

Country	Member	Ref
Bahrain	Bahrain AAPSO Group	[5]
Bangladesh	Bangladesh AAPSO	[5]
Benin	Section Beninoise de l'AAPS	[5]
France	AFASPA	[5]
Germany	Solidarity Committee of the German Democratic Republic	[5]
India	The All India Committee of AIPSO	[5]
Japan	Japan Asia Africa Latin America Solidarity Committee	[5]
Lebanon	Comité Libanais	[5]
Madagascar	Fifanampiana Malagasy	[5]
Malta	Malta Labour Party	[6][7][8]
Nepal	AAPSO Nepal	[5]
North Korea	Korean Committee for Afro-Asian Solidarity	[5]
Philippines	Philippine Peace and Solidarity Council	[5]
Russia	National Committee	[5]
Sri Lanka	National Committee	[5]
Tanzania	National Committee	[5]
Vietnam	National Committee	[5]

See also

• Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America