Actors in the field of International Cooperation

Do you want to know which organisations are active in IC? In the collection of links below are listed international organisations, government and some of the most important non-government IC players in various European countries. For IC actors in Switzerland, please visit the search function in the German or French-language sections of the website.
  • Action contre la faim (ACF)
    ACF's objective is to combat hunger on every front: with emergency operations, meeting the vital needs of the most vulnerable; with post-emergency programmes to promote people’s autonomy.
  • African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
    The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s mission is to help reduce poverty, improve living conditions for Africans and mobilize resources for Africa’s economic and social development.
  • Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
    AFD is a bi-lateral development finance institution that works on behalf of the French government. Its mission is to finance development according to France’s Overseas Development Assistance policies.
  • Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)
    ACTED develops about 260 projects a year in such diversified activities as Emergency Relief, Food Security, Health Promotion Network, Economic Development, Education and training, Micro finance, Advocacy - Institutional Support and Regional Dialogue, and Cultural promotion. As of today, ACTED is active in 24 countries.
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Entwicklungsdienste (AGdD)
    Die AGdD ist der Dachverband der sieben Entwicklungsdienste in Deutschland : - Christliche Fachkräfte International e.V. (CFI) - Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst gGmbH (DED) - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst e.V. (EED/DÜ) - Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (forumZFD) - EIRENE - Internationaler Christlicher Friedensdienst e.V. - Weltfriedensdienst e.V. (WFD)
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklungshilfe (AGEH)
    Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklungshilfe ist der Fachdienst der deutschen Katholiken für internationale Zusammenarbeit. Als staatlich anerkannter Personaldienst vermittelt die AGEH in Zusammenarbeit mit ihren Partnerorganisationen in aller Welt qualifizierte und aufgeschlossene Frauen und Männer als Fachkräfte in Projekte der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit kirchlicher Organisationen in Afrika, Asien, Lateinamerika und in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas.
  • Arbeitskreis Lernen und Helfen in Übersee (AKLHÜ). Entwicklungsdienst Portal
    Das Portal informiert zu Themen rund um Internationale Freiwilligendienste, Entwicklungsdienste und andere Fachdienste der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Es bietet u.a. Hintergrundinformationen zu unterschiedlichen Diensten und Dienstarten, zu Voraussetzungen für eine Mitarbeit in einem Auslandsprojekt und zu den Leistungen. In der Infothek können Sie Publikationen zum Thema herunterladen und über ausgewählte Links weitere Informationsquellen erreichen.
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    ADB is an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people.
  • British Overseas NGOs for Development (Bond)
    BOND is the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations working in international development. Established in 1993, BOND now has over 330 member organisations, from large organisations with a world-wide presence to smaller, more specialist organisations working in specific regions or with specific groups of people.
  • Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)
    Die Aufgaben des BMZ sind vielfältig : - Gestaltung der Grundsätze deutscher Entwicklungspolitik - Zusammenarbeit mit den Partnerländern - Zusammenarbeit auf internationaler Ebene - Zusammenarbeit mit den nichtstaatlichen Organisationen - Erfolgskontrolle
  • Capacity4Dev
    The platform Capacity4Dev is an essential tool in the European Commission's effort to reform how it works with technical cooperation in support of capacity development, public sector reform and other themes. The site provides a forum for all commission staff, partner countries, other donors, academics and civil society representatives to share ideas and expertise.
  • Concord
    CONCORD is the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development. Its 18 international networks and 22 national associations from the European Member States represent more than 1600 European NGOs vis-à-vis the European Institutions. The main objective of the Confederation is to enhance the impact of European development NGOs vis-à-vis the European Institutions by combining expertise and accountability.
  • Coordination Sud
    Coordination nationale des ONG françaises de solidarité internationale. Coordination Sud rassemble six collectifs d’ONG et plus de 130 ONG qui mènent des actions humanitaires d’urgence, d’aide au développement, de protection de l’environnement, de défense des droits humains auprès des populations défavorisées et aussi des actions d’éducation à la solidarité internationale et de plaidoyer.
  • Danida - Danish International Development Agency
    Denmark's Development Policy is a department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
    Als weltweit tätiges Bundesunternehmen der internationalen Zusammenarbeit für nachhaltige Entwicklung unterstützt die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH die Bundesregierung bei der Verwirklichung ihrer entwicklungspolitischen Ziele. Sie bietet zukunftsfähige Lösungen für politische, wirtschaftliche, ökologische und soziale Entwicklungen in einer globalisierten Welt und fördert komplexe Reformen und Veränderungsprozesse auch unter schwierigen Bedingungen. Ihr Ziel ist es, die Lebensbedingungen der Menschen nachhaltig zu verbessern.
  • Dutch Development Cooperation
    The Dutch Development Cooperation is a section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
  • European Bank for Reconstruciton and Development (EBRD)
    The EBRD is an international financial institution that supports projects in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Investing primarily in private sector clients whose needs cannot be fully met by the market, the Bank promotes entrepreneurship and fosters transition towards open and democratic market economies.
  • Europäische Kommission. Directorate General for Development
    DG Development formulates the development policy applicable to all developing countries and conducts forward studies to this end. The main thematic and sectoral areas covered (sub-activities) are those on which the development policy focuses: linking trade with development, regional integration and co-operation, support for macro-economic policies and promoting equitable access to social services in coherence with the macro-economic framework, supporting transport, promoting food security and sustainable rural development and support for institutional capacity building.
  • European Commission. EuropeAid
    The European Union, composed of the Member States and the European Commission, is the world’s biggest aid donor. The Commission’s EuropeAid co-operation office manages EU external aid programmes and ensures that development assistance is delivered worldwide.
  • Europäische Kommission. Humanitarian Aid (ECHO)
    The European Union as a whole (i.e., the Member States and the Commission) is one of the world's main humanitarian aid donors; the Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) is the service of the European Commission responsible for this activity.
  • Evangelische Entwicklungsdienst (EED)
    Church Development Service (Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED) is an association of the Protestant Churches in Germany. By means of financial contributions, personnel involvement, scholarships and consultancy services EED supports the development work of churches, Christian and secular organisations. In this worldwide partnership, EED is participating in establishing a just society. It takes and promotes action to arouse and enhance people's willingness to stand up to overcome need, poverty, persecution and violence.
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. International Geneva
    The international community of Geneva, in the broadest sense, is made up of international organizations (governmental and non-governmental), foreign missions to the organizations and the staff who work for all these bodies. Those organizations are listed here by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • France Coopération Internationale (FCI)
    FCI a pour mission principale de coordonner et de promouvoir l’expertise technique française à l’international.
  • Goal UK
    GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to the alleviation of suffering amongst the poorest of the poor.
  • Humacoop
    La formation, la documentation, et l'organisation de colloques et de forums sur des thèmes de solidarité internationale sont les principales activités de l'association Humacoop.
  • Institut Bioforce Développement
    Bioforce is a non-profit organisation who provides training and careers advice in aid programmes and health logistics.
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    The IDB, established in 1959 to support the process of economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean, is the main source of multilateral financing in the region. The IDB Group provides solutions to development challenges by partnering with governments, companies and civil society organizations, thus reaching its clients ranging from central governments to city authorities and businesses.
  • International Monetary Fund (IFD)
    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 186 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
  • International Service
    International Service is a UK-based international development agency that works in Latin America, West and the Middle East. International Service works with partners is focused in three priority areas: sustainable livelihoods, human rights, and sexual and reproductive health.
  • Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWent)
    Inwent - Capacity Building International, Germany, is a non-profit organisation with worldwide operations dedicated to human resource development, advanced training, and dialogue. Inwent is commissioned by the German Federal Government, the German business sector, and the German Länder.
  • Ministère des Affaires Etrangères. Aide publique au développement
    Dans le cadre de l’Union européenne (UE), le gouvernement français s’est engagé à hisser l’Aide publique au développement (APD) à hauteur de 0,51% du revenu national brut en 2010, étape vers l’objectif de 0,7% en 2015.
  • NGO Voice
    Voice stands for Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies. It is a network representing 85 European non governmental organisations active in humanitarian aid worldwide. Unlike its members, VOICE is not operational. Seeking to involve its members in information, training, advocacy and lobbying, VOICE is the main NGO interlocutor with the European Union on emergency aid, relief, rehabilitation and disaster preparedness.
  • Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
    The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
  • Organization for Security and Co-operaiton in Europe (OSCE)
    With 56 States drawn from Europe, Central Asia and America, the OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization. It offers a forum for political negotiations and decision-making in the fields of early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, and puts the political will of the participating States into practice through its unique network of field missions.
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to: Support sustainable economic growth ; Boost employment ; Raise living standards ; Maintain financial stability ; Assist other countries' economic development ; Contribute to growth in world trade. The Organisation provides a setting where governments compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and coordinate domestic and international policies.
  • Oxfam GB
    Oxfam GB is a leading international NGO with a worldwide reputation for excellence in the delivery of aid and development work. Our purpose is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International.
  • RedR
    RedR is an international charity that provides training and recruitment services for the humanitarian sector, improving emergency response worldwide.
  • Save the Children
    Save the Children is an independent children’s charity that fights for children’s rights worldwide.
  • Sida - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
    Sida is the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
  • The World Bank
    The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by 186 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).
  • UK Department for International Development (DFID)
    DFID is the part of the UK government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
  • UN System of Organizations Web Site Locator
    Alphabetic index of websites of the United Nations system of organizations
  • United Nations (UN)
    The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. Due to its unique international character, and the powers vested in its founding Charter, the Organization can take action on a wide range of issues, and provide a forum for its 192 Member States to express their views, through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees.
  • United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG)
    The UNOG is the representative office of the United Nations in Geneva. With more than 1,600 staff, UNOG is the biggest United Nations duty station outside of headquarters in New York and provide critical support to the Organization’s efforts. It service over 8,000 meetings every year, making UNOG one of the busiest intergovernmental conference centres in the world and a focal point for multilateral diplomacy.
  • Verband Entwicklungspolitik Deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen (VENRO)
    VENRO, the Association of German development non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is the umbrella organisation of independent and church related NGOs working in the fields of development cooperation, emergency assistance, development education, and advocacy.
  • Weltfriedendienst
    Weltfriedensdienst has supported initiatives and projects in developing countries in which people work towards improving their own living standards and environmental conditions in an active and self-determined manner.
  • Welthungerhilfe
    Die Welthungerhilfe leistet Hilfe aus einer Hand: von der schnellen Nothilfe nach einer Katastrophe bis zu langfristigen Projekten mit einheimischen Partnern.
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