Cidob Foundation
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CIDOB, acronym of Center of International Relations and International Cooperation (in Catalan language, Centre d’Informació i Documentació Internacionals a Barcelona), is a Barcelona, Spain -based foundation web site in Spanish, Catalan and English languages. It works as research, training and documentation centre on international relations and development studies.
It was registered in 1973 as a non-profit association and In 1979 it became a private foundation with a Board consisting of several public institutions and individuals. CIDOB Foundation became in 1997 a University Institute on International Studies (IUEI).
The users of CIDOB are national and international public institutions, non governmental organisations (NGOs), companies in the areas of export, financial and publishing, media, experts and professionals, university students and individuals interested in international issues.
The main geographical areas are: Latin America, Mediterranean, Arab World, Sub-Saharian Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the former USSR and Asia. The main topics are: international politics, strategic studies, development and cooperation, intercultural relations, migrations and population and development.
