External Links
This collection of external links is a directory of organizations dealing with refugee, asylum and human rights topics or provide (country-specific) information otherwise useful for practitioners. The directory contains over 3000 links to relevant internet sources and has been compiled and organized by type of organization, topic/mandate, regions and countries they relate to. This additional service has been provided to facilitate research by providing a mechanism to access information that may be relevant for decision makers and is not as such included in Refworld.
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- Zimbabwe 16
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Center for Immigration Studies
"The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985, we have pursued a single mission - providing immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
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Center for Immigration Studies: News Services
The Center for Immigration Studies operates two free e-mail information services (listservs) on immigration news. Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
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Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM)
"The Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Maryland. CIDCM seeks to prevent and transform conflict, to understand the interplay between conflict and development, and to help societies create sustainable futures for themselves" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Conflict Studies/Prevention |
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Center for International Health and Cooperation (CIHC)
"The Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation The Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation (CIHC) aims to professionalize training in the humanitarian field. By covering a variety of topics, including disaster management, mental health issues, and negotiation, the CIHC programs prepare members of international relief organizations and humanitarian workers to be effective in their work in conflict and post-conflict areas" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Health |
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Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
"The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1964. Its primary goal is to support and undertake research, and to provide a forum for debate on international migration" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Migration |
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Center for Reproductive Rights
"Reproductive freedom lies at the heart of the promise of human dignity, self-determination and equality embodied in both the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Center works toward the time when that promise is enshrined in law in the United States and throughout the world. We envision a world where every woman is free to decide whether and when to have children; where every woman has access to the best reproductive healthcare available; where every woman can exercise her choices without coercion or discrimination. More simply put, we envision a world where every woman participates with full dignity as an equal member of society" (from website) Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Women |
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
"At a time of new global opportunities and challenges, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. A bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change" (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Democracy / Rule of Law |
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Center for World Indigenous Studies
"We are dedicated to a wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.' (from website) Type: Research Institution | Topic: Ethnic Groups and Minorities |
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Center on International Cooperation (CIC), New York University
"The NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) works to enhance multilateral responses to global problems, including: conflict, humanitarian crises, and recovery; international security challenges, including weapons proliferation and the changing balance of power; and resource scarcity and climate change. Through innovative applied research and direct engagement with policy actors, CIC has been at the forefront of policy decision-making in each of its core areas of research." (from website) Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Conflict Studies/Prevention |
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Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Analyst
Biweekly journal of the John Hopkins University Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center. Type: Academic Institutions | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
