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UN Sustainable Development Goals

GOAL 1: No PovertyGOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Organizations relating to Welfare

Ibero-American Social Security Organization / Madrid, Spain / Est. 1950
Consejo de Institutos de Seguridad Social de Centroamérica y República Dominicana / Tegucigalpa, Honduras / Est. 1992
International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association / Toronto ON, Canada / Est. 1987
Academia Iberoamericana de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social / Est. 1972
European Institute for Futures Studies / Est. 1990
Inter-University European Institute on Social Welfare / Marcinelle, Belgium / Est. 1970
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Est. 2001
VisionFund International / London, UK
International Missionary Benefit Society / Paris, France / Est. 1965
Euradopt / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1993
Memorial - International Historical and Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society / Est. 1988
Global Aid Foundation / Est. 1993
InterAid International / Est. 1960
International Coalition for Animal Welfare / London, UK / Est. 2002
Samaritan's Purse / Boone NC, USA / Est. 1970
Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action / Enugu, Nigeria / Est. 1994
ClimateWorks Foundation / San Francisco CA, USA / Est. 2008
Africa Philanthropy Network / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania UR / Est. 2009
Africa Platform for Social Protection / Nairobi, Kenya
Asian Co-Benefits Partnership / Hayama, Japan / Est. 2009
Adara Development / Edmonds WA, USA / Est. 1998
GivingTuesday / Est. 2012
Global Aid Network
Manna International / Redwood City CA, USA / Est. 1984
Global Philanthropy Forum / San Francisco CA, USA
Charity Education International / Glasgow, UK / Est. 1997
Former Officials Association Turin / Turin, Italy / Est. 1991
PHD Foundation / Kobe, Japan / Est. 1981
Human Relief Foundation / Bradford, UK / Est. 1991
Mercy Airlift International / Los Angeles CA, USA / Est. 1968
Global Relief Foundation, Ghana / Est. 2002
Band Aid Charitable Trust / London, UK / Est. 1985
Christian Relief Services / Alexandria VA, USA / Est. 1985
Caritas para la Cooperación Internacional - Caritas Española / Madrid, Spain
Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services / Tokyo, Japan
World Wings International / New York NY, USA / Est. 1959
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans / Brookfield WI, USA / Est. 1954
Canadian Lutheran World Relief / Winnipeg MB, Canada / Est. 1946
Teachers Without Borders / Seattle WA, USA / Est. 2000
Fellowship for African Relief / Khartoum, Sudan / Est. 1984
Primate's World Relief and Development Fund / Toronto ON, Canada / Est. 1959
European Association for Planned Giving / Lenham, UK
Knightsbridge International / West Hills CA, USA / Est. 1995
Anne Frank Fonds / Basel, Switzerland / Est. 1963
Church World Service / Elkhart IN, USA / Est. 1946
International Development and Relief Foundation / Toronto ON, Canada / Est. 1984
Third World Relief Fund / Brussels, Belgium
ORA International / Korbach, Germany / Est. 1981
International Organization for Peace, Care and Relief / Est. 1999
Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation / Tripoli, Libya / Est. 1998

View all profiles (748 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

World Problems relating to Welfare

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Inadequate protection of individual welfare
Decline in government social expenditure
Burden of servicing foreign public debt
Collapsing social security system
Social hardships of economic reform
Inequitable distribution of wealth
Dependence on social welfare
Denial of the right to social security in capitalist systems
Inadequate welfare services for the deaf
Unequal coverage by social security
Discrimination against men in social services
Deprivation of government benefits for political purposes
Loss of traditional forms of social security
Excessive growth of social expenditure
Denial of rights to wounded military personnel
Inadequate social security for migrants
Dubious energy budget of nuclear power plants
Racial discrimination in public services
Social insecurity
Discrimination against women in social services
Unethical practices of philanthropic organizations
Government support of population growth
Inadequate welfare services for the aged
Ineffective emergency relief distribution
Restricted state support of the family

Action Strategies relating to Welfare

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Sustaining relief with development
Caring for the blind
Improving social services for women
Fostering linkages between family planning and social welfare
Maintaining neutral stance of non-governmental relief organizations
Creating disaster fund
Using cost-benefit analysis
Providing emergency humanitarian aid
Developing drought preparedness for environmental refugees
Evaluating benefits of conserving biological resources
Raising awareness on the benefits of environmental infrastructure
Restricting social benefit entitlements
Assessing financing to reduce health risks from environmental pollution and hazards
Strengthening institutional capacity to benefit from biotechnology developments
Giving generous debt relief terms to poorest and most indebted countries
Developing sustainable policy for public procurement
Providing social security for disabled persons
Reforming domestic trade policy
Promoting welfare of persons belonging to minorities
Using military/civil defence assets in disaster relief
Demonstrating benefits of integrated pest management in agriculture
Rescheduling external debt
Developing alternatives to traditional welfare
Assessing health benefits and costs of pollution control strategies
Protecting the poor

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