Peace and security
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Churches Commission on International Affairs (CCIA)
Churches Commission on International Affairs (CCIA) advises the World Council of Churches in matters of international affairs. CCIA believes that international advocacy for peace, justice and human rights must be founded on a vibrant movement and struggle on the ground. This makes it obligatory for...
Save Darfur Coalition
The Save Darfur Coalition is an advocacy group calling for international intervention in the Darfur genocide in the Eastern African state of Sudan. Based in the United States, it is a coalition of more than 180 religious, political, and human rights organizations designed to campaign for a response...
Red Cross Venezuela (Cruz Roja Venezolana)
Red Cross Venezuela (Cruz Roja Venezolana) is a member society of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Its objectives are to: provide humanitarian and medical assistance in times of armed conflict or internal violence; promote training of the civilian population...
Darfur Wall
The Darfur Wall is a non-profit web site that raises awareness of the Darfur conflict and supports Darfur-relief organizations. It is a display of 400,000 dark numbers spread over 40 pages. Each number represents one of the 400,000 people who have been killed in the Darfur genocide. Each visitor...
International Committee of the Red Cross - Sri Lanka
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an independent organization whose mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence, and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the...
Sarvodaya Headquarters
The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement is a self-governance movement working in ten thousand villages with nearly four million people across Sri Lanka. It works to fulfill human needs such as clean and healthy environment, water, clothing, food, health care, housing, energy, education and spiritual and...
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is an organisation of cities and their democratically elected representatives in 127 countries worldwide. The organisation aims to ensure effective political representation of democratic local government at the international level, and promotes cooperation...
Japan Center for Conflict Prevention (JCCP)
Japan Center for Conflict Prevention (JCCP) is a private non-governmental organisation focusing upon preventive diplomacy. JCCP organises conflict prevention seminars, workshops and roundtable discussions; publishes related bulletins, newsletters, and studies; established a global network of NGOs...
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
CSCAP is a proposal to date for a regularised, focused and inclusive non-governmental process on Asia Pacific security matters. CSCAP activities are guided by a Steering Committee composed of representatives of the broad-based member committees that have been established in each of the member...
The MDGs: Everyone’s Business
The MDGs: Everyone’s Business is a new report from UNDP’s Growing Inclusive Markets (GIM) Initiative covering 40 case studies and over 140 supporting institutions referenced by specific MDGs, released on 21 September 2010 in the framework of the United Nations Summit on the Millennium Development...
Femmes Africa Solidarite
Femmes Africa Solidarite, a women's non-governmental organisation, works to foster, strengthen and promote the leading role of women in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts on the African continent.
Caritas Colombia
Caritas Colombia aims to promote integral human development and works towards the creation of a society, based on solidarity, justice, peace and respect for human rights. It operates against the background of a long history of violent conflict between the state and guerrilla groups that have...
MacArthur Foundation Russia
MacArthur Foundation Russia, an office of the US-based the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, is an independent grant-making institution working for the development of knowledge and the improvement of the human condition. Grant program of the Foundation in Russia aims to support...
Friends of Maldives (FOM)
Friends of Maldives (FOM) is a UK-based non-governmental organization, that focuses on bringing human rights abuse and poor governance in the Maldives to the attention of the international community. FOM also provides assistance to the pro-democracy movement and helps strengthen Maldives civil...
Africa Centre for Strategic Studies
The Africa Centre for Strategic Studies supports the development of U.S. strategic policy towards Africa by providing a variety of programmes, fostering awareness of and dialogue on U.S. strategic priorities and African security issues, building trusting long-term relationships with African...
Greenpeace - East Asia
Greenpeace is an international NGO which aims to defend nature and promote peace. Greenpeace East Asia focuses on crucial threats to biodiversity and the environment. Greenpeace China campaigns on stopping climate change, saying no to genetic engineering, toxic chemicals, and protecting forests and...
The Youthbridge Initiative
The Youthbridge Initiative is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that seeks to inspire and support youths in learning about peace building and conflict resolutions. The approach to peace-building includes the teaching of conflict management skills, the perpetuation of community dialogue and...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Japan - Tokyo (Liaison Office)
UNDP is one of United Nation organisations that has targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in 166 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise awareness,...
Department for International Development (DFID) - Sri Lanka - Colombo
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty. The DIFD focus in Sri Lanka is on working with the government and international community to help create the conditions for...
Department of Foreign Affairs - Ireland
The Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland is responsible for advising the Irish Government on all aspects of foreign policy and for coordinating the official response to international developments. The Department also provides legal information and advice, particularly on matters of public...