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| Type | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Organizations | UN Office in Vienna |
UNOV manages and implements the United Nations program on the peaceful uses of outer space and provides common services, such as conference services, information services, security and safety services, procurement services and general support services, for the organizations located at the Vienna International Centre. |
| Organizations | UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
UNODC is growing in stature as States increasingly seek multilateral partnerships to combat "problems without borders". To respond to the rising challenges of drugs, crime and terrorism, UNODC has embarked on a new medium-term Strategy. The Strategy will position the organization in the context of a changing world. |
| Organizations | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) |
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, was established 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programs for Palestine refugees. UNRWA is unique in terms of its long-standing commitment to one group of refugees and its contributions to the welfare and human development of four generations of Palestine refugees. |
| Organizations | UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) |
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous UN agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes to policy debates on key issues of social development within and outside the United Nations system. |
| Organizations | Washington Office on Latin America |
Washington Office on Latin America promotes human rights, democracy and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. WOLA facilitates dialogue between governmental and non-governmental actors, monitors the impact of policies and programs of governments and international organizations, and promotes alternatives through reporting, education, training and advocacy. Founded in 1974 by a coalition of civic and religious leaders, WOLA works closely with civil society organizations and government officials throughout the Americas. |
| Organizations | Poverty Action Lab |
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of 53 affiliated professors around the world who are united by their use of Randomized Evaluations (REs) to answer questions critical to poverty alleviation. J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. J-PAL works to achieve this by:Conducting Rigorous Impact Evaluations- J-PAL researchers conduct randomized evaluations to test and improve the effectiveness of programs and policies aimed at reducing poverty. |
| Organizations | WorkingAbroad Projects |
WorkingAbroad Projects is a nonprofit that provides volunteer assistance to small scale organizations on request. The aim is to create small, independent and effective projects that directly engage grassroots organizations in these focus areas: cultural development, earth restoration, permaculture, indigenous rights, and traditional arts and music. WorkingAbroad Projects has programs in Costa Rica, the Netherlands Antilles, and Iceland. |
| Organizations | Washington Report on Middle East Affairs |
The American Educational Trust (AET) is a non-profit foundation incorporated in Washington, DC in 1982 by retired U.S. foreign service officers to provide the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states. AET perceives a dearth in knowledge about the Middle East, Arabs, and Muslims, in the U.S., and pursues an educational mission of “Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans; Interpreting North America for the Middle East.” |
| Organizations | American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights |
The American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER) is the voice of Americans for Palestine. AAPER Public Education a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to educate Americans about Palestine and U.S. policy toward the Middle East. AAPER Government Relations is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit lobbying organization whose mission is to shape an equitable U.S. policy toward Palestine that reflects the interests and ideals of the United States. |
| Organizations | American Near East Refugee Aid |
ANERA is a leading provider of health, development, and education programs in the Middle East. Incorporated in 1968 to help ease the suffering of Palestinian refugees after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, ANERA is non-political and non-religious and is one of the largest American non-profits working solely in the Middle East for 40 years. |
| Organizations | National Council on US Arab Relations |
Founded in 1983, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is an American non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world. The National Council's mission is educational. It seeks to enhance American awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the Arab countries, the Mideast, and the Islamic world. Its means for doing so encompass but are not limited to programs for leadership development, people-to-people exchanges, lectures, publications, an annual Arab-U.S. |
| Organizations | The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) |
The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) was founded with the objective of using research to support better decision-making in health policy. Many CDDEP projects are global in scope, spanning Africa, Asia, and North America. The strength of CDDEP derives from its researchers’ experience in addressing country and region-specific health problems, as well as truly global challenges, while recognizing the circumstances in which the answers must fit. |
| Organizations | City of Asylum |
City of Asylum /Pittsburgh provides temporary sanctuary to creative writers under immediate threat of extreme persecution or death in their home countries. The hosted writer receives a residence and a living stipend for up to two years, so that the he or she can continue to write during a period of transition. |
| Organizations | Creative Learning: America’s Unofficial Ambassadors Program |
America’s Unofficial Ambassadors (AUA) arranges short-term volunteer service in key areas of human development in Muslim countries – in the areas of education, health, human rights, and economic development. |
| Organizations | Physicians for Social Responsibility |
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, PSR seeks to protect human life worldwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence. |
