Useful Links & Interesting Websites

Charitable & Help Organizations

• CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION - Wikipedia.
• NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION - Wikipedia.
• ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - "Providing innovative solutions to world hunger."
• ACTION AID
• AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
• AMERICAN RED CROSS
• BEYOND BORDERS
• CARE - defending dignity, fighting poverty.
• CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS
• CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - "Giving Hope to a World of Need."
• CHILD HOPE INTERNATIONAL
• CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
• CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND
• COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL - Sponsor a child. Relocating children from poverty.
• CONCERN WORLDWIDE - "Targeting extreme poverty is our core value."
• CONVOY OF HOPE - "Providing Real Help and Lasting Hope to People in Need."
• COPI | CHILDREN OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL - a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping the people of Vietnam develop the capability to help themselves.
• CURE INTERNATIONAL - "Healing changes everything."
• DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL - "Healthy People. Better World."
• DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
• EVA'S HEROES - an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of those with developmental challenges by providing an inclusive setting built on four tenets: interact, grow, learn and love.
• FEED THE CHILDREN - "It's who we are. It's what we do."
• FEEDING MY STARVING CHILDREN
• FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY - We go to the hard places."
• FOOD FOR THE POOR - "Saving the poorest of the poor."
• FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS - "Raising children. Transforming lives."
• GLOBAL AID NETWORK
• HEAL AFRICA - "Our mission is to provide holistic care for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo: training health professionals, strengthening social activists."
• HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL
• INTERACTION - "A united voice for global change." The largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.
• INTERNATIONAL CHILD CARE
• INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
• INTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAM
• INTERNATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE - "From Harm to Home."
• LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT - "Where there is LIFE, There is Hope."
• LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL
• LOVE A CHILD
• LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
• MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
• MERCY & SHARING
• MERCY CORPS - "Be the change."
• OLPC | ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD - Mission Statement: To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.
• OPERATION SMILE - provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe.
• OPERATION USA - "Give and it gets there."
• OXFAM INTERNATIONAL - "Working together to end poverty."
• PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief." | WHO.
• PARTNERS IN HEALTH - "Providing a Preferential Option for the Poor in Health Care."
• POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL - "Healthy lives. Measurable results."
• PROJECT HOPE - "Health delivered."
• RAISING MALAWI - in 2006 Madonna and Michael Berg founded Raising Malawi to bring an end to the extreme poverty and hardship endured by Malawi's 2,000,000 orphans and vulnerable children once and for all.
• RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT
• RELIEF INTERNATIONAL - "Saving Lives, Sustainable Livelihoods."
• SAMARITAN'S PURSE
• SAVE THE CHILDREN - helping children in poverty and children in need.
• STOP HUNGER NOW
• THE SALVATION ARMY - "Doing the Most Good."
• UNFPA | UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
• UNICEF | UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
• WATER MISSIONS
• WHO | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
• WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION - work is aimed at the most marginalized children, the ones most often ignored and forgotten.
• WORLD CONCERN - "Life - Opportunity - Hope."
• WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - "Figting Hunger Worldwide."
• WORLD HOPE INTERNATIONAL
• WORLD RELIEF
• WORLD VISION - "Building a better world for children."
• WORLD WATER RELIEF - Water For Living."
• YÉLE HAITI - a grassroots movement inspiring change in Haiti through programs in education, sports, the arts and environment.

International Organizations

• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION - Wikipedia.
• INTERNATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION | INGO - Wikipedia.
• NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION | NGO - Wikipedia.
• ACTA | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT - a proposed plurilateral trade agreement for establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement throughout the participating countries.
• AFRICAN UNION - for a new Africa.
• AIS - live ship maps and vessel traffic and position tracking based on AIS data.
• AL-QAEDA - Wikipedia.
• ALEXANDER S. ONASSIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION - its mission is to disseminate information about Hellenic civilization throughout the United States and Canada.
• AMFAR - is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research.
• AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - working to protect human rights.
• ASEAN | ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASEAN NATIONS - aim to accelerate economic growth, social progress, cultural development, promote peace and stability in the region.
• BAN | BASEL ACTION NETWORK - works to prevent the globalization of the toxic chemical crisis. "We work in opposition to toxic trade in toxic wastes, toxic products and toxic technologies, that are exported from rich to poorer countries."
• BIE | BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES EXPOSITIONS - its function is to regulate the frequency and quality of exhibitions falling within its remit.
• BILDERBERG GROUP - an unofficial, annual, invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of politics, business, and banking.
• BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION - the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world.
• BIPM | BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES - the task of the BIPM is to ensure world-wide uniformity of measurements and their traceability to the International System of Units (SI).
• BIS | BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
• CDC | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION - your online source for credible health information.
• CEA | CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION
• CERN | EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH
• CITES | CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
• CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY - exposing the power of corporate lobbying in the EU.
• COUNCIL OF EUROPE
• CRYOS INTERNATIONAL - world's leading sperm bank network.
• DLNA | DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE - connect and enjoy. Standard used by manufacturers of consumer electronics to allow entertainment devices within the home to share their content with each other across a home network.
• EADS | EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY
• EAN | EUROPEAN ARTICLE NUMBER
• EBS | EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT
• EBU | EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION
• EC | EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• ECB | EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK - Eurosystem.
• ECOCERT - is an organic certification organization. ECOCERT primarily certifies food and food products, but also certifies cosmetics, detergents, perfumes, and textiles.
• eCONSUMER.GOV - your site for cross-border complaints.
• EMVCO - "Global Specifications for Chip-Based Payment." EMV is a global standard for credit and debit payment cards based on chip card technology.
• EQUAL PAY - gender pay gap.
• ERM | EUROPEAN EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM
• ESPERANTO - the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language in the world.
• ETF | EUROPEAN TRAINING FOUNDATION - The EU agency which supports education and training in countries surrounding the EU.
• EU | EUROPEAN UNION
• EURO NCAP - the European new car assessment programme.
• EUROPA NOSTRA - the voice of cultural heritage in Europe.
• EUROPEAN COUNCIL
• EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
• EUROPEANA - Think Culture! Search through the cultural collections of Europe. Links you to 4.6 million digital items.
• EUROPOL | THE EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICE
• EXPO 2010 SHANGHAI CHINA
• FAO | FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION of the UNITED NATIONS
• FATF | FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE - on money laundering (OECD).
• FIA | FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE
• FLO INTERNATIONAL - Fair trade certification.
• FREELAND - is a non-profit foundation dedicated to ending the illegal wildlife trade, conserving natural habitats and protecting human rights.
• G-7 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States.
• G-8 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union.
• G-20 - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union.
• G-77 - the Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has since expanded to 130 member countries.
• GAIA PRESERVATION COALITION - an international network of individuals and groups that share a concern for living more sustainably on the earth.
• GREAT PLACE TO WORK INSTITUTE EUROPE
• GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL - "Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action."
• GSM WORLD | Groupe Speciale Mobile Association - the GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators.
• GWOT | GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
• HCCH | HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
• HRW | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.
• IAEA | INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes.
• IANA | INTERNET ASSIGNED NUMBERS AUTHORITY - responsible for the global coordination of the DNS Root, IP addressing, and other Internet protocol resources.
• IAPA | INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE PASSENGERS ASSOCIATION - "Frequent Flyers count on us."
• IARU | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES - international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes.
• IBIS - education for development.
• IBRD | INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT | WORLD BANK
• ICANN | INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS - a non-profit corporation that oversees a number of Internet-related tasks. Regulates 20 generic codes, e.g. .com, plus 248 country codes, e.g. .us.
• ICAO | INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
• ICC | INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
• ICOTY | INTERNATIONAL CAR of the YEAR AWARDS
• ICTY | UN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
• ICU | INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE - a non-governmental organization representing a global membership that includes both national scientific bodies (117 members) and international scientific unions (30 members).
• IEA | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY - implements an international energy program of energy cooperation among 24 member countries. Site resources include supply statistics and projections.
• IEC | INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION - international standards and conformity assessment.
• ILC | INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
• ILGA | INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY ASSOCIATION - the only worldwide federation campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights. Since 1978.
• ILO | INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION - promoting decent work for all.
• IMF | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
• IMO | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.
• INCB | INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
• INTERFLORA
• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974 | SOLAS
• INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - conflict prevention and resolution.
• INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION | IMO - safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.
• INTERPOL - the world’s largest international police organization, with 187 member countries.
• IOC | INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
• IPC | INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE
• IPCC | INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
• IPS&P | INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENT FOR SAFETY & PEACE
• IRIS | INCORPORATED RESEARH INSTITUTIONS FOR SEISMOLOGY - Seismic Monitor allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time. Visit seismic stations around the world.
• ISAF | INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE - created in accordance with the Bonn Conference in December 2001.
• ISBN | INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
• ISIN CODES SEARCH ENGINE - International Securities Identifying Number.
• ISO | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
• ISS | INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
• ISSM | INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SEXUAL MEDICINE
• ISSN | INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
• ITU | INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
• ITUC CSI IGB | INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
• IUCN | INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONVERSATION OF NATURE
• IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION - an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which was signed in Washington, D.C. on 2 December 1946 to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry".
• KELKOO - "Find. Compare. Save." A European price comparison service founded in France in 1999.
• LIVESTRONG - Lance Armstrong Foundation.
• MATERNITY WORLDWIDE - reduce maternal mortality in developing countries.
• MEDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES | MSF INTERNATIONAL - an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries.
• MENSA INTERNATIONAL - check your IQ!
• NAFTA | NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
• NATO | NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
• NO MORE LANDMINES
• NOBEL FOUNDATION - for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.
• NOBEL PEACE PRIZE - the Norwegian Nobel committee.
• NRDC | NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL - the Earth's best defense.
• OAS | OEA | ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
• OCEANA - protecting the world's oceans.
• OECD | ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• OECD CPI | OECD CONSUMER PRICE INDICES
• OHCHR | HIGH COMMISIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
• OHCHR | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
• OLPC | ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD - "Give a laptop. Change the world".
• ONE INTERNATIONAL - a campaign and advocacy organisation with more than 2 million members committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.
• OPEC | ORGANIZATION of the PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES
• OSCE | THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE
• OTAN | ORGANISATION DU TRAITÉ DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD
• PADA | PROFESSIONAL AUTOGRAPH DEALERS ASSOCIATION - the leading source for knowledgeable, experienced and ethical dealers in autographs, and autographs that are unconditionally guaranteed authentic.
• PEACE ONE DAY - 21 September: the annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence adopted by the UN as Day of Peace.
• PETA | PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
• PDO | PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN (EU)
• PGI | PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (EU)
• PRI | PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
• RAINFOREST ALLIANCE - works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
• RED RIBBON PROJECT - The red ribbon is a symbol for both drug prevention and for the fight against AIDS.
• REPRIEVE - Reprieve uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
• ROTARY INTERNATIONAL - more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Motto: Service Above Self.
• SAVE OUR SEAS - preservation of the planet's marine heritage.
• SAVE THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
• SAVE THE WHALES
• SCAR | SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON ARCTIC RESEARCH - a committee of ICSU , the International Council for Science, and it is charged with the initiation, promotion and co-ordination of scientific research in Antarctica. SCAR also provides international, independent scientific advice to the Antarctic Treaty system.
• SCHENGEN AGREEMENT - the borderless zone created by the Schengen Agreements, the Schengen Area, currently consists of 25 European countries.
• SEISMIC MONITOR - allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time. Visit seismic stations around the world.
• SI | BIPM | BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES
• SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
• SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER
• SOLAS | INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
• SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication - the global provider of secure financial messaging services.
• TERRE DES HOMMES INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION - is a network of eleven national organisations working for the rights of children.
• THE ART LOSS REGISTER - Operates a permanent international database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables.
• THE BIG GREEN HELP - daily green tips.
• THE CLIMATE PROJECT (TCP) - an international non-profit founded by Nobel Laureate and former Vice President Al gore with a mission to increase public awareness of the climate crisis at a grassroots level worldwide.
• THE MANUSCRIPT SOCIETY - the oldest society of autograph and manuscript collectors in the United States with members in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
• THE OCEAN FOUNDATION - providing high-end philanthropic advice for a community of donors who care about the coast and oceans.
• THE SALVATION ARMY - doing the most good!
• THE WORLD BANK GROUP - consists of: IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID.
• TIR | transit international routier TREATY - the Convention on International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) was made at Geneva on 14 November 1975 to simplify and harmonise the administrative formalities of international road transport.
• TRANSPARANCY INTERNATIONAL - the global coalition against corruption. Also visit THE 10 MOST DECADENT DICTATORS.
• UACC | UNIVERSAL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS CLUB - a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of the autograph collector.
• UEFA | UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS
• UN | UNITED NATIONS - it's your world.
• UNAOC | UNITED NATIONS ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS - aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and peoples across cultures and religions.
• UNESCO | UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
• UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE - "World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located."
• UNFCCC | UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
• UNHCR | UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - the UN refugee agency.
• UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT - a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
• UNWTO | WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION - "Commited to tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals."
• U.S. & WORLD POPULATION CLOCKS
• VOA NEWS | VOICE OF AMERICA - trusted source of news & indformation since 1942.
• WADA | WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
• WE CAN SOLVE IT - the climate crisis.
• WHO | WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION
• WFP | WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - United Nations world food programme: fighting hunger worldwide.
• WHO | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
• WILDAID - conservation through conservation.
• WMO | WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION - working together in weather, climate and water.
• WORLD AIDS CAMPAIGN
• WORLD BANK | INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD)
• WORLD EARTH HOUR
• WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
• WORLD MONUMENTS FUND - New York-based non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered ancient and historic sites around the world.
• WORLD ORGANIZATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT - creating a better world.
• WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS
• WTO | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
• WWF | WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE

National Organizations

• ACLU | AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION - guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
• ACS | AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY - "Chemistry for Life". The world's largest scientific society.
• AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
• AMPAS | ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES - the Oscar awards.
• APS PHYSICS | AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
• ARS | ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY - the preeminent copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists in the United States.
• ASC | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS
• ASPCA - “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.”
• ATF | BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES - a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice.
• BRITISH SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
• C-SPAN - Capitol Hill, The White House and National Politics.
• CATO INSTITUTE - "Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace." Libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
• CEOS FOR CITIES (US) - a national network of urban leaders dedicated to building and sustaining the next generation of great American cities.
• CIA | CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (US)
• CIA: THE WORLD FACTBOOK - provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
• DEA | DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (US)
• EASA | EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY
• EISA | EUROPEAN IMAGING AND SOUND ASSOCIATION
• ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM | ACT OF 1973 (US) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• EPA | UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - an agency charged to regulate chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land.
• ESA | EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
• FAA | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (US)
• FAS | FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS
• FAS - list of US intelligence and security agencies.
• FBI | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (US)
• FBI | TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVES (US)
• FCC | FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable (US).
• FDA | U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION - responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics.
• FDIC | FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (US)
• FINCEN - one of the US Department of Treasury's lead agencies in the fight against money laundering.
• FSA | FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (UK)
• GAO | U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
• GLOBAL GREEN USA - fostering a global value shift towards a sustainable and secure future...
• GPO | United States Government Printing Office - prints and provides access to documents produced by and for all three branches of the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive departments, and independent agencies.
• HIIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (US) - identifiers, transactions, enforcement, security, privacy, code sets, industry discussion/collaboration, and other resources.
• HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE (US)
• IAA | INTERNATIONALE AUTOMOBIL-AUSSTELLUNG - Frankfurt auto show.
• IET | THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (UK) - knowledge network.
• ISIS | INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (US)
• ISM | INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (US) - surveys national and global manufactoring output.
• LIBERATUM - aims to connect Britain’s finest cultural and media minds with the rest of the world through world-class festivals and significant cultural celebrations.
• LIBERTARIAN PARTY (US)
• MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM - the mission of the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans.
• NASA | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (US)
• NIST | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (US) - NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life: from automated teller machines and atomic clocks to mammograms and semiconductors, innumerable products and services rely in some way on technology, measurement, and standards.
• NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (US) - the world's leading professional organization for journalists.
• NEW SCOTLAND YARD | METROPOLITAN POLICE (UK)
• NGS | THE NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME (UK) - gardens open for charity.
• NIC | NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL (US)
• NIC | NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL (US) - global trends 2025: a transformed world.
• NLM | NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (US)
• NOAA | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (US)
• NRA - official National Rifle Association of America home page.
• NRIS | NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (US)
• NSPCC | THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN (UK)
• NYPD | NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT
• ODNI | THE OFFICE of the DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (US)
• PENTAGON (US)
• PICKENSPLAN.COM (US) - "tell Congress to reduce our dependence of foreign oil - today."
• PNAS | PROCEEDINGS of the NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES of the U.S.A.
• POGO | PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT - an independent nonprofit organization that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ehtical federal U.S. government.
• PPIP | PUBLIC PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM (US)
• PRÉSIDENCE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE - President Sarkozy of France's official site.
• RSPCA | THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (UK)
• SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF JULY 30, 2002 (US) - also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 and commonly called Sarbanes-Oxley, Sarbox or SOX.
• SEAFOOD WATCH - the mission of the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans.
• SEC | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
• SIPC | SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION (US)
• SKULL AND BONES (US) - a secret society based at Yale University.
• SLD | THE UK STATUTE LAW DATABASE
• SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the US National Zoo in the U.S.
• THE HUMANE SOCIETY of the UNITED STATES - the nation's largest and most effective animal protection organization.
• THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS - improving the world through engineering (UK). Interesting report: Geo-Engineering - Giving us time to act?
• THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY (US) - "Ever since its founding in 1958 by Robert Welch, The John Birch Society has been dedicated to restoring and preserving freedom under the United States Constitution."
• THE METH PROJECT (US) - a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing first-time Meth use.
• TSA | TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - US Department of Homeland Security.
• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
• UNITED STATES MINT
• UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
• US BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING
• US BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING STORE - uncut currency.
• U.S. CENSUS BUREAU - families and living arrangements.
• U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION | FDA - responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics.
• USGS | U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
• WALK SCORE - a walkability score for any address (US).
• WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON DC, U.S.A. - President Barack Obama.