International Studies: NGOs and Web Sites

From the University of Virginia. A web site with a number of links to resources international relations, maps, reference sources, information on NGOs and IGOs and much more.

Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world.

Development Initiatives (DI) is an independent international development organization that focuses on the role of data in driving poverty eradication and sustainable development.

IISS is an international research institute that provides objective information on military, geopolitical and geo-economic developments that could lead to conflict

The International Relations and Security Network (ISN) is one of the world’s leading open access information services for both professionals and students who focus on international relations (IR) and security studies. Taken from their web site.

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

An independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication and information.

The United Nations Children's Fund provides developmental and humanitarian aid to children worldwide.

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.

The Department of State advises the President and leads the Nation in foreign policy issues to advance freedom and democracy for the American people and the international community. To this end, the Department compiles research on American overseas interests, disseminates information on foreign policy to the public, negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign nations, and represents the United States in the United Nations and other international organizations and conferences.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. The site provides an overview of each county where the agency does work.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

This committee considers legislation that impacts the diplomatic community, which includes the Department of State, the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Peace Corps, the United Nations, and the enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act.

It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. In addition it is generally responsible for overseeing (but not administering) and funding foreign aid programs as well as funding arms sales and training for national allies.