Global issues | Water and related ecosystems

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea

UNICEF is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments in 157 countries for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide, upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF has been working in DPR Korea for the realization of the rights of...

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...

Joint Aid Management (JAM)

Joint Aid Management (JAM) is a humanitarian relief and development organisation which operates programmes based on a Complete Community Development Assistance (CCDA) model. This includes nutritional interventions, school feeding, assistance to orphans and vulnerable children, the provision of...

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Brazil

FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Germany

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries. In countries where health structures are insufficient or even non-existent, MSF collaborates with authorities such as the...

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - Afghanistan

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States and is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. CRS provides humanitarian relief and development assistance in over 100 countries worldwide. The CRS programme in...

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...

Save the Children - Canada

Save the Children (SCF) works to achieve lasting benefits for children within the communities in which they live by influencing policy and practice based on its experience and study in different parts of the world. In all of its work SCF endeavours to make a reality of children's right; to help...

Oxfam Canada - Ontario

Oxfam Canada is a member of the international confederation, Oxfam, which consists of 15 national agencies that together work in 98 countries. Oxfam Canada supports long-term development, advocacy and emergency programs in 28 countries around the world. Our core programs are located in the...

Oxfam Canada - BC and Yukon

Oxfam Canada is a member of the international confederation, Oxfam, which consists of 15 national agencies that together work in 98 countries. Oxfam Canada supports long-term development, advocacy and emergency programs in 28 countries around the world. Our core programs are located in the...

Naandi Foundation

Naandi is a social sector organisation working in India to make poverty history. It focuses on 3 broad sectors: Child Rights, Safe Drinking Water and Sustainable Livelihoods. Its research arm examines innovation and the potential to positively influence policy. Naandi works with governments,...

Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR)

The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) is a national Christian relief and development organisation working in India. EFICOR serves the poor and marginalised irrespective of caste, creed, or religion in situations of poverty, injustice, and disaster. Its relief and...

Oxfam Canada

Oxfam Canada is a member of the international confederation, Oxfam, which consists of 15 national agencies that together work in 98 countries. Oxfam Canada supports long-term development, advocacy and emergency programs in 28 countries around the world. Our core programs are located in the...

Oxfam - Québec

Oxfam-Québec is dedicated to supporting its partners and colleagues in developing countries in the design and implementation of sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice. It is committed to eliminating the structural causes of poverty, making economic and social justice a top global priority,...

Singapore Red Cross Society

The Singapore Red Cross Society (SRCS) is part of a world-wide, non-political, non-religious movement which bases its work on the fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. An independent humanitarian organisation, SRCS...

Ecole Instrument de Paix (EIP) - Niger

Ecole Instrument de Paix (EIP) - Niger develops integrated and community-based projects with its emphasis on protection and restoration of the environment. Other areas of focus are education, promotion of human rights, and fighting poverty in rural areas.

GIZ German Society for International Cooperation - Niger

GIZ is an international cooperation enterprise based in Germany that supports the German Government's development agenda. The organisation's corporate objective is to improve people's living conditions on a sustainable basis. In Niger, GIZ is working with the Government on poverty reduction in...

World Bank - Uzbekistan

The World Bank is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. In Uzbekistan, the the Bank’s assistance is focused on improving people’s livelihoods, supporting the modernization of the country’s social sectors and infrastructure, and sharing its knowledge and experience with the...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Lebanon

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,...

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...