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EarthAction
EarthAction’s strategy is to create a global action alert network made up of individuals, groups and legislators who are prepared to act together on global problems. The EarthAction network includes more than 1,900 citizen groups in 161 countries, two thirds of them in developing countries, together with hundreds of legislators and thousands of individual citizens.
Human Security Network - HSN
The Network is a group of countries from all regions of the world that, at the level of Foreign Ministers, maintains dialogue on questions pertaining to human security. It emerged from the landmines campaign and was formally launched at a Ministerial meeting in Norway in 1999.
INSTRAW - Gender and Security Sector Reform
This section on gender and security sector reform provides a wide range of resources and information, including a brief background and analytical framework and a review of INSTRAW's activities, as well as a glossary, fact sheet, annotated bibliography, and other resources. These pages are intended as an introduction to the topic of gender and security sector reform as well as a source of up-to-date information for researchers, activists, policy-makers, and practitioners.
International Committee of the Red Cross
Independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict.
International Crisis Group (ICG)
Organisation committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to anticipate and act to prevent and contain conflict. World news.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing humanitarian forces.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The Mandate of this Special Representative of the Secretary-General is to promote the protection, rights and wellbeing of children at every phase of conflict: preventively before conflict erupts, in the midst of conflict, and in post-conflict situations.
UN - Terrorism
UN - Question of Palestine
UN and Partners on Demining
UN and Partners on Disarmament
UN and Partners on International Law
UN and Partners on Law of the Sea
UN and Partners on Peace and Securiy
UN Organizations on Decolonization
 
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A Palestinian not-for-profit organization established with the aim of strengthening, encouraging and improving the Palestinian community through working with children, families, youth, and the non-governmental organization community.
The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) is India's national network of over 200 organisations, including grassroots groups, mass movements and advocacy organisations, as well as individuals. Formed in November 2000, CNDP demands that India and Pakistan roll back their nuclear weapons programmes.

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Red Hand Campaign
Help ban cluster bombs now!
Urgent appeal for solidarity by Zimbabwean Women



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Media criticise Gaza death ruling
Reuters news agency says the Israeli army has made reporting in Gaza "almost impossible" after it cleared a tank crew that killed one of its cameramen.
Source: BBC News

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An appeal from Azerbaijan NGOs about South Ossetia-Russia conflict
Current events in South Ossetia and Abkhazia became the logical result of long years of passiveness of world community towards so called "frozen conflicts" in Caucasus.
Source: Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan - CIVICUS

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