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UN Industrial
Development Organization
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No comment |
Countries of the 3rd world
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A quick source of information about selected 3rd world
countries. |
Oxfam
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A group of 15 organisations with
a mission to reduce poverty and injustice.
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Green
Cross
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Organisation founded by Michael
Gorbachev (Swiss-based) to combat proverty, improve security and reduce
environmental degradation.
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International Red Crescent and Red Cross
Cross
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An international organisation
with a mission to provide help to people affected by war.
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Global
Volunteer Network
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Web site if you want to become a
volunteer to to do work in an aid organization.
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Donations for aid projects - in German
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An Austrian organisation that
manages information about aid organizations and projects. This is a
useful place to visit if you intend to support a project.
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Cocoa Initiatiave
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Organisation with mission to
eliminate the worst of child and forced labour in the cocoa industry.
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CIA
World Fact Book
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A place to go to for information
about countries.
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What Is Emotional Intelligence?
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Site with information about
Emotional Intelligence (EI), which is the ability to perceive, control
and evaluate emotions. |
World Database of Happiness
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Scientific research in quantification of the "appreciation of life". This also compares nations, regions etc.
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PSYBLOG Definition of Happiness
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A definition of happiness. From this link, there are other links to other interesting psychological topics.
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Utilitarianism - the maximisation of global happiness
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A
definition of Utilitarianism - a quite laudable principle which we
could use to guide all our activities. It also offers the definition of
"negative utilitarianism" which seeks to reduce unhappiness and
disregards happiness. This link is quite old, but quite simple to
understand as well. The next link is more recent and contains more
information.
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History of Utilitarianism
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An introduction to the Utilitarianism, including its history and other useful links.
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