Aid and Development

UNICEF works for the survival, development and protection of children, guided in its programmes by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A very comprehensive website.

Through a network of 134 country offices, the UNDP helps people in 174 countries and territories to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination, environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women. In support of these goals, UNDP is frequently asked to assist in promoting sound governance and market development and to support rebuilding societies in the aftermath of war and humanitarian emergencies.

Views on relief, development and humanitarianism not sanctioned by the establishment.

A coalition of more than 160 humanitarian organizations working on disaster relief, refugee-assistance, and sustainable development programs worldwide.

Aims at increasing food security in developing countries through increased and stabilized food production on an economically and environmentally sustainable basis using available technology and approaches.

Panos produces information for media on global development issues with a developing world perspective. It provides news, radio programs, briefings on topics such as AIDS, environment, economics and women's health.

Supporting and linking research and policy institutes involved in the field of development, and whose work is predicated on the notion that ideas matter.

A non-governmental organisation which carries out research and advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and interests of peoples of African and other third world countries. Includes articles, campaigns, networks, publications and links.

A forum to encourage cooperation within the development community in the search for solutions to reduce poverty. It is envisioned to be both a series of events as well as an electronic space - to be used by members of the development community in order to find and create new ways of working together.

An examination of the effects of a human development perspective on international development policies, based upon a 40 year career in the field

A sustainable development corporation whose mission is to build the technical skills of poor people in developing countries, enabling them to improve the quality of their lives and that of future generations.

The Montaner Project offers immediate work and food for the poor. The Tobin Tax contributes nothing; it only cultivates hopes without harvests.

Fits lots of webpages together to present a coherent picture about the amount of food in the world, the role it plays in a capitalist economy, why people are poor, and what measures can be taken to eliminate poverty and hunger.

An exhibition and learning center aimed at demonstrating the development value of information and communication technology to African policy makers and planners. Describes services and achievements and links to partner and related organizations and initiatives.

A non-profit company with the mission of furthering the global development of both information and communications technologies, and researching their socio-economic impact.

A gateway to global development information on international development issues. Provides free and easy access to materials on developing countries including summaries and links to documents, library catalogues, international development newsfeeds, e-mail discussion lists and resource guides.

Free quarterly magazine produced by the UK Government's Department for International Development. The site features articles from the magazine and an online ordering system.

Worldwide sustainable development, providing solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development. Includes news, projects, clients and publications. [English, French]

Provides diverse perspectives and information about issues, roundtables, financing, enabling environments, tools, applications and global events. Includes charts and graphs.

Information on the preparatory process and the two phases in Geneva (December 2003) and Tunis (November 2005). Organized by the UN agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Exhibition, forum and networking village to be held in Hong Kong in December 2006. Includes information about events, abstracts and participation. Organized by the UN agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Ongoing coverage of aid and development issues, news and organizations, grouped by sector and topic. Includes links to web resources.

Supports projects in the 3rd world, like improving health care, education and special attention for handicapped children.

Comprehensive coverage of conflict-induced displacement worldwide. The IDP database includes reports, news, maps and other resources pertaining to internally displaced persons.

A biannual journal that is the main publication of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. Issue contents, and articles to download in PDF format.

Aid effectiveness is the degree to which development aid works, and is a subject ... studies of successful foreign assistance by the Center for Global Development. ...[2008/11/24]

Global Strategies Group /// Defence & Security /// Aid & Development ... Aid & Development. Working with the aid and development community to promote democracy and ...[2008/11/04]

USAID is committed to an approach that recognizes and incorporates the efforts of partnership and private giving, ... aid provided to developing nations. ...[2008/11/16]

Development Initiatives provides independent research and consultancy on aid, ... look beyond 2015 and to adopt a global strategy for the ...[2008/11/24]

Africa, Foreign Aid, Global Economics, Development, Developing Countries ... Foreign Aid, Development, Developing Countries, Global Poverty. RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY ...[2008/12/01]

poverty & development. other thematic issues. home > global priorities > ... corruption and aid. programmes & tools. TI projects & activities. resources & links ...[2008/09/26]

... inability of the system of international aid to significantly reduce poverty over the ... of global efforts to promote poverty reduction and development in ...[2008/11/24]

Aid and development: will it work this time? Executive summary ... In the last five years, a series of global campaigns have. called for increases in foreign aid. ...[2005/06/13]

Aid and Development Global Issues International and economic development ... Top: Society: Issues: Global: Aid and Development: ...[2008/11/27]

Overall aid to Africa has risen by less than half of what is needed to stay on ... The framing of the global aid model embraced by governments, donor bodies and ...[2008/11/14]