Nongovernmental Organizations

Action Against Hunger Operates in over 40 countries and engages in both emergency food aid activities and long-term self-sufficiency work. Worldwide affiliates: Action contre la Faim (in French) and Acción contra el Hambre (in Spanish)

Africare  A US-based organization specializing in African aid. Africare’s programs focus on food security and health, and include water resource development, environmental management, basic education, microenterprise development, governance initiatives, and emergency humanitarian aid

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)  An international relief organization headquartered in France and active in 12 countries: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo RDC and Iraq

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)  A US-based organization motivated by the Gospel of Christ that provides direct aid to the poor in the US and overseas.  Program areas include agriculture, health, education, peacebuilding and emergency response, and emphasize capacity building, food security, gender and justice

Direct Relief International  Focuses on improving the health of people in developing countries and victims of natural disasters, war, and civil unrest. Work includes the provision of medicines, supplies and equipment

InterAction  An alliance of US-based international development and humanitarian NGOs that works toward the alleviation of poverty and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity

International Medical Corps (IMC)  A global organization that seeks to save lives and relieve suffering through health care training and relief and development programs

International Rescue Committee (IRC)  Provides resettlement assistance, global emergency relief, rehabilitation, and advocacy for refugees 

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)  Provides information on the Federation's disaster relief operations as well as links to press releases, news reports and publications

Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) (Doctors without Borders) An independent medical aid agency, MSF is committed to providing medical aid in crisis centers and across the world

Mercy Airlift  Supplies transportation to disaster victims and other humanitarian organizations throughout the world, and provides humanitarian relief aid to victims, including medical supplies, food and clothing

Oxfam International  A group of organizations working worldwide to find sustainable solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice

Think Tanks & Research Institutions

Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement  (Brookings Institutions and John Hopkins University) Promotes a more effective national, regional and international response to the global problem of forced migration resulting from conflict and human rights violations

Carter Center  (Emory University) Works on conflict resolution, democratization and economic development projects around the world

Center for Refugee Studies  (York University, Canada) This site includes access to publications, researchers and conference information 

European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)  Provides information and advisory services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe

European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) Promotes the scientific study of migration (including asylum seekers), racism and ethnicity, and aims to disseminate information and promote communication between researchers.  ERCOMER's  WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations links to organizations, publications, conference sites, research programs, and commercial consulting sites

Feinstein International Famine Center  (Tufts University) Seeks to improve humanitarian, relief and refugee efforts through innovative and effective research and activities. This site contains access to full-text publications, and a full list of links to humanitarian aid-related sites

Freedom House  Promotes political and economic freedom worldwide, this site contains various studies and publications online 

Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University. ISIM applies scientific, legal and policy approaches to international migration issues.

International Crisis Group (ICG) This multinational organization aims, through extensive fieldwork and high-level advocacy work, to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Full reports available online

Migration Dialogue (UC Davis) Provides information and analysis on issues of international migration

Migration Policy Institute Studies the movement of people worldwide. The site provides articles, news and data on four research areas: migration management, refugee protection and humanitarian response, North American border issues, and immigrant settlement and integration.

Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CDMHA)  (University of South Florida and Tulane University) Promotes collaborative education, training, research and communication services between disaster response and humanitarian assistance agencies, including the military, nongovernmental organizations and private voluntary organizations