International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

IUPAC SERVES TO ADVANCE THE WORLDWIDE ASPECTS OF THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE APPLICATION OF CHEMISTRY IN THE SERVICE OF MANKIND. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO: 1. PROMOTE CONTINUING COOPERATION AMONG THE CHEMISTS OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES; 2. STUDY TOPICS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE TO PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY WHICH NEED REGULATION, STANDARDIZATION, OR CODIFICATION; 3. COOPERATE WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH DEAL WITH TOPICS OF A CHEMICAL NATURE; AND 4. CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY IN ALL ASPECTS.