ActionAid
Ecoliers du monde
Ayuda en Acción
Azione Aiuto
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URL: https://actionaid.org/
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Founded
1972
History
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Overcome the injustice and inequity that cause poverty; contribute to and influence development cooperation policies, in particular on poverty eradication and education.
Activities
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Lobbies: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC); F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (World Bank); US Government. Links with most UN Specialized Agencies, including: F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); E-XE3016 - UNHCR. Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Accredited by: Green Climate Fund (GCF)
- Accredited by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Support from: G-XG6247 - Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF America). Supports: F-XF4288 - Amref Health Africa; G-XM2489 - Circle for International Reflect Action and Communication (CIRAC); G-XE3391 - Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC); F-XJ4337 - Global Call for Action Against Poverty (GCAP); E-XE1562 - NGO Forum on Cambodia. Cooperates with: B-XB4416 - International Council for Adult Education (ICAE); E-XE6331 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); G-XG4367 - Ockenden International; E-XF2089 - Panos Network. Also cooperation with: E-XG9829 - International Network of Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation). Provides secretariat for: G-XG8829 - Bretton Woods Project. Partner of: E-XE5021 - WorldFish. On the Board of: F-XF5518 - European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD). On Steering Committee of: F-XJ0242 - Campaña Latinoamericana por el Derecho a la Educación (CLADE). Houses and on Steering Committee of: F-XJ7691 - Right to Education Initiative (RTE).
Member of:
- F-XM6761 - Accountable Now;
- G-XJ3710 - African Health Policy Network (AHPN);
- F-XF4222 - Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID);
- G-XG3253 - British Overseas Aid Group (BOAG);
- B-XM4452 - CHS Alliance (various national sections);
- F-XF3276 - CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation;
- F-XJ8594 - Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities Network (CDAC Network);
- D-XD9230 - Confédération européenne des ong d'urgence et de développement (CONCORD);
- E-XE0409 - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO);
- G-XG3881 - Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC);
- F-XF1672 - EarthAction (EA);
- G-XG9002 - Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI);
- F-XJ7708 - Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC);
- F-XF6650 - Global Campaign for Education (GCE);
- E-XJ3476 - End Corporal Punishment;
- F-XF7183 - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE);
- A-XA1762 - International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA);
- F-XF6849 - International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net);
- F-XF4314 - Jubilee Research;
- C-XM4145 - Just Net Coalition (JNC);
- G-XG3905 - National Council for Voluntary Organizations (NCVO);
- F-XJ2148 - NetHope;
- F-XM6948 - Start Network;
- G-XG3246 - Think Global - Development Education Association (DEA).
Member of the Coordinating Committee of: F-XJ0635 - More and Better. Ethiopian Office member of: G-XG1670 - Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA). UK Office member of: G-XJ4373 - Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). European Office member of: G-XJ0612 - Fédération des employeurs ONG (FEONG). Links with other BOAG members:
- G-XG2803 - Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD);
- G-XG1119 - Christian Aid;
- G-XF0110 - Oxfam GB;
- G-XF1888 - Save the Children UK (SC UK);
- E-XE1881 - Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE).
Also links with:
- G-XG2613 - International Broadcasting Trust (IBT);
- G-XG7035 - International Development, UEA;
- F-XF3601 - Resource Alliance;
- G-XF5736 - Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC).
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF5056
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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