Yearbook of International Organizations 2008/ 2009; Guide to Global Civil Society Networks: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns; Guide to Global Civil Society Networks: Statistics, Visualizations and Patterns

"Yearbook of International Organizations" is the most comprehensive reference resource providing current details of international nongovernmental (NGO) and intergovernmental organizations (IGO).Collected, documented and disseminated by the Union of International Associations (UIA), detailed and profound information on international organizations worldwide can be found here, from the United Nations, the ASEAN and the Red Cross to sporting bodies and religious orders. Besides historical and organizational information (e.g. on aims, subject orientation and locations), details on activities, events or publications as well as the most current contact details are included. Integrated are also biographies of the leading individuals of the organizations as well as the presentation of networks of organizations. The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a non-profit, apolitical, independent and non-governmental institution in the service for international associations, based in Brussels, Belgium. For 100 years, the UIA has focused on the nature and evolution of the international civil society - a topic of increasing relevance.