A selection of Websites that provide useful information about the interaction between civil society organizations and multilateral insitutions. The views expressed in these sites do not necessarily reflect the views of FIM, which is a neutral and impartial organization.

CIVIL SOCIETY LINKS

50 Years Is Enough, a coalition of NGOs seeking a profound transformation of the World Bank and the IMF

ACUNS, Academic Council on the UN System, an international association of scholars, teachers and practitioners who are active in the study of the multilateral system

ALOP, Asociacion Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promocion, a Latin American network which promotes participatory development, capacity-building and consensus-building with diverse sectors of civil society

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, a worldwide campaigning movement that promotes international human rights standards

CICC, NGO Coalition for an International Criminal Court, which advocates since 1995 for an effective and just International Criminal Court

CIVICUS, an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world

CONGO, the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the UN, an organization which assists and represents NGOs that were granted the consultative status with the UN

CSE, Centre for Science and Environment, one of India's leading NGOs which campaigns on biodiversity, climate change, air/water pollution, forests and global environmental negotiations

DAWN, Development Alternatives for Women in a New Era, a network of women scholars and activists from the economic South that advocates to reform international institutions

EARTH COUNCIL, an international NGO that promotes and advances the implementation of the Rio and Johannesburg summits agreements

EARTH NEGOTIATIONS BULLETIN, an NGO reporting service for UN environment and development negotiations

ECO-ACCORD, Centre on Environment and Sustainable Development, a Russia-based NGO which promotes the implementation of international decisions related to environment and sustainable development

ETC GROUP, a Canada-based international NGO (formerly called RAFI) which supports socially responsible developments of technologies useful to the poor and marginalized, and addresses international governance issues and corporate power

FIDH, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, which advances the implementation of international human rights agreements

FOCUS on the Global South, a programme of regional and global policy analysis and advocacy work, which works with NGOs and people's organizations in Asia, Pacific and other regions

GLOBAL POLICY FORUM, a site which monitors policy-making and NGO influence at the UN

GROUP OF 77, the largest Third World (governmental) coalition in the United Nations

HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE, the largest civil society peace conference in history, held in 1999 in The Hague

HAI, Health Action International, a non-profit, global network which monitors the implementation of WHO's drug policy

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, NGO network dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world

IANSA, International Action Network on Small Arms, composed of a wide range of organisations concerned with small arms

IBASE, the Brazilian Institute for Social and Economic Analysis, a think tank specialised on environment, gender and social issues

ICBL, International Campaign to Ban Landmines, monitors the implementation of the UN Treaty to ban landmines

ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, has affiliated organizations in 145 countries and territories, with a membership of 125 million

ICSW, International Council on Social Welfare, an international NGO promoting the implementation of international commitments in the field of social development

IIED, International Institute for Environment and Development, an independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development

INTERNATIONAL A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), a broad US-based coalition which organized massive demonstrations to oppose a new war in Iraq

INTERNATIONAL LAND COALITION, a global alliance of intergovernmental, governmental and civil-society organizations that works together with the rural poor to increase their secure access to natural resources

JUBILEE RESEARCH, an international movement calling for cancellation of the debt of the world's poorest countries

NGO COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT, service organisation for NGOs involved with disarmament in the UN context

NGO COMMITTEE ON UNICEF, a worldwide network of 125 international NGOs that are working on behalf of children in more than 110 countries

NGO STEERING COMMITTEE TO THE CSD, a self-organized coordinating body representing NGOs and other Major Groups identified in Agenda 21

NGO WORKING GROUP ON THE WORLD BANK, autonomous grouping of NGOs which identifies priorities before the annual meetings with World Bank staff in the World Bank NGO Committee. It also holds meetings and organize research and information exchanges to strengthen NGO inputs to policy dialogue with the World Bank

ONEWORLD, an online community of over 750 NGOs that campaigns on AIDS, Debt, World Bank and IMF, etc.

PRIA, a New Delhi-based international centre on participation and democratic governance

SOCIAL WATCH, A Montevideo-based international NGO watchdog network monitoring poverty eradication and gender equality

STAKEHOLDER FORUM FOR OUR COMMON FUTURE, a UK-based initiative to support international civil society organisations concerned with sustainable development

THIRD WORLD NETWORK, an international network of organisations and individuals involved in issues relating to development and the Third World, including trade, economics, environment and biosafety

UN WIRE, an independant daily news briefing about the UN system, provided by Ted Turner's UN Foundation

WEDO, Women's Environment and Development Organisation, an international advocacy network working to gain equal participation with men in decision-making from grassroots to global arenas

WFUNA, World Federation of United Nations Associations, which publishes a Web-based newsletter providing information about the UN and civil society

WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS NET, NGO Web site which monitors the implementation of the international community's commitments towards women

WORLD FEDERALIST MOVEMENT, an international citizen's movement calling for strengthened and democratized world institutions

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM, an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and inter-linking for effective action, by groups and movements of civil society that are committed to building a society centred on the human person

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