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International and Regional Organizations
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank Group is a multinational development bank supported by 77 nations from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Building Sustainable Futures for Farmers Globally
The Building Sustainable Futures for Farmers Globally campaign is a collaboration of grassroots and civil society organizations around the world.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The FAO of the United Nations was founded with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.
Group of 77
As the largest Third World coalition in the United Nations, the Group of 77 provides the means for the developing world to articulate and promote its collective economic interests and enhance its joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues in the United Nations system.
Habitat International Coalition - Middle East and North Africa (HIC - MENA)
HIC is an independent, international, nonprofit movement of some 400 organizations and individuals working in the area of human settlements. Members include NGOs, CBOs, academic and research institutions, civil society organizations and like-minded individuals from 80 countries in both North and South.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Regional multilateral development institution established to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Inter-American Initiative of Social Capital, Ethics and Development
The Inter-American Initiative is intended to strengthen ethical values and social capital in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is an initiative of IDB.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
IFAD, a specialized agency of the United Nations, was created to combat hunger and rural poverty in developing countries.
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
NEPAD is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development and, at the same time, to participate actively in the world economy and body politic.
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries - OHRLLS
The Office aims at enhancing the mobilization and galvanization of international support for - and ensuring the effective coordination, monitoring and review of - the implementation of the Brussels Declaration and Programme of Action (POA).
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD groups 30 member countries in a unique forum to discuss, develop and refine economic and social policies. They compare experiences, seek answers to common problems and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies to help members and non-members deal with an increasingly globalised world.
Rural Finance Learning Centre
The Rural Finance Learning Centre is the information gateway for capacity building tools and distance learning training materials to support microfinance for rural areas.
South Centre
Intergovernmental body of developing countries created in 1995 by Intergovernmental Agreement. It has 46 formal member countries. Its goal is to provide analysis of development problems and experience, as well as to provide intellectual and policy support required by developing countries for collective and individual action in the international arena.
The Non Aligned Movement (NAM)
The Non-Aligned Movement is a Movement of 115 members representing the interests and priorities of developing countries.
UN - Africa Initiative
The UN system-wide special initiative on Africa.
UN and Partners on Development Cooperation
UN and Partners on Habitat
UN and Partners on Least Developed Countries
UN and Partners on Social Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues. Its main goal is to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries.
UNRISD
Multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development.
 
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This Network is a group of trade union-linked researchers from all over Africa. It provides information and services to both the public and African Labour researchers.
It is a Sri Lankan voluntary organization helping the 100,000 homeless people on the coastline of Sri Lanka.
Regional network on human settlements and urban issues consulted by many UN agencies.
An organization consisting of Arab NGOs and national networks active in the fields of social development, human rights, gender, and the environment.
International network of citizens’ organizations struggling to eradicate poverty and the causes of poverty, to ensure an equitable distribution of wealth and the realization of human rights.

Decent Work Campaign
The Millennium Campaign

NEWS
Selected news
Is global poverty reduction a political myth?
Tue Jul 13 2010 - Source: IPS
When the United Nations hosts a summit meeting of world leaders next September to assess the current state of its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is expected to single out one of the major "success stories" of the day: a reduction in global poverty.
New tool aims to boost participatory governance
Mon Jun 28 2010 - Source: CIVICUS
Participatory governance is about empowering citizens to participate in processes of public decision-making that affect their lives. This site provides information on participatory governance practices and tools – all aimed at achieving more transparent, responsive, accountable and effective governance, at both the local and national level, through active citizen participation.
Grassroots women claimed cities at grassroots academy
Wed Apr 21 2010 - Source: Huairou
While the V World Urban Forum was taking place in Brazil in March 2010, women from over 20 countries exchanged their practices and experiences in the "claiming our cities, claiming our roles" Grassroots Academy. The participants came up with collective advocacy messages to influence policies and resource allocation to reflect the needs of poor women.

Cairo +15 - International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) UN Conference on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development Financing for Development Poverty
Global labour rights Agriculture and food sovereignty Social security reform The right to adequate housing
Millennium Development Goals - MDGs    

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