Peace and security
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United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) monitors the line separating India and Pakistan in the state of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain the 1949 ceasefire between the two countries signed under the Karachi Agreement. UNMOGIP has been severely restricted in its...
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID is an independent agency that supports long-term economic and social development through policy dialogue, conflict prevention, technology transfer in sectors such as health, agriculture, education and housing, and promotion of trade and investment. U.S. assistance is channelled through...
Ryno Fencing
'RYNO' Fencing is an Australian company with more than 25 years experience in the fencing industry. The company provides fencing of an anti-intrusion nature designed to assist land owners, conservation managers, construction sites, Port & Motorway Authorities with eliminating illegal entry...
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - India
The International Committe of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an independent organisation 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...
Oxfam - Canada - St Johns
Oxfam is a development and relief agency that helps people worldwide in the struggle against poverty. Local shops, found on regional sites, receive goods to raise money for Oxfam. They aim to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice by working with the local people, including the...
Africa Comic Relief Grant
Comic Relief is committed to long-term development in Africa and provides grants for charitable projects. Grants are made for UK-registered charities (including charities registered in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) who work with African organisations and whose main aim is development.
World Vision - Lebanon
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty. In Lebanon, World Vision has been active in providing food, shelter, and health services to those affected by civil and regional wars. It is...
World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
WUSC is a network of individuals and postsecondary institutions who believe that all peoples are entitled to the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to a more equitable world. They address local needs, reduce poverty and foster human development and global understanding through education...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. The RBF's grantmaking is organized around three themes: Democratic Practice, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development.
Development and Peace
Founded by the Canadian Catholic Church, this agency finances projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, providing both disaster and emergency aid, plus funding for development projects run by local groups in these areas.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) coordinates the collective efforts of the international community, and in particular those of the UN system, to provide humanitarian assistance in response to complex emergencies and natural disasters. It works with...
Caritas Internationalis - Indonesia
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations in over 200 countries and territories. Caritas provides a beacon of hope for tens of millions of women, men and children in times of hardship, and contributes to the development of social...
TEAR Australia Inc.
TEAR Australia Inc. supports the development and relief work of 94 partner organisations in 25 countries. TEAR Australia oversees the secondment of fieldworkers to partner organisations in the Third World, and runs Development Exposure Programmes, introducing participants to community development...
The politics of principle: the principles of humanitarian action in practice
This report is the synthesis report of an independent study by ODI into humanitarian principles. In recent years there has been an outpouring of reflection on principles by humanitarian agencies, and attempts in several countries by groups of agencies to develop a more explicitly ‘principled’...
Enabling Corporate Investment in Peace
Enabling Corporate Investment in Peace: An Assessment of Voluntary Initiatives Addressing Business and Violent Conflict, and a Framework for Policy Decision-making, a briefing for corporate decision makers, reviews the provisions of voluntary codes, guidelines and initiatives that address the...
Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. We work directly with communities and we seek to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can...
Australian Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross (ARC) is one of the 181 members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and works to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Australia and internationally. Their mission is to be a leading humanitarian organisation in Australia, improving...
Queen Elizabeth House - Oxford Department of International Development
Queen Elizabeth House is the University of Oxford’s centre for Development Studies, and the focus for the University’s research and teaching on these issues. Their objective is to conduct high level research which advances understanding of the complex economic, social and political processes of...
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programmes throughout the world. In collaboration with local communities and neighborhoods, AFSC’s programs foster understanding and reconciliation, promote economic development and food security,...
The use of private security providers and services in humanitarian operations
A 2008 global survey of aid organisations conducted for this research revealed that the contracting of certain security functions to external professionals has become increasingly common among humanitarian operations worldwide. This trend has followed both the rise in aid worker violence and the...