LINKS
DEVELOPMENT / Global
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP)
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/reports/
Featuring the Human Development Index, every report presents agenda-setting data and analysis and calls international attentions to issues and policy options that put people at the center of strategies to meet the challenges of development today - economic, social, political, and cultural.
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)
The OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the
market economy from around the world to Support sustainable economic growth, boost employment, raise living standards, maintain financial stability, assist other countries' economic development, contribute to growth in world trade. The OECD also shares expertise and exchanges
views with more than 100 other countries
and economies, from Brazil, China, and Russia
to the least developed countries in Africa.
3D SECURITY - Development - Diplomacy - Defense
A policy voice for civil society organizations in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Civil society builds security from the ground up by playing essential roles in conflict prevention, stabilization and reconstruction. 3D Security refers to the 3 pillars of foreign policy: development, diplomacy, and defense.
DEVELOPMENT / United States
THE AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
http://www.measureofamerica.org/
The American Human Development Project will release “The Measure of America: American Human Development Report 2008-2009,” the first-ever report about human development in the United States.
MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT / Global
GLOBAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Brussels, 2007)
Start of a new global process designed to enhance the positive impact of migration on development (and vice versa) by adopting a more consistent policy approach, identifying new instruments and best practices, exchanging know-how and experience about innovative tactics and methods and, finally, establishing cooperative links between the various actors involved.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (Geneva)
http://www.un.int/iom/index.htm
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 125 member states, a further 16 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE, IMMIGRATION DATA HUB (Washington, D.C.)
http://migrationinformation.org/datahub/
Instant access to the latest immigration statistics, maps, and numbers for the United States and other countries. The Data Hub showcases the most current national and state-level demographic, social, and economic facts about immigrants to the US; as well as stock, flow, citizenship, net migration, and historical data for countries in Europe, North America, and Oceania.
IMMIGRATION / United States
THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW FOUNDATION
AILF's newest initiative, the Immigration Policy Center is a "think tank" dedicated to research and analysis about the contributions made to America by immigrants.
THE MARYLAND OFFICE FOR NEW AMERICANS (MONA)
http://www.dhr.state.md.us/mona/
MONA provides support and services to refugees to ease their transition into American society, and serves as a resource to the Maryland's State Governor and General Assembly on refugee and immigrant policy.
IMMIGRATIONA ADVOCATES NETWORK
http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/
The Immigration Advocates Network is a free national online network that supports legal advocates
working on behalf of immigrants' rights.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
http://www.churchworldservice.org/aboutcws.htm
Within the United States, Church World Service assists communities in responding to disasters, resettles refugees, promotes fair national and international policies, provides educational resources, and offers opportunities to join a people-to-people network of local and global caring.