name: International Development Law Organisation
text: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is an inter-governmental development organization with headquarters in Rome and regional offices in Cairo, and Sydney, and a program office in Kabul. 
  
  Since its establishment in 1983, the purposes of the Organization have been:  
  
  * To encourage and facilitate the improvement and use of legal resources in the development process;  
  
  * To contribute to the establishment and progressive development and application of good governance and the rule of law in developing countries and countries in economic transition;  
  
  * To assist developing countries and countries in economic transition to improve their negotiating capabilities in the fields of development cooperation, foreign investment, international trade and other international business transactions; and  
  
   * To promote sustainable development through improvement and maintenance of the legal and judicial systems of the developing countries and countries in economic transition.   
  
  IDLO fulfils its mandate by providing training, technical assistance, research and publication to governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local communities and professional associations in developing countries, countries in economic transition and countries emerging from armed conflict. Started in 1983, IDLO was the first international organization to concentrate its work in this field and has been achieving increasing impact ever since. It has worked with over 14,000 legal professionals from 175 countries and has established 41 Alumni Associations around the world, which carry out at the national level what IDLO does internationally.  
  
  IDLO is supported primarily through voluntary contributions from governments, multilateral organizations, foundations and the private sector. Some revenue is also generated by IDLO-owned endowment funds.
  
  http://www.idlo.int/