Links for
Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
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Intergovernmental Institutions and Organizations (IGOs)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- NATO
- European Union
- European Parliament
- Council of Europe
- OECD
- G-7
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Nongovernmental Institutions and Organizations (NGOs)
- CARE provides emergency assistance and development
programs in small-business support, health care, nutrition, family planning, girl's
education, agriculture, and the environment.
- Commission on Global Governance, Geneva, a major
contributor to the crucial debate on the future of the United Nations and the challenges
of the post-Cold War era.
- Geneva International is a gateway to
hundreds of international institutions and their information resources.
- Global Policy Forum monitors global
policy-making at the United Nations. Topics include the UN financial crisis, Security
Council reform, social and economic policy, and events and resources.
- Institute of World Affairs was founded in 1924 as a
non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization devoted to international understanding,
multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of conflict.
- InterAction, the American Council for
Voluntary International Action is a coalition of over 150 US-based non-profits working to
promote human dignity and development in 165 countries around the world. InterAction is
the nation's leading advocate for humanitarian aid to the world's poorer countries.
- Mennonite Central Committee is the relief
and development arm of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches.
Founded in 1920, MCC has over 700 volunteers in around 50 developing countries around the
world involved in food relief, agriculture, health, and education and social services.
- Norwegian Council for Africa offers
many resources on Africa, including the "Index on Africa."
- Overseas Development Network, (ODN) is a
national, student-based, non-profit organization. Since its creation in 1983, it has been
a forum for thousands of young people to address global issues such as hunger, poverty,
and social injustice.
- The Population Council is a nongovernmental
research organization established in 1952. Its New York headquarters supports a global
network of regional and country offices. The Council seeks to improve the wellbeing and
reproductive health of current and future generations around the world, and to help
achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources.
- ReliefNet offers a comprehensive listing
and description of NGOs and others involved in emergency relief, disaster preparedness,
development assistance, and medical assistance. Also included are links to those
organizations that have their own web sites.
- Save the Children, U.K. is
Britain's leading international children's charity. Save the Children, U.K. is committed
to fighting poverty and discrimination, protecting children from the fall-out of war and
famine, and defending the rights of the child everywhere.
- South African NGO Net
- Union of International Associations is a clearing
house for information on over 40,000 international organizations and constituencies. The
site also includes information on The Yearbook of International Organizations and The
Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (both now available on CD-ROM).
- International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent
- Amnesty International