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 Readings on Poverty, Hunger, and Economic Development - Fits lots of webpages together to present a coherent picture about the amount of food in the world, the role it plays in a capitalist economy, why people are poor, and what measures can be taken to eliminate poverty and hunger.OneWorld Online - Featuring a multimedia introduction to human rights and sustainable development, news, reports, in-depth information together with galleries, video and audio from a partnership which now includes over 300 development agencies and NGOs. International Development Network (IDN) - Promotes sustainable development by providing development related information and resources to individuals, NGOs, companies and government agencies. United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF works for the survival, development and protection of children, guided in its programmes by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A very comprehensive website. Eldis - A gateway to a wide range of information sources on Development and the Environment. Funded by the UK Academic Community. Forum: Habitat in Developing Countries - Aimed at providing information to researchers and professionals working for the improvement of the built environment in developing countries, and at facilitating communications among them. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - Through a network of 134 country offices, the UNDP helps people in 174 countries and territories to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination, environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women. In support of these goals, UNDP is frequently asked to assist in promoting sound governance and market development and to support rebuilding societies in the aftermath of war and humanitarian emergencies. Nomad Net - Views on relief, development and humanitarianism not sanctioned by the establishment. InterAction - A coalition of more than 160 humanitarian organizations working on disaster relief, refugee-assistance, and sustainable development programs worldwide. FAO: Special Programme for Food Security - Aims at increasing food security in developing countries through increased and stabilized food production on an economically and environmentally sustainable basis using available technology and approaches. Timor Aid - An Australian-based aid organisation, focussing on the island of Timor and neighboring islands. This is non-political, and works in collaboration with local partners in Timor. Talking about Development - An interview series where different professionals, politicians, grassroots activists, and others, talk about what is development and how their work fits in with the larger social, political, and economic framework of the world we live in and the goals they seek. Panos Institute London - Panos produces information for media on global development issues with a developing world perspective. It provides news, radio programs, briefings on topics such as AIDS, environment, economics and women's health. Global Development Network (GDN) - Supporting and linking research and policy institutes involved in the field of development, and whose work is predicated on the notion that ideas matter. Third World Network Africa - A non-governmental organisation which carries out research and advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and interests of peoples of African and other third world countries. Includes articles, campaigns, networks, publications and links. World Bank - Development Marketplace - A forum to encourage cooperation within the development community in the search for solutions to reduce poverty. It is envisioned to be both a series of events as well as an electronic space - to be used by members of the development community in order to find and create new ways of working together. Information and Communication Technology for Development - Links to relevant Internet resources. Courtney Nelson's Development Strategies - An examination of the effects of a human development perspective on international development policies, based upon a 40 year career in the field The World Bunk - Humor and education combined in a satirical look at World Bank policies in Third World development. Development: The Need for Reflection - An international conference on international development issues, which challenges the ideal of economic growth. Online versions of papers presented are available. Intermediate Technology - A sustainable development corporation whose mission is to build the technical skills of poor people in developing countries, enabling them to improve the quality of their lives and that of future generations. Development Express - A periodic journal published by the Canadian International Development Agency on topics related to the field of international development.
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