Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Business and Industry
Private Sector
Sustainable Development
Trade and Development
Sustainable Development:
Trade and environment
Transport
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1970 |
| Organizational structure: |
Organisation FIATA is structured into Institutes, Advisory Bodies, and Working Groups each in their turn dealing with every aspect that affects the international movement of freight. The Institutes, which usually meet twice per year, carry out the technical work of the Federation. Currently FIATA has three, namely the Airfreight Institute (AFI) details Customs Affairs Institute (CAI) details Multimodal Transport Institute (MTI) details Some of the Institutes have some permanent Working Groups; e.g. the MTI has three for Sea, Rail and Road Transport, and the AFI one for IATA matters. Working Groups report to their respective Institutes and meet according to necessity. For matters that affect the whole of the freight forwarding industry there are five Advisory Bodies: Advisory Body of International Affairs (ABIA) details Advisory Body of Information Technology (ABIT) details Advisory Body Legal Matters (ABLM) details Advisory Body Safety and Security (ABSS) details Advisory Body Vocational Training (ABVT) details They co-operate with the Institutes and Working Groups, if required, and meet according to necessity. Regional Meetings FIATA Association members are divided into 4 regions worldwide. These are: Africa/Middle East Americas Asia/Pacific Europe |
| Number and type of members: |
115 Associations members (national freight forwarders associations) and over 5'650 Individual members |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
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