Penn State University Libraries - Non-Governmental Organizations

Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) are private organizations (with no affiliations with governments) that monitor the policy developments of governments and international organizations.

Identifying NGOs

• United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)

• UN Department of Public Information. DPI/NGO Directory

• UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. NGO Section

• European Commission and Civil Society

• Registry of Civil Society Organizations within the OAS

• Directory of Development Organizations

• Yearbook of International Organizations [Penn State Libraries (available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account)

• Associations Unlimited [Penn State Libraries]

• The NGO Café — part of the WWW Virtual Library