GSC Resources

GSC Resource Library

To borrow materials not available online, please contact global@pitt.edu for full lending procedures.

Country

Type	Title
Organizations	International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is an international financial institution organized to finance agricultural development projects primarily for food production in developing countries. IFAD's goal is to empower poor rural women and men in developing countries to achieve higher incomes and improved food security.
Organizations	International Labor Organization (ILO)	The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.
Organizations	International Maritime Organization (IMO)	The IMO's primary purpose is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping.
Organizations	Intern Abroad
Organizations	Inter-American Foundation	The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides grants to nongovernmental and community-based organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean for innovative, sustainable and participatory self-help programs.
Organizations	Institute of International Education	An independent nonprofit founded in 1919, IIE is among the world's largest and most experienced international education and training organizations, committed to delivering program excellence to a diverse range of participants, sponsors, and donors.
Organizations	The Tinker Foundation, Inc.	The Tinker Foundation was created in 1959 by Dr. Edward Larocque Tinker. His lifelong interest in the Iberian tradition in the Old and New Worlds directed the Foundation's overall focus on Latin America, Spain and Portugal. More recently the Foundation has included in its mandate the support of projects concerning Antarctica, a region of significant interest on an international scale.
Organizations	The Stanley Foundation	The Stanley Foundation brings fresh voices and original ideas to debates on global and regional problems. The foundation seeks a secure peace with freedom and justice, built on world citizenship and effective global governance.
Organizations	Institute of Public Administration	IPA's vision is based on the assumption that whatever government does should be based on existing management skills and organizational, technological and operational resources . Popular language describing improvement in governance shifts with the decades -- from efficiency and economy, to public management, to results-oriented delivery, total quality management, and reinventing government.
Organizations	Institute for International Economics	The Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete solutions to, a wide range of international economic problems. It is one of the very few economics think tanks that are widely regarded as "nonpartisan" by the press and "neutral" by the US Congress, and it is cited by the quality media more than any other such institution.
Organizations	Institute of the Americas	The Institute of the Americas has been at the forefront of U.S.-Canada-Latin America cooperation, working with the public and private sectors to encourage investment and information-sharing in energy and technology markets. Led by Jeffrey Davidow, a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela, the Institute brings together industry leaders, policy makers and academics for frank and open discussions about business opportunities in the Western Hemisphere.
Organizations	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)	The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is one of two bodies in the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human rights. The Commission has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The other human rights body is the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which is located in San José, Costa Rica. The IACHR internship program is designed for juniors, seniors and graduate students at the university level as well as junior professionals to allow them to work within their field of study.
Organizations	Inter-American Dialogue	The Inter-American Dialogue is the leading U.S. center for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue brings together public and private leaders from across the Americas to address hemispheric problems and opportunities. Together they seek to build cooperation among Western Hemisphere nations and advance a regional agenda of democratic governance, social equity, and economic growth.
Organizations	International Monetary Fund (IMF)	The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 186 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
Organizations	Middle East Studies Association of North America	MESA is a non-political learned society that brings together scholars, educators and those interested in the study of the region from all over the world. From its inception in 1966 with 50 founding members, MESA has increased its membership to more than 3,000 and now serves as an umbrella organization for more than sixty institutional members and thirty-nine affiliated organizations. The association is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Council of Area Studies Associations, and a member of the National Humanities Alliance.