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With its scientific approach and activities such as research, information, consultation, trainings and networking opportunities, the UIA supports global civil society actors and facilitates collaboration and exchange among them as well as with public and private sectors. In addition, the UIA promotes public awareness of the work of international associations and represents their collective views on a global platform.
Besides being a non-profit, independent research institute, the UIA provides a platform for global nongovernmental cooperation, collaborating with, providing services to, and promoting international associations. By documenting the work of International Nongovernmental Organizations and Intergovernmental Organizations and reflecting the collective views of international bodies, the UIA also promotes public awareness of their activities. Making civil society visible on a global stage – that is the main purpose of the UIA.
In particular, the UIA pursues the following major objectives:
- Facilitate the development and efficiency of nongovernmental networks and disseminate information on international bodies, their interrelationships, their meetings, and the problems and strategies with which they are concerned.
- Experiment with meaningful and action-oriented ways of presenting such information to enable these initiatives to develop and reinforce each other creatively.
- Act as a catalyst for the emergence of new forms of associative activity and international co-operation.
- Promote research on the legal, administrative and other problems common to international associations.
- Contribute to a universal order based on principles of human dignity, solidarity of peoples and freedom of association and communication.
Our areas of research interest can be loosely divided into several categories, listed below. It should be noted that these categories reflect arbitrary divides, and much of our work crosses these boundaries.