Action Against Hunger - international, non-governmental, non-religious organization with headquarters in France (Paris), the US (New York), the UK (London), and Spain (Madrid); directly delivers emergency aid and longer-term assistance to people suffering from the dire consequences of natural disaster or man-made crisis

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International - independent humanitarian agency established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the specific purposes of individual and community development and disaster relief; the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations granted ADRA general consultative status in 1997

Advocates International - Christian organization seeks to encourage and enable a global network of skilled advocates committed to religious liberty, human rights, conflict resolution, reconciliation, and professional ethics

Aga Khan Development Network - works in health, education, culture, rural development and economic promotion, primarily in Asia and Africa

Amnesty International - reports information about human rights; focuses on the release of prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners and the abolition of the death penalty

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - aims to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology

British Helsinki Human Rights Group - monitors human rights and democracy in the 57 OSCE member states from the United States to Central Asia

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - encourages companies worldwide to respect human rights, increase transparency and accountability and draw global attention to under-reported cases

Canadian Society for International Health - non-governmental organization with members committed to the promotion of international health and development; members offer a solid network of experts and experience with the Canadian government, international agencies, non-governmental organizations and academia

CARE USA - private, international relief and development organization working for sustainable development and emergency aid in focus countries

ChildPromise - licensed as a Child Placement and Humanitarian Aid organization whose primary focus is on adoption and permanency for children

Clinton Global Initiative - aims to turn ideas into action by convening a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges

Comeunuity - provides parent to parent support on international adoption, special needs adoption, how to adopt, adoptive parenting, adoption health and more

Counterpart - non-profit, international human development organization provides medical and other special care needs and works with NGOs to support the development of civil and democratic societies

Crude Accountability - works with local activists and citizen groups in the Caspian Sea basin to protect the region's natural environment and to ensure environmental justice for communities impacted by natural resource development

Desjardins International Development - specializes in providing technical support and investment to the community finance sector in emerging or developing countries

Development Experience Clearinghouse - purpose is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide

Development Gateway - portal on economic development, offering project information, articles, community features and many other resources

Directory of Development Organizations - guide to international organizations, governments, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities and more

DWT/CO-Moscow - International Labour Organization office pursues to promote and realize standards, fundamental principles and rights at the work place

ECHO - humanitarian aid department of the European Commission

Eurasian Transition Group - international non-for-profit NGO aims to promote democratic changes, civil rights and liberty, freedom of media and free economy in the Central Asian countries

FINCA International - provides financial services to low-income families thru a global outreach effort

Forum 18 - Christian organization promotes religious freedom and human rights

Gender and ICT Awards - focuses on initiatives that promote women's economic empowerment as it relates to development

GIZ - operates in various fields including economic development and employment promotion

Global Hand - matching service helping corporate and community groups partner with NGOs

Global Integrity - advocates and offers open-source metrics, reporting, and techniques for assessing transparent and accountable government

Habitat for Humanity International - nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need

Human Rights First - independent advocacy and action organization promotes human rights

Human Rights Watch - independent, non-governmental organization conducts research and investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world

infoDev - a global grant program managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication technologies for economic and social development, with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries

International Committee of the Red Cross - organization whose humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance

International Crisis Group - private, multinational organization committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to anticipate, understand and act to prevent and contain conflict

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - carries out relief operations to assist victims of disasters; focuses on promoting humanitarian values, disaster response, disaster preparedness, and health and community care

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights - non-governmental, not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote compliance of the participating States with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and its Follow-up Documents as well as their reference to international law

International Institute for Sustainable Development - advances policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable

International League for Human Rights - aims to keep human rights at the forefront of international affairs and to give meaning and effect to the human rights values enshrined in international human rights treaties and conventions

International Movement for a Just World - aims to develop public awareness about the iniquities and injustices in the existing global system

Jewish Agency for Israel - mission includes bringing Jews to live in Israel and ensuring their successful integration

Mercy Corps - international humanitarian aid and development charitable organization that focuses on emergency relief services, economic development and civil society initiatives

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - devoted to abolishing capital punishment; provides information, advocates for public policy, and mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share an unconditional rejection of capital punishment

National Conference on Soviet Jewry - aims to safeguard the individual and communal political rights of Jews living in the former Soviet Union and to secure their religious and political freedoms

Open Society Foundations - international grantmaking network supports civil society groups, aiming to advance justice, education, public health and independent media

Operation Blessing International - non-profit organization with a mission to alleviate human need and suffering in the U.S. and around the world

Peace Corp - volunteers travel overseas to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women; also, organization promotes a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served

PeaceWomen - project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; provides information on women, peace and security issues and women's peace-building initiatives in areas of armed conflict

Prevent Genocide International - non-governmental organization that protects human rights defenders and promote the non-violent conflict resolution

Project C.U.R.E. - Distributes donated medical equipment and supplies to resource-limited communities around the world.

Protection Project - legal human rights research institute based at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; documents and disseminates information about the scope of the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, with a focus on national and international laws, case law and implications of trafficking on U.S. and international foreign policy

ReliefWeb - project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; includes updated reports and related resources

Rotary International - organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world

ShelterForLife - international Christian relief and development organization assisting poor and suffering people affected by conflict or disaster to rebuild and improve their lives and communities

Union of Council for Soviet Jews - independent grassroots organization advocating for Jews in the former Soviet Union

United Nations Children's Fund - assists children living in poverty in developing countries

United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women - advocates the improvement of the status of women of the world and the achievement of their equality with men

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - the regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region; formulates and promotes development assistance activities and projects commensurate with the needs and priorities of the region while acting as an executing agency for relevant operational projects

Water.org - nonprofit organization aims to provide access to safe water and sanitation

World Health Organization - acts as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work; assists governments in strengthening health services, furnishes appropriate technical assistance, stimulates and advances work on the prevention and control of epidemic, endemic and other diseases, promotes and coordinates biomedical and health services research, promotes improved standards of teaching and training in the health, medical and related professions

World Population Awareness - non-profit organization that endeavors to make people aware of population, overpopulation, its impacts and what the choices are in doing something about it

News

Aidnews - news aggregator, collecting news related to aid, development and humanitarian subjects from about 200 handpicked sources

Catholic News Agency - Catholic news provider to the English speaking world provides free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Universal Church

Disability World - web-zine dedicated to advancing an exchange of information and research about the international independent living movement of people with disabilities

Humanitarian Practice Network - aims to provide an independent forum for policy-makers, practitioners and others working in or on the humanitarian sector to share and disseminate information, analysis and experience

IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis service covering the parts of the world often under-reported, misunderstood or ignored

NewsforDev - brings knowledge and information to agricultural development practitioners in ACP countries

Peace Corps Online - independent news forum serving returned Peace Corps volunteers and staff

Reuters AlertNet - provides global news, communications and logistics services to the international disaster relief community and the public

UN Humanitarian Affairs - United Nations portal on humanitarian affairs with related information and links on climate change, global food security and other issues

Worthy News - independent Christian news agency which covers news from around the world from a Christian worldview