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Overseas Development Institute
http://www.odi.org.uk/ (English, French)
The
Overseas Development Institute is a leading independent think-tank on
international development and humanitarian issues in Britain.
Website
provides access to information about the Institute, research and
policy programs, and publications.
Many subjects covered including human rights, staff security, education,
health and nutrition, and management. The site is searchable and maintains
a good links directory. The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) (located on home
page) concerns policy and practice in the response to conflict,
instability, disasters and associated humanitarian needs. HPG offers access
to the pages below as well as other publications,
activities,
and links.
 http://www.alnap.org
The Active Learning Network on Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action falls under the management of the HPG. Link
offers access to work plan, books, and other publications.
http://www.odihpn.org/
Humanitarian Practice Network, also under HPG, offers an extensive link
library, details of forthcoming conferences
and workshops, and training
and degree courses relevant to the humanitarian sector. Publications
page offers all HPN articles from 1994 onwards, together with full-text
versions of Network Papers and abstracts (full texts are orderable) of Good
Practice Reviews. The Good Practice Reviews are commissioned reviews
prepared by recognized specialists on different sectors (water, health,
planning, security, food, registration) or activities within the
humanitarian sector.
RedR
http://www.redr.org/
RedR
(originally Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief) an international NGO
with offices in London, Canberra, Auckland and Geneva - relieves suffering
in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent and effective
personnel to humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.
Website
includes information about RedR, their programs, activities, and contact
information.
http://www.redr.org/resources/index.htm
Resources provides access to their needs assessment
service, publications (guidelines to water, sanitation, and
health concerns), on-line London library
catalogue, and RedR forms.
Links
to Useful Websites under Resources provides lists of sites for
technical support, training providers, security references, and many other
disaster related sites.
http://www.redr.org/training/index.htm
Training provides information on a wide variety of technical,
logistical, and managerial training programs with RedR and other agencies.
http://www.redr.org/members/index.htm
Members provides access to links page on Equipment
Suppliers and Technical Support. Technical support contains archives
to past questions on water sanitation / water sources and supply /
construction / and a general category. Membership is required for direct
inquiries but anyone is free to search past communications for information.
Refugee Studies
Centre
http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/rsc/
The
Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) is part of the University of Oxford's
International Development Centre at Queen Elizabeth House. Its objectives
are to carry out multidisciplinary research and teaching on the causes and
consequences of forced migration; to disseminate the results of that
research to policy makers and practitioners, as well as within the academic
community; and to understand the experience of forced migration from the
point of view of the affected populations.
Web site
includes information on courses,
workshops,
conferences, and access to a list of purchasable publications
(Forced Migration Review, Journal of Refugee Studies, working papers). Some current articles are available on
the website. Library includes material on such topics as psycho-social
issues, human rights, international law, relief administration, education,
health and nutrition. Currently developing a Digital library.
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/rsc/
Search library.
http://www.fmreview.org/
(English, Spanish, Arabic) Forced Migration Review provides a forum
for debate on the most immediate issues facing refugees and internally
displaced people and those working with them. Articles, research abstracts,
conference reports and news items, present practice-oriented findings and
analyse policy issues. Articles from FMR and its predecessor the Refugee Participation
Network Newsletter are available on the web. Topics have included children
and youth, role of military in humanitarian work, education and training,
and reproductive health. Also find information on news, events, and links.
http://www3.oup.co.uk/refuge/:
Journal of Refugee Studies offers coverage of refugee situations and
a balance between the disciplines of law, politics, sociology/anthropology,
medicine/psychology and relief/development. Contents and abstracts, and
subscription information available online.
Relief Web(United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
http://www.reliefweb.int
ReliefWeb is an electronic clearinghouse for those needing timely
information on humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters – designed
specifically to help the humanitarian community improve its response to
emergencies.
Searchable
website offers daily updates on complex emergencies and natural disasters,
and has extensive country background information. Large Directory
of Humanitarian agencies provides contact information and websites for
UN agencies, Governmental organizations, NGOs, academic and resource
organizations. Library provides an online archive of humanitarian,
human rights and development reference documents related to crisis
situations and humanitarian response.
http://www.reliefweb.int/training/index.html
Humanitarian Assistance Training Inventory contains information on training
activities and manuals of many different organizations. Search by
organization, date, country, or keyword. Keywords
include refugee, emergency management, shelter/site planning, logistics,
early warning, and coordination. Links to other training databases and
funding resources are also available.
http://www.reliefweb.int/hcic/
Humanitarian Community Information Center (HCIC) promotes and facilitates
coordination by serving as an information focal point for local and
international NGOs, UN and other inter-governmental agencies, donors and
KFOR for Kosovo relief operations. Their website offers information on a
variety of topics related to the Kosovar effort including access to their GIS/Map
and Data coordination unit, which provides information on pcodes, GIS
and other map technologies.
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http://www.reliefweb.int/hcic/maps/pcodes.htm
Pcodes, Spatial Data Standards for Kosovo provides information on what
Pcodes are and how they are used.
http://www.reliefweb.int/telecoms/
Emergency Telecommunications Information and resources available for
the provision of emergency telecommunications during relief operations.
Includes an introduction to general information on emergency
telecommunications and links. Operational and technical information
includes manuals, documents, reports, and links to related sites and
suppliers. Trainings provides information on different trainings,
conferences, and provides access to training manuals (some on line, others
are orderable).
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http://www.reliefweb.int/telecoms/tampere/index.html
Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for
Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations.
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http://www.reliefweb.int/telecoms/intro/wget.html
Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications (WGET) provides information
about group, email subscription for updates, and links to participants.
Reproductive Health for Refugee Consortium
(RHR Consortium)
http://www.rhrc.org/
The Goal
of the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium is to increase access to
a broad range of quality, voluntary reproductive health services to
refugees and displaced persons around the world.
Website
provides information about Consortium, partners, advocacy, and activities.
http://www.rhrc.org/fieldtools/index.htm
Field tools provides access to training information, needs assessment
tools, an inter-agency field manual, and ordering information for supplies.
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