Action Without Borders/ Idealist.org is a web-based organization connecting people and organizations with resources to non-profit and community organization sites regarding employment and volunteer opportunities, as well as allowing individuals to personalize networks and e-mail updates.
American Refugee Committee International, is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that provides multisectoral humanitarian assistance and training to refugees and displaced persons
The Atrium Society is a group concerned with fundamental issues that prevent understanding and cooperation in human affairs, works on the initiatives of Martial Arts for Peace and Education for Peace.
The Carter Center, Emory University is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. In partnership with Emory University, it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Kent State University conducts research, develops theory, and offers education, training, and public service in the field of conflict resolution.
The Center for Global Peace, American University provides a framework for programs and initiatives that advance the study and understanding of world peace grounded in a search for a just and sustainable world order.
The Center for Defense Information (CDI), a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to independent research on the social, economic, environmental, political and military components of global security, to educate the public and inform policymakers about issues of security policy, strategy, operations, weapon systems and defense budgeting.
Centre for World Dialogue (Nicosia, Cyprus) is committed to promoting greater understanding and co-operation at all levels through initiating and encouraging discussion and exchange of ideas on issues of global concern.
Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), a national network of individuals and organizations in Canada formed to organize opposition to ARMX '89, which was the country's largest weapons bazaar. COAT continues to expose and oppose Canada's role in the international arms trade, particularly where there is trade to governments which are engaged in war or which violate human rights.
Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, a website maintained by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, is a permanent archive of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers which consists of news releases and issue briefs, reports, and opinion polls.
The Conflict Resolution Consortium, University of Colorado, a multidisciplinary joint university-community program of research, teaching, and application, focused on finding more constructive ways of addressing difficult, long-term, and intractable conflicts, and getting that information to the people involved in these conflicts so that they can approach them in a more constructive way.
DFAX News Digests and Reports is a project of the Farndon House Information Trust, a registered charity which promotes the use and understanding of on-line information technology in researching international security affairs.
Exploring Global Conflict: An Internet Guide to the Study of Conflict, a resource guide featuring a variety of Internet resources related to conflict, peace, current news sources, human rights and humanitarian aid, educational resources, as well as information related to specific conflicts around the world including: Northern Ireland, the Middle East, the Great Lakes region in Africa, and the former Yugoslavia.
The Foundation for Prevention & Early Resolution of Conflict (PERC) is dedicated to the promotion of conflict resolution by agreement-making through the voluntary techniques of negotiation, mediation and arbitration.
Global Exchange, a non-profit research, education, and action center dedicated to promoting people-to-people ties around the world by increasing global awareness among the US public and building international partnerships around the world.
Hague Appeal For Peace, an international network of peace and justice organizations focused on promoting a Global Campaign for Peace Education dedicated to the integration of peace education into curricula and communities worldwide as a means of reducing violence and preventing war.
Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia (ISAR) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen the ability of citizens and social change organizations in Eurasia and their colleagues in the US to influence decision-making, advance social justice, and promote environmentally sound stewardship of the earth's resources.
Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE), is a joint initiative between the University of Ulster and the United Nations University that aims to address the management and resolution of conflict through a combination of research, training and other activities which inform and influence national and international organizations working in the field of conflict.
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR), George Mason University is an innovative academic resource for people and institutions worldwide, committed to the development of theory, research, and practice that interrupt cycles of violence.
Institute for Global Communications (IGC): ConflictNet, EcoNet, PeaceNet, etc. brings advanced communications technologies to grassroots organizations worldwide working for peace, human rights, environmental sustainability, women's rights, conflict resolution and worker rights.
Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation (IGCC), University of California, San Diego, is a multi-campus research unit serving the entire University of California system, devoted to studying the causes of international conflict and helping devise options for resolving it through international cooperation.
International Alert a non-governmental organization based in the UK, was set up by human rights advocates to address conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts.
International Relations and Security Network (ISN) is dedicated to the creation of knowledge and facilitation of information exchange, dialogue and cooperation with the international security community of research institutes and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
International Studies Association Network (ISA) promotes research and education about international affairs.
The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame is dedicated to understanding the causes of violent conflict and to identifying and promoting the conditions for sustainable peace, engaging in research, graduate and undergraduate education, policy studies, and service to the local, national and international communities.
The Loka Institute, a non-profit research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of research, science and technology.
Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service (GandhiServe), a web service provided by the charitable GandhiServe Foundation, which aims to spread the ethics of nonviolence by disseminating information about and popularizing Mahatma Gandhi’s life and works.
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse is an electronic clearinghouse whose purpose is to support education, research and access to information on violence-related topics by providing resources for professionals, researchers, and survivors.
National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution(NCPCR) is a non-membership organization open to everyone interested in issues of peacemaking, social justice, and conflict resolution, dedicated to creating a place where all communities, voices, and points of view can be represented.
The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael is an international institute dedicated to promoting the understanding of international affairs through research, the publication of studies, the organization of courses and training programs, and the provision of information.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners maintains information on all Nobel Prize winners in all categories.
The Nonviolence Web, a source for news and commentary on peace and nonviolence, collects and displays the essays of its readers.
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation/WagingPeace pursues the goal of creating a safer, more secure world through a variety of programs addressing issues of violence, weapons of mass destruction, international law, the constructive uses of science and technology, education and youth empowerment.
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to open a space for peace in which conflicts can be dealt with non-violently.
Peace Camp Canada, co-directed by Forsan Hussein, a 1998 Ethics and Coexistence Student Fellow. Peace Camp Canada’s objective is to bring Israeli and Palestinian youth together and to engage them in dialogue in order to break down the barriers, eliminate stigmas, and build trust.
Peace Resource Center, presented by The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, hosts documents and links to further the peace movement around the world through action, education, and information.
Peacewire, a cooperative effort between the Public Education for Peace Society, and End the Arms Race, provides useful and empowering information on peace and disarmament issues in Canada
Physicians for Global Survival, is a physician-led organization committed to the abolition of nuclear weapons, the prevention of war, the promotion of non-violent means of conflict resolution and social justice in a sustainable world. It works on campaigns directed to the public and governments, fosters student participation in the organization, and promotes an understanding of the role for physicians and health workers in creating a better world.
The Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, an interuniversity consortium, is an applied research center committed to improving the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution.
The Project on Environmental Scarcities, State Capacity, and Civil Violence, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Toronto, a three-year research and policy project concluded by The American Academy of Arts and Science and the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (formerly known as the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto) which targeted the policy-making community and the general public in the US and Canada, as well as China, India and Indonesia, the three countries examined in the project.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) conducts research on questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security, with the aim of contributing to an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solutions of international conflicts and for a stable peace. Access to their information is facilitated through this public website.
Tabula Rasa Institute is a nonprofit organization that promotes peace, understanding, and cooperation between people, groups, and nations by providing the resources, education, and leadership necessary to improve our world.
Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), University of Tampere (Finland) is an independent research centre, affiliated with the Research Institute for Social Sciences (RISS), of the University of Tampere. In the year 2003, TAPRI’s research is focused on the study of peaceful change and transition
Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research (Tokyo, Japan & Honolulu, Hawaii) is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit organization committed to the pursuit of peace with peaceful means and a complete abolition of war. The Institute brings peace researchers, policymakers, and community activists into communication and collaboration on selected projects in conflict resolution. For the next few years, The Institute will focus on an international dialogue on four major themes: (1) Human Security and Global Governance, (2) Human Rights and Global Ethics, (3) Social Justice and Global Economy, and (4) Cultural Identity and Global Citizenship.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world. Its five functions are to facilitate prospective studies; the advancement, the transfer and sharing of knowledge; standard-setting action; expertise; and the exchange of specialized information.
The United Nations University (UNU) (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan) is a unique university based on a mission "to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States."
U.S. Insitute of Peace (USIP) is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created and funded by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) works to achieve, through peaceful means, world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all.
