The UIA, an international Non Governmental Organisation


The UIA's mission is to represent the community of architects and to promote their activities with:

  •  other Non Governmental Organisations in order to develop interdisciplinary contacts:

  • IOC : International Olympic Committee

  • ICOMOS : International Council of Monuments and Sites

  • ICSID : International Council of Societies of Industrial Design

  • ICOGRADA : International Council of Graphic Design Associations

  • IFI : International Federation of Interior Designers

  • IFLA : International Federation of Landscape Architects

  • ISOCARP : International Society of City Region Planners

  • INTA : International urban development association
  • Intergovernmental institutions in which the UIA is the only officially recognised association in its field:

  • UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

  • UNCHS : United Nations Centre for Human Settlements

  • ECOSOC : United Nations Economic and Social Council

  • UNIDO : United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

  • WHO : World Health Organisation

  • WTO : World Trade Organisation