A Selection of Useful Links and Interesting Websites
"Nothing before had ever made me thoroughly realise, though I had read various scientific books, that science consists in grouping facts so that general laws or conclusions may be drawn from them." - Charles Darwin.
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin.
A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). The term is relatively general and can technically refer to a public charity (also called "charitable foundation," "public foundation" or simply "foundation") or a private foundation. It differs from other types of NPOs in that its focus is centered around goals of a general philanthropic nature (e.g. charitable, educational, religious, or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of charitable organization (and of charity) varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates. The regulation, tax treatment, and the way in which charity law affects charitable organizations also varies.
An INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence. There are two main types:
1): International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs): non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. These may be either: International non-profit organizations or international corporations, referred to as multinational corporations.
2): Intergovernmental organizations, also known as international governmental organizations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states).
An ORGANIZATION (or organisation) is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment.
Organization – process-related: an entity is being (re-)organized (organization as task or action); Organization – functional: organization as a function of how entities like businesses or state authorities are used (organization as a permanent structure); Organization – institutional: an entity is an organization (organization as an actual purposeful structure within a social context).
Charitable & Help Organizations: A-Z
 - BLACKBAUD - "Your Passion. Our Purpose." Fundraising software, nonprofit accounting software & nonprofit management system.
- CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION - Wikipedia.
- Learn Abount Humanitarian Aid Projects - by Obinna Ekezie.
- NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION - Wikipedia.
- The Charitable-Industrial Complex - by Peter Buffett.
- The Corporate Takeover of the Red Cross - ProPublica.
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- ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - "Providing innovative solutions to world hunger."
- ACTION AID
- AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
- AMERICAN RED CROSS
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- BEAT THE RAIN
- BEYOND BORDERS
- BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
- BRUCE LEE FOUNDATION
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- CARE - defending dignity, fighting poverty.
- CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS
- CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - "Giving Hope to a World of Need."
- CHILD HOPE INTERNATIONAL - founded in 2001.
- CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION - aimed at the most marginalized children, the ones most often ignored and forgotten.
- CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
- Civitan International - founded in 1917. Association of community service clubs founded in 1917. The organization aims "to build good citizenship by providing a volunteer organization of clubs dedicated to serving individual and community needs with an emphasis on helping people with developmental disabilities." The organization includes 40,000 members (referred to as Civitans) in almost 1,000 clubs around the world.
- CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND
- Clinton Foundation - established by former President of the United States Bill Clinton with the stated mission to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence."
- 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."
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- DANIEL PEARL FOUNDATION - "The Foundation's mission is to promote tolerance and understanding internationally through journalism, music and dialogue."
- DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL - "Healthy People. Better World."
- DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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- 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.
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- 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."
- Free the Children - international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 by children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger. The organization is largely youth-funded, based on the concept of "children helping children". It specializes in sustainable development in the countries of Ecuador, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, as well as Rural China.
- FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS - "Raising children. Transforming lives."
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- Glide Foundation - it is known for working with investor Warren Buffett who has donated the proceeds from his eBay "Power Lunch with Warren Buffett" auctions to Glide.
- GLOBAL AID NETWORK
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- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
- 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
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- 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."
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- J/P HAITIAN RELIEF ORGANIZATION
- Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation - founded in 2006. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses their efforts on the issues surrounding homelessness in the United States.
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- LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT - "Where there is LIFE, There is Hope."
- LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL
- LOVE A CHILD
- LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
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- MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
- MERCY & SHARING
- MERCY CORPS - "Be the change."
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- NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION - established after Mr Nelson Mandela’s retirement on August 19, 1999 and embodies the spirit of reconciliation, ubuntu, and social justice.
- NETWORK FOR GOD - Network for Good is a website where users can donate to charities and search for volunteer opportunities.The website was founded in 2001 by America Online, Cisco Systems and Yahoo!.
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- 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.
- OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS - work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. Supported by George Soros.
- 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."
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- 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."
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- 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."
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- SAMARITAN'S PURSE
- SAVE THE CHILDREN - helping children in poverty and children in need.
- STOP HUNGER NOW
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta - founded in c. 1099. Roman Catholic lay religious order of, traditionally, a military, chivalrous and noble nature. It is the world's oldest surviving order of chivalry. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is headquartered in Rome, and is widely considered a sovereign subject of international law. The order is notable for issuing its own international passports for travel, postal stamps, along with its formal insignia, often portrayed as a white or gold Maltese cross. Today the order has about 13,000 members; 80,000 permanent volunteers; and 20,000 medical personnel including doctors, nurses, auxiliaries and paramedics in more than 120 countries.
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- THE GIVING PLEDGE - philanthropic campaign started in June 2010 by American billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. "It is an effort to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy." As of August 2010, 38 billionaires in the US have joined this campaign and pledged to give 50% or more of their wealth to charity.
- THE SALVATION ARMY - "Doing the Most Good."
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- UNFPA | UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
- UNICEF | UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
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- WATER.ORG - co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, Water.org is a nonprofit organization that has transformed hundreds of communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America by providing access to safe water and sanitation.
- WATER MISSIONS
- WFP | WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - "Figting Hunger Worldwide."
- 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 HOPE INTERNATIONAL
- WORLD RELIEF
- WORLD VISION - "Building a better world for children."
- WORLD WATER RELIEF - Water For Living."
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- YÉLE HAITI - a grassroots movement inspiring change in Haiti through programs in education, sports, the arts and environment.
International Organizations: A-Z
 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION - Wikipedia.
- INTERNATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION | INGO - Wikipedia.
- NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION | NGO - Wikipedia.
- The Corporate Takeover of the Red Cross - ProPublica.
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- 1001 CLUB - a Nature Trust that helps fund the World Wide Fund for Nature. It was established in 1970 by the then head of the WWF, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, with help from Anton Rupert,
a South African entrepreneur. They persuaded 1001 individuals to join the club, where each member would contribute US$10,000 to the trust. The membership of the 1001 Club largely consists of managers of banks and multinationals from around the world.
According to a 1993 Washington Monthly article, "The secret list of members includes a disproportionate percentage of South Africans, all too happy in an era of social banishment to be welcomed into a socially elite society. Other contributors include businessmen with suspect connections, including organized crime, environmentally destructive development, and corrupt African politics.
- ACTA | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT - a proposed plurilateral trade agreement for establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement throughout the participating countries.
- ADBUSTERS - Canadian-based not-for-profit, anti-consumerist, pro-environment organization founded in 1989. The foundation describes itself as "a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age."
- africa.com - founded in 2001, launched 2010. Organization created to change the way the world sees Africa, using the ever growing use of internet. Using the online web portal about the continent, its main purpose is to be a unique platform for anyone interested in Africa to learn more about all aspects of the continent. Also it provides for both business and world leaders accurate information about the investment climate, thus becoming the online portal for the world’s engagement with Africa.
- 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 | The Foundation for AIDS Research - "Making Aids History." Since 1983. International nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy.
- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - working to protect human rights.
- APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries (styled "Member Economies") that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
- Arctic Council - since 1996. High-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic. It has eight member countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
- ASEAN | ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASEAN NATIONS - aim to accelerate economic growth, social progress, cultural development, promote peace and stability in the region.
- AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science - international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity. It is the world's largest general scientific society, with 126,995 individual and institutional members at the end of 2008.
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- 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 - since 1875. 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 - intergovernmental organization of central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks." It is not accountable to any national government.
- Blue Shield International - founded in 1996 "to work to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters". It has been described as the "Cultural Red Cross", and its name derives from the usage of the blue shield as specified in the 1954 Hague Convention on Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict.
- BRUEGEL - established in 2005. European think tank working in the field of international economics.
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- CAS | COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT - international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport.
- CDC | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION - your online source for credible health information.
- CEA | CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION
- CERN | EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH
- CGPM | ConfÉrence gÉnÉrale des poids et mesures - one of the three organizations established to maintain the International System of Units (SI) under the terms of the Convention du Mètre (Metre Convention) of 1875. It meets in Sèvres (in the southwestern suburbs of Paris) every four to six years. The CGPM represents 52 member states and 26 further associate members.
- CITES | CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA - multilateral treaty, drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973, and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild, and it accords varying degrees of protection to more than 34,000 species of animals and plants.
- Conservation International - Nature is speaking: "Nature doesn't need people. People need nature."
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | CCASG - political and economic union involving six Arab states of the Persian Gulf with many economic and social objectives: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY - exposing the power of corporate lobbying in the EU.
- COUNCIL OF EUROPE
- CREATIVE COMMONS | CC - a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright. "We provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof."
- CRYOS INTERNATIONAL - world's leading sperm bank network.
- CSIS | CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - providing strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions for decisionmakers.
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- 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.
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- EADS | EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY
- EAN | EUROPEAN ARTICLE NUMBER
- EBS | EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT
- EBU | EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION - confederation of 199 broadcasting organisations from 205 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25. It is unrelated to the European 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 - since 2001. "Report international scams online!" econsumer.gov is a partnership of more than 35 consumer protection
agencies around the world. Your complaint helps authorities spot trends and combat fraud.
- EF Education First | EF - since 1965. International education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs, and cultural exchange.
- Egmont Group - since 1995. Informal international network of financial intelligence units (FIUs). "The goal of the Egmont Group is to provide a forum for FIUs around the world to improve cooperation in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and to foster the implementation of domestic programs in this field."
- EMVCO - "Global Specifications for Chip-Based Payment." EMV is a global standard for credit and debit payment cards based on chip card technology.
- EOP | Earth Orientation Parameters
- EQUAL PAY - gender pay gap.
- ERM | EUROPEAN EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM
- ESA | EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY - "Space for Europe."
- 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.
- ETHISPHERE - the research-based Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.
- 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 Free Trade Association | EFTA - since 1960. Common market consisting of four European countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway & Switzerland) that operates in parallel with – and is linked to – the European Union (EU).
- EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
- EUROPEANA - Think Culture! Search through the cultural collections of Europe. It links you to 6 million digital items.
- EUROPOL | THE EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICE
- EXPO 2010 SHANGHAI CHINA
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- 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 - non-profit foundation dedicated to ending the illegal wildlife trade, conserving natural habitats and protecting human rights.
- FSC | FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL - facilitates the development of standards, ensures monitoring of certified operations and protects the FSC trademark so consumers can choose products that come from well managed forests.
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- 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.
- GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council - political and economic union involving six Arab states of the Persian Gulf with many economic and social objectives: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- General Conference on Weights and Measures - one of the three organizations established to maintain the International System of Units (SI) under the terms of the Convention du Mètre (Metre Convention) of 1875. It meets in Sèvres (in the southwestern suburbs of Paris) every four to six years. The CGPM represents 52 member states and 26 further associate members.
- GLOBAL SURVIVORS NET - "Speaking truth to terror." Collaboration of victims of terror attacks around the globe.
- Global Witness - international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide.
- GLOBAL ZERO - movement launched in December 2008 includes more than 200 political, military, business, faith and civic leaders – and hundreds of thousands of citizens – working for the phased, verified elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide.
- 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
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- HCCH | HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
- HRW | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.
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- 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.
- IATA | INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION - IATA is an international trade body, created over 60 years ago by a group of airlines. Today, IATA represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled international air traffic.
- IAU | International Astronomical Union - collection of professional astronomers.
- IBIS - education for development.
- I.B.M. | International Brotherhood of Magicians - "The World's Largest Organization for the Magical Arts." World's largest organization for professional and amateur magicians, with approximately 12,000 members in more than 73 countries.
- 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
- ICBS | International Committee of the Blue Shield - founded in 1996 "to work to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters". It has been described as the "Cultural Red Cross", and its name derives from the usage of the blue shield as specified in the 1954 Hague Convention on Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict.
- 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 28 member countries. Site resources include supply statistics and projections.
- IEC | INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION - international standards and conformity assessment.
- IERS | International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service - the body responsible for maintaining global time and reference frame standards.
- 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
- 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".
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- Kids Rights Foundation - international children's aid and advocacy organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded in 2003, KidsRights raises funds for independent local aid projects in a number of countries around the world, including Zimbabwe, Ukraine and Haiti.
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- LHC | THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER - the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator.
- LIVESTRONG - Lance Armstrong Foundation.
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- 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.
- MEMORY OF THE WORLD - UNESCO's programme aiming at preservation and dissemination of valuable archive holdings and library collections worldwide.
- MENSA INTERNATIONAL - check your IQ!
- Movember Worldwide - annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities.
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- NAFTA | NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
- NATO | NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
- NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION - "Living the Legacy." Promoting social justice.
- 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.
- NUMBER RESOURCE ORGANIZATION | NRO - a coordinating body for the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that manage the distribution of Internet numbers. The NRO also acts as the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO), formed to review and develop recommendations on IP address policy and to advise the ICANN Board.
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- 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 EARTH FUTURE - "We began operations in 2008 with a vision of developing effective systems of global governance to achieve a world beyond war – hence our tagline, Peace Through Governance."
- 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 - the mission of OPEC is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.
- OSCE | THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE
- OTAN | ORGANISATION DU TRAITÉ DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL - a group of non-governmental organizations from three continents working worldwide to fight poverty and injustice.
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- P5+1 - group of six world powers which in 2006 joined the diplomatic efforts with Iran with regard to its nuclear program. The term refers to the P5 or five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, plus Germany.
- 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.
- PEN International - worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous International PEN centers in over 100 countries.
- PETA | PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS - the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 2 million members and supporters.
- PDO | PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN (EU)
- PGI | PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (EU)
- PRI | PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
- PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL - founded 1990. Surveillance and privacy watchdog.
- PWYP | Publish What You Pay - global network of civil society organisations that are united in their call for oil, gas and mining revenues to form the basis for development and improve the lives of ordinary citizens in resource-rich countries.
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- 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.
- REFUGEES UNITED - aims to assist refugees with an anonymous and safe internet search engine to find and reconnect with missing family members.
- REPRIEVE - Reprieve uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
- REPUTATION INSTITUTE - founded in 1997. The leading international organization devoted to advancing knowledge about corporate reputations and to providing professional assistance to companies interested in measuring and managing their reputations proactively.
- ROTARY INTERNATIONAL - more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Motto: Service Above Self.
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- SAVE OUR SEAS - preservation of the planet's marine heritage.
- SAVE THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
- SAVE THE CHILDREN - since 1919. International non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.
- 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.
- SCO | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - intergovernmental mutual-security organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- 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
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta - founded in c. 1099. Roman Catholic lay religious order of, traditionally, a military, chivalrous and noble nature. It is the world's oldest surviving order of chivalry. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is headquartered in Rome, and is widely considered a sovereign subject of international law. The order is notable for issuing its own international passports for travel, postal stamps, along with its formal insignia, often portrayed as a white or gold Maltese cross. Today the order has about 13,000 members; 80,000 permanent volunteers; and 20,000 medical personnel including doctors, nurses, auxiliaries and paramedics in more than 120 countries.
- SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication - the global provider of secure financial messaging services.
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- TAX JUSTICE NETWORK | TJN - independent organisation dedicated to high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the field of tax and regulation. We work to map, analyse and explain the role of taxation and the harmful impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens.
- TED - "Ideas worth spreading."
- 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 Freecycle Network - "Changing the world one gift at a time." A non-profit organization registered in the state of Arizona, USA, and separately registered as a UK charity, that organizes a worldwide network of "gifting" groups, aiming to divert reusable goods from landfills. It provides a worldwide online registry, and coordinates the creation of local groups and forums for individuals and non-profits to offer and receive free items for reuse or recycling, promoting gift economics as a motivating cultural outlook.
- THE GIVING BACK FUND - "Integrity and Innovation in Philanthropy." A society in which becoming a successful philanthropist is as valued and desirable a goal as success in athletics, business, entertainment, or any other field.
- 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.
- TIGHAR | The International Group for Historical Aircraft Recovery - non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting responsible aviation archaeology and historic preservation.
- 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 - since 1993. "The global coalition against corruption." Non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development.
- Trilateral Commission - non-governmental, non-partisan discussion group founded by David Rockefeller in July 1973, to foster closer cooperation among North America, Western Europe, and Japan.
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- 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 SITE - catalogues, names, and conserves sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity.
- UNFCCC | UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
- UNHCR | UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - the UN refugee agency.
- UNIDROIT - Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (Rome, 1955).
- 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.
- UNODC | UNITED NATIONS ON DRUGS AND CRIME
- UNWTO | WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION - "Commited to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals." United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It also compiles the World Tourism rankings.
- U.S. & WORLD POPULATION CLOCKS
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- VITAL VOICES - "Our mission is to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities."
- VOA NEWS | VOICE OF AMERICA - trusted source of news & indformation since 1942.
- VOTE WATCH - independent website set up to promote better debates and greater transparency in EU decision-making by providing easy access to, and analysis of, the political decisions and activities of the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers.
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- W3C | WORLD WIDE WEB CONCORTIUM - an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. Led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and CEO Jeffrey Jaffe, W3C's mission is to lead the Web to its full potential.
- WADA | WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY - promotes, coordinates and monitors the fight against doping in sport in all its forms.
- Watson Institute for International Studies - founded in 1981. Center for the analysis of international issues at Brown University.
- WE CAN SOLVE IT - the climate crisis.
- WHO | WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION
- WFP | WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - since 1961. Food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. On average, the WFP provides food to 90 million people per year, of whom 58 million are children. From its headquarters in Rome and more than 80 country offices around the world, the WFP works to help people who are unable to produce or obtain enough food for themselves and their families.
- WGC | WORLD GOLD COUNCIL - the World Gold Council’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the demand for gold and to create enduring value for its stakeholders. The organisation represents the world’s leading gold mining companies.
- WHO | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- WILDAID - conservation through conservation.
- WITNESS - "See It. Film It. Change It." Uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations.
- WMO | WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION - working together in weather, climate and water.
- WORLD AIDS CAMPAIGN
- World Animal Protection - since 1981. International non-profit animal welfare organization that has been in operation for over 30 years. The charity describes its vision as: A world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty has ended.
- WORLD BANK | INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD)
- WORLD EARTH HOUR
- WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
- World Meteorological Organization - founded in 1873. Intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories.
- 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
- WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION | UNWTO - "Commited to Tourism, Travel and the Millennium Development Goals." United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It also compiles the World Tourism rankings.
- WTO | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
- WWF | WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE - international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries, supporting around 1,300 conservation and environmental projects.
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- X PRIZE FOUNDATION - "The mission of the X PRIZE Foundation is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. We do this by creating and managing prizes that drive innovators to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the world today."
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- 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.
- Alcor Life Extension Foundation - "The world leader in cryonics, cryonics research, and cryonics technology."
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
- American Customer Satisfaction Index | ACSI - economic indicator that measures the satisfaction of consumers across the U.S. economy.
- 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.
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- 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.
- CFR | Council on Foreign Relations (US) - independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher.
- 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.
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- DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - since 1958. "Creating & Preventing Strategic Surprise." Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technologies for use by the military. DARPA has been responsible for funding the development of many technologies which have had a major effect on the world, including computer networking, as well as NLS, which was both the first hypertext system, and an important precursor to the contemporary ubiquitous graphical user interface.
- DEA | DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (US)
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- EASA | EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY
- EFF | ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION - "Defending Freedom in the Digital World."
- 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 | ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION - U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet.
- ESA | EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
- ESTA | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION - U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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- 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.
- FOLKETRYGDFONDET - (Government Pension Fund Norway) world's largest foundation. Manages Norway's oil wealth.
- Freemake Video Converter - freeware software application for video conversion. The program can be used to convert between video formats, rip DVDs, burn DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, create photo slideshows and music visualizations, and upload files to YouTube. Freemake Video Converter can import the majority of video, audio, and image formats, and outputs to AVI, MP4, WMV, Matroska, FLV, SWF, 3GP, DVD, Blu-ray, MPEG, and MP3. The program also prepares videos supported by various multimedia devices, including Apple devices (iPod, iPhone, iPad), Xbox, Sony PlayStation, and Samsung, Nokia, BlackBerry, and Android mobile devices. The software is able to perform DVD burning and is able to convert videos, photographs, and music into DVD video. Freemake Video Converter allows for simple video editing tasks, such as cutting, rotating, flipping, and combining multiple videos into one file and can also create photo slideshows with background music. Users are then able to upload these videos to YouTube.
- FRIENDS OF SCOTLAND - Mission Statement: To be the primary US organization promoting a contemporary view of modern Scotland by showcasing Scottish cultural, educational, historical and genealogical connections between the United States and Scotland.
- FSA | FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (UK)
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- GAO | U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
- GIGN | GROUPE D'INTERVENTION DE LA GENDARMERIE NATIONALE - since 1973. (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group). A special operations unit of the French Armed Forces. It is part of the National Gendarmerie and is trained to perform counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world.
- GLIDE FOUNDATION - charity organization based in San Francisco, named after and run by Glide Memorial Church. It is known for working with investor Warren Buffett who has donated the proceeds from his eBay "Power Lunch with Warren Buffett" auctions to Glide.
- GLOBAL GREEN USA - fostering a global value shift towards a sustainable and secure future...
- Government Pension Fund Norway - (Folketrygfondet) world's largest foundation. Manages Norway's oil wealth.
- 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.
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- 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)
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- IAA | INTERNATIONALE AUTOMOBIL-AUSSTELLUNG - Frankfurt auto show.
- IEA | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY - autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 member countries and beyond. Founded in response to the 1973/4 oil crisis.
- IET | THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (UK) - knowledge network.
- INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES (ICELAND) - being the largest subaerial part of the mid-ocean rift system and an arctic gateway Iceland provides a unique setting for research spanning many fields of the geosciences.
- ISIS | INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (US)
- ISM | INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (US) - surveys national and global manufactoring output.
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- KEEP AMERICA SAFE - the mission of Keep America Safe is to provide information for concerned Americans about critical national security issues.
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- 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)
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- MADE-IN-CHINA.COM - "Connecting Buyers with China Suppliers."
- MAX PLANCK SOCIETY - carry on basic research in service to the general public in the areas of natural science, social science and the arts and humanities.
- MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM - the mission of the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans.
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- NASA | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (US) - executive branch agency of the United States government. NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
- 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.
 - National Security Agency | NSA (US) - since 1952. Cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S. government communications and information systems, which involves information security and cryptanalysis/cryptography.
- 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
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- Occupy Wall Street (OWS) - Adbusters. Listing websites and updates.
- Occupy Wall Street (OWS) - unofficial website.
- ODNI | THE OFFICE of the DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (US)
- Office of the Historian - office of the United States Department of State within the Bureau of Public Affairs. The Office is responsible, under law, for the preparation and publication of the official historical documentary record of U.S. foreign policy in the Foreign Relations of the United States series.
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- 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.
- POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU | PRB - nonprofit organization, informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and seeks to help them use that information. PRB is located in Washington, DC.
- PPIP | PUBLIC PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM (US)
- PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA - dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging talent in theater, dance, and film by awarding grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships.
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- RSPCA | THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (UK)
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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
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- VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA - the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families.
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- WALK SCORE - a walkability score for any address (US).
- WAU HOLLAND FOUNDATION - nonprofit foundation based in Berlin, Germany. It was established in 2003 in memory of Wau Holland, co-founder of the Chaos Computer Club.
- WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON DC, U.S.A. - President Barack Obama.
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