The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers includes indigenous women from the Americas, Asia and Africa who first convened in 2004. Their alliance emphasizes prayer and education to protect the Earth and indigenous ways of life. The group’s office is in Sonora, Calif. Contact using the form on their website.

Who Does What Where, also known as 3W, is a directory of organizations, agencies and others that provide emergency humanitarian response. The United Nations’ emergency response coordination office maintains the list, which is searchable by country and type of organization.

Read a Nov. 11, 2013, Reuters story about how the typhoon is prompting calls for action on climate change.

Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Alertnet.org posts articles about disaster response, refugee crises, disease and other pressing humanitarian issues.

JQ International is a lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) Jewish & Ally community. JQ provides programs and services that foster a healthy fusion of LGBT and Jewish Identity.

A portal for social groups, professional groups and synagogues, which cater to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Jewish community.

A March 16, 2013, Fox News story outlined Francis’ plans to visit his predecessor, a meeting that — though private — may offer hints on how the two men will handle their extraordinary situation.

In another March 15, 2013, RNS article, the Vatican defended Francis’ actions during Argentina’s 1970s military dictatorship.