About

The IDB work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. By providing support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, the IDB help improve health and education, and advance infrastructure.

UNFPA aims to expand the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and reproductive lives. It’s mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

EPSO is responsible for selecting staff to work for the Institutions and Agencies of the European Union.

USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.

The IOM is an inter-governmental organisation committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits both migrants and society.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. They provide low-interest loans, zero to low-interest credits, and grants to developing countries.

UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men. 

The aim of the African Development Bank Group is to achieve sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries, therefore contributing to poverty reduction.

UNDP works in more than 170 countries, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion.

The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation is an intergovernmental Organisation. With 41 Member States, they are committed to building a Single European Sky that will deliver the air traffic management performance in demand for the twenty-first century.

The ICRC is the largest humanitarian network in the world. Its mission is to protect life and health, alleviate human suffering and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies.

The WTO is the only global investment organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations. Their goal is to help producers of goods and service, exporters, and importers conduct their business. 

The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group, and is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries.

UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world. 

Save the Children works in 120 countries. They run world-class programmes to save children’s lives and challenge world leaders to keep to their promises in order to give children a brighter future.

Founded in 1950, UNHCR is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.

Working in 190 countries, UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are fed, vaccinated, education and protected.

The ECB maintain the euro’s purchasing power and price stability within the 19 European Union countries that have introduced the euro since 1999.

IFAD focuses exclusively on rural poverty reduction, working with poor rural populations in developing countries to eliminate poverty, hunger and malnutrition.

The IMF is an organisation of 188 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.

Founded in 1983 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, WMU is a global center of excellence for maritime and ocean post-graduate education and research.

The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.

People in Need helps people in emergencies, both in crises of war as well as in areas affected by natural disasters, and in places where it is hard for people to break out of the vicious circle of poverty without support.

Europol is the European Union’s law enforcement agency whose main goal is to help achieve asafer Europe for the benefit of all EU citizens. We do this by assisting the European Union’s Member States in their fight against serious international crime and terrorism.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN Member States. UNRWA also receives some funding from the Regular Budget of the United Nations, which is used mostly for international staffing costs.

The Agency’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance, including in times of armed conflict.

The EIB is the European Union’s bank. We are the only bank owned by and representing the interests of the European Union Member States. We work closely with other EU institutions to implement EU policy. We are the world’s largest multilateral borrower and lender. We provide finance and expertise for sustainable investment projects that contribute to EU policy objectives. More than 90% of our activity is in Europe. But we also are a big investor around the world.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. It works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, contributing to international peace and security and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Mission

We bring people together to fight poverty.

Our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations so their skills generate the greatest value.

We know, from almost sixty years of experience, that when teachers pass on their skills to others, community groups shown reliable sources of income, and governments helped to make systems fairer, this brings about lasting change.

Values

• By thinking globally, we can change the world
• Progress is only possible by working together
• Knowledge is our most powerful tool
• People are the best agents of change

The OSCE works for stability, peace and democracy for more than a billion people, through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that contributes to sustainable progress. The OSCE’s comprehensive concept of security covers the politico-military; the economic and environmental; and the human dimensions.

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans nuclear explosions by everyone, everywhere: on the Earth’s surface, in the atmosphere, underwater and underground.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) helps businesses flourish. Through our financial investments, business services and involvement in high-level policy reform, we’re well-placed to promote entrepreneurship and change lives.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property policy, services, information and cooperation.

The CEB represents a major instrument of the policy of solidarity in Europe. It participates in financing social projects, responds to emergency situations and contributes to improving the living conditions of the most disadvantaged population groups.

ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defence and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict.