Geography: NGOs & IGOs

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Non-governmental Organizations

An NGO, or Non-governmental Organization, is an organization focused on humanitarian issues, often social problems with a political aspect (eg. human rights, relief services, women's rights).

Non-governmental Organizations Research Guide
UW Libraries Research Guide on non-governmental organizations
Non-governmental Organizations Search
Search [at least 1026] Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) websites. By James R. Jacobs, International Documents Librarian, Stanford University.
WANGO - Worldwide NGO Directory
Locate NGOs either by using the search feature or the interactive map feature. Find NGOs by region, then choose the countries and/or areas of activity that interest you.

Inter-governmental Organizations

An IGO, or international inter-governmental organization, is a group of sovereign states, often established through a treaty, with mutual intersests which works toward a unified goal.

Inter-governmental Organizations Research Guide
UW Libraries guide on Inter-governmental Organizations
Inter-governmental Organization Search
A search engine for those who are doing research in intergovernmental organization topics; searches across hundreds of IGO websites.

A few of the most prominent examples of IGOs: