Editing Foreign relations of Laos (section)

== Membership of international bodies ==
Laos is a member of the following international organizations: [[Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation]] (ACCT), ASEAN, [[ASEAN Free Trade Area]] (AFTA), ASEAN Regional Forum, [[ASEAN-Japan Centre]] (AJC) [[Asian Development Bank]], [[Colombo Plan]], [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP), [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO), [[Group of 77]], [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (World Bank), [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO), [[International Development Association]] (IDA), [[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] (IFAD), [[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC), [[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]], [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO), [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF), [[Intelsat]] (nonsignatory user), and [[Interpol]].

Laos is also a member of the International Olympic Commission (IOC), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Pacific Alliance (as observer), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Universal Postal Union (UPU), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization (observer).