Aid and Development

Center for Research and Dialogue (CRD) - Independent not-for-profit corporation aimed to promote the social, economic and political rebuilding of Somalia.
http://www.crdsomalia.org

Awdal Development Organization (ADO) - Dutch organization helping to develop the Awdal region in Somalia, working with other regional NGO's to give every child in the region the chance to go to school. Includes activities, projects and how to support ADO. [Dutch, English]
http://www.awdaldev.org/

United Nations in Somalia - Official site provides information on the UN agencies, working groups, staff and operations. Includes programmes database, publications and reports.
http://www.unsomalia.net/

UNICEF - Somalia - Information about the projects and children being helped in Somalia.
http://www.unicef.org/somalia/

Directory of Development Organizations - Somalia - Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information. [PDF]
http://www.devdir.org/files/Somalia.PDF

Amnesty International USA - Somalia - News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. [English, Spanish]
http://www.amnestyusa.org/By-Country/Somalia/page.do?id=1011237&n1=3&n2=30&n3=987

UNDP in Somalia - Official United Nations Development Programme site for Somalia provides news, speeches, statements and publications along with information about its activities, progress, Millennium Development Goals, partnerships and staff. Focused on poverty, health, governance, environment, natural resources, and information and communications technology.
http://www.so.undp.org/

Committee to Aid Somali Education - Nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to improving the educational system in Somalia.
http://www.somalieducation.org/

Somali Civil Society - The overall objectives of our project is the achievement of permanent respect for human rights, justice through rule of law, pluralism, good governance and sustainable peace in Somalia.
http://www.somali-civilsociety.org/

Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization (Horn Relief) - Grassroots development organization working for social, political and environmental change in Somalia. Includes news, projects and how to help.
http://www.hornrelief.org

Amnesty International - Somalia - Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/africa/east-africa/somalia

US State Department - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Somalia - 2007 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100504.htm

Human Rights Watch - Somalia - Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.
http://hrw.org/africa/somalia.php

Somali Canadian Education & Rural Development Organization (SCERDO) - Federally incorporated non-profit organization committed to promoting the crucial educational and developmental needs of Somalis at home and around the world. Includes objectives, information about projects, and newsletter.
http://www.scerdo.com

IRIN News - Somalia - News on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
http://www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=Somalia

UNHCR - Somalia - Official UN refugee agency provides news and information including UNHCR operations, statistics, maps, background, analysis and policy .
http://www.unhcr.org/country/som.html

USAID - Somalia - Official portal provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development.
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/somalia/