ZEF: Center for Development Research
Located in the University of Bonn, the international, trans-disciplinary research institute has a broad perspective on development research. Through its international doctoral program ZEF contributes to capacity development in Africa,...
Youth Fusion – Abolition 2000 Youth Network
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Non-proliferation, Youth, Youth Groups, Youth Leadership
2020; Oakland, CA; 2 staff; youth-fusion.org A working group of Abolition 2000, an" international network of organizations working for the total abolition of nuclear weapons." It acts as a "world-wide...
Youth Challenge International
A global youth development organization driving "creative, market-ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper." Their approach explores the "intersection between youth and innovation by addressing...
Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
Climate Action, Climate Action Groups, Climate Change Activism, Religious Groups, Youth, Youth Groups
Young members of Evangelical churches who wish to mobilize others like themselves to action on climate change, and to influence and hold accountable senior Evangelical leaders. Programs: Climate Leaders Awards:...
World Youth Alliance
A nonprofit organization dedicated "to defending the dignity of the people through education, culture, and advocacy." Consequently, it strives to "build a global coalition of young people able to articulate,...
World YMCA
An international youth network and platform of YMCAs that "supports and facilitates some 120 national YMCAs and four regional Alliances across the globe, to provide young people with safe spaces...
World Water Assessment Programme
Freshwater, Sustainability Assessment, Sustainable Water Management, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) commissioned the WWAP to produce a UN system-wide periodic global overview (at first triennial, now annual) of the status (quantity and quality), use,...
World Vision International
A worldwide faith-based organization, with 80 international offices. It works with "communities, donors, partners, and governments to create opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children … even in the toughest...
World Trade Organization
The only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. WTO agreements are negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in...
World Rainforest Movement
Activist Organizations, Agroforestry, Biodiversity Loss, Deforestation-Free Economy, Forest Protection, Rainforests
International initiative that supports forest-dependent peoples, indigenous, peasants and other communities in the global South. WRM is part of a global movement for social and environmental justice and respect for...
World Peace Foundation
Founded by Edwin Ginn, a Boston-based publisher of educational texts, the organization retains his mission: “Educating the people of all nations to a full knowledge of the waste and destructiveness...
World Neighbors
This NGO helps people in developing nations to find sustainable solutions to fight hunger and disease; focus on training and education in communities. Since its inception, World Neighbors has affected...
World Meteorological Organization
WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to fostering international cooperation and coordination on the state and behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land...
World Law Forum
An independent and international community of change-makers committed to promoting the rule of law and "transforming the world through legal reform." Consequently, it strives to reduce the "disparity between communities,...
World Justice Project
An independent, multidisciplinary organization working to create knowledge, build awareness and stimulate action to advance the rule of law worldwide. It works to: Support research on the meaning and measurement...
World Institute of Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
It is the first research center of the United Nations University. Today, it provides "a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Major UN agency concerned with disease and public health promotion; WHO operates 150 country offices in six different regions, researching and working on communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, environmental health, lifestyles,...
World Future Council
The World Future Council was formed to "speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", focusing on identifying and spreading effective, future-just policy solutions. It...
World Federalist Movement
"Our objective is a world order in which the legitimate rights of nations to self-determination are balanced by and consistent with the collective rights of the global community to protect...
World Fair Trade Organization
It is an association that's made up of 401 organizations. As a whole, they aim "to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade". Their FTO Mark...
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