Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation

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The Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the ideals of national liberation and Third World solidarity. The organization is based in Egypt and has around 26-50 staff.

The AAPSO was founded as the Solidarity Council of the Afro-Asian Countries at a conference held in Cairo December 1957 to January 1958.{{Cite web |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100062827 |url-access= |title=Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization (AAPSO) |author1=Staff writer |year=2024 |department=UIA Global Civil Society Database |website=uia.org |publisher=Union of International Associations |agency=Yearbook of International Organizations Online |location=Brussels, Belgium |format= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=4 February 2025 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}} The name was changed to its present form at the second conference held in Conakry, Guinea in April 1960. The AAPSO has 90 national committees.{{Cite web |title=Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization (AAPSO) |work=devex.com |access-date=4 February 2019 |url= https://www.devex.com/organizations/afro-asian-peoples-solidarity-organization-aapso-47750 }} 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."[http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Afro-Asian+People's+Solidarity+Organization+AAPSO Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization]" in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia 1979