This annual publication includes information on activities and contact details for 270 international organisations and 153 permanent missions based in Geneva, covering UN bodies, specialised agencies, other intergovernmental organisations, organisations with special status, non-governmental organisations, research and educational institutions. It also gives details of UN special meetings in Geneva in 2005, as well as reviewing the latest political, legal, social and economic issues, such as the 60th anniversary of the UN and the Secretary General's report, the Millennium Development Goals, Micro-Finance, Geneva; transborder economy. The publication is in English with some sections in French.