The following nongovernmental organizations are affiliated with the United
Nations and have their headquarters in the Chicago area. See separate following
list for NGOs affiliated with the UN with major offices in Chicago.
For information on the organizations that provide services to the Chicago nonprofit
sector, including jobs, volunteerism, and grants, see Non-profit
Organization Services .
| Alpha Kapa Alpha Sorority Betty James, Executive Director 5656 S. Stony Island Chicago IL 60637 Tel: 773-684-1282 Fax: 773-288-8251 nsw@akal1908.com Altrusa International American Bar Association Church of the Brethren DePaul University: School for New Learning Evangelical Covenant Church, The International College of Surgeons International Federation of Advertising Agencies International Institute of Higher Studies in Crimnal Justice
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, The
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. |
La Leche League International, The 1400 N. Meacham Road, P.O. Box 4079 Schaumburg IL 60173-4840 Tel: 847-519-7730 Fax: 847-519-0035 Life Education International Lions Clubs International National Association of Women Lawyers Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association
International Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association of the
USA Rabita Council International (RASBAK) Rotary International World's Women's Christian Temperance Union Zonta International 8th Day Center for Justice |
| American Friends Service Committee Michael McConnell, Director 59 E. Van Buren, Suite 1400 Chicago IL 60605 Tel: 312-427-2533 Fax: 312-427-4171 American Jewish Committee Amnesty International - Mid-West Regional Office Baha'i International Center Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Church Women United of Greater Chicago Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR) Greenpeace Action The Hunger Project Illinois Peace Action Institute of Cultural Affairs Institute of International Education |
International House Cheryl Hiipakka, Office Director 1414 E. 59th Street Chicago IL 60637 Tel: 753-2270 Fax: 753-1227 League of Women Voters of Illinois NAACP National Organization of Women (NOW) Pax Christi, Illinois Physicians for Social Responsibility Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc. U.S. Committee for UNICEF-Chicago U.S. Committee for UNIFEM-Chicago United Way/Crusade for Mercy Women's International League for Peace and Freedom World Without War Council, Midwest
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NOTE: Most churches, synagogues and religious
organizations
are also affiliated with the United Nations. This list was garnered
from
Assembling the Mosaic (1991) and the United Nations Directory of
Nongovernmental
Organizations and NGO Representatives Associated with the Department of
Public Information 1999-2000.