University of Washington Department of Global Health

Global Organizations

by Region

Europe & Central Asia

University of Washington

The Central Asia + Information and Communication Technologies Project is a multi-year investigation of Internet and related technology developments in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The European Union (EU) Center of Seattle is one of the ten original EU Centers funded by the European Commission beginning in 1998. The network of EU Centers promotes the study of the EU, its institutions and policies and EU-US relations through teaching programs, scholarly research and outreach activities. The European Union funds this initiative as part of a broader effort to promote the people-to-people ties outlined in the New Transatlantic Agenda, which provides a framework for EU-US relations.

Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization (NELC) is devoted to teaching and research concerning the principal cultures and languages of the Near and Middle East, including Central Asia, emphasizing not only their contemporary manifestations but also their ancient and medieval roots, and their significance within the history of world civilizations. Our language and thematic curricula investigate major literary and cultural traditions. Arabic, Persian, Tajik, Turkish, and Central Asian Turkic (such as Uzbek, Kazakh, and Kirghiz) are the languages of the most significant manifestations of Islamic civilization. Hebrew and Aramaic are languages of the Bible, and central to Judaism and Jewish culture. A rich and vast heritage from other ancient Near Eastern cultures is explored through study of languages and literatures such as Egyptian (Hieroglyphic, Coptic), Akkadian, Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Syriac.

Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Center (REECAS) is a National Resource Center supporting a wide range of resources and activities for members of the academic community and the public who are studying the region at any level are doing business with the countries of the region and have organizational ties to the region. Through our affiliated academic program, we offer the MA degree and undergraduate major in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies. Also check out their extensive internet resources.
REECAS List for the Pacific Northwest (REECAS-NW)
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The UW Center for West European Studies (CWES), founded in 1994, is one of five federally funded National Resource Centers for West European Studies in the US. Our mission is to enhance the quality of teaching and research on West European politics, society, and culture through outreach to universities, business, the general public, and the K-12 community.

Seattle Area

Seattle-Tashkent Sister City, the capital city of Uzbekistan, population: 2.2 million

International

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC is the only inter governmental grouping in the world operating on the basis of non-binding commitments, open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants. Unlike the WTO or other multilateral trade bodies, APEC has no treaty obligations required of its participants. Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.

The Central Asia- Caucasus Institute of SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, was founded in 1996, and has in five years grown to be the primary institution in the Washington area for the study of the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Caspian Region. The institute aspires to conduct impartial research on the region; to act as a forum for policymakers both in Washington and abroad; to act as a 'switchboard' of resources and information concerning the Central Asia-Caucasus region; and to provide access for its sponsors in business to relevant expertise on the region.

Central Asia News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world. The network has been developed over a number of years, utilising local, national and international resources.

Eurasia.Net
EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The website also offers additional features, including newsmakerinterviews and book reviews.

International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) has administered exchanges with Eurasia since the organization was founded in 1968. IREX opened its first field office in Moscow, Russia in 1989 and since has expanded its field presence to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. IREX programs in Eurasia span academic exchanges, educational advising, alumni programming, independent media assistance and development, Internet training and access, professional training, NGO development, and partnership building.

Partners in Health, (PIH) mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair. We run innovative programs combating AIDS and women's health problems in rural Haiti, groundbreaking tuberculosis treatment projects in the prisons of Siberia, and the shantytowns of urban Peru, training programs for community health workers in Chiapas, Mexico, community-based mental health outreach in highland Guatemala, and a novel violence-prevention curriculum in inner-city Boston, USA.

World Bank, Europe and Central Asia
 The last decade of the twentieth century witnessed a process of change -commonly known as 'transition' - that transformed the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. These countries, ranging from middle to low-income countries, comprise the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia region. The World Bank has worked with these countries from the earliest phases of transition to the present to improve the living standards of their people, promote economic growth, and ensure that future generations benefit from sound environmental practices and social development. It continues to assist these countries through lending, technical assistance, analysis and policy advice.

World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, includes Afghanistan and Turkey

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
Representatives of each Member Statesin the European Region make up the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. It meets every year in September for three and a half days. At these meetings the Member States formulate regional policies, recommend and supervise WHO/Europe's activities, and approve the budget.

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