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Save The Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/
International
Save the Children Alliance, made up of 26 independent member organizations,
(http://www.savethechildren.net),
is one of the world's largest partnerships working to secure the rights of
children. Save the Children works with Health and Nutrition, Education,
Economic Opportunities, and Emergencies.
Information
about organization, activities, programs, annual reports, and contact
information available on website. Use the site
index to find information about specific programs including Children in
Crisis.
Sphere Project
http://www.sphereproject.org/
The aim
of the Project is to improve the quality of assistance provided to people
affected by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the
humanitarian system in disaster response. This project has developed
a Humanitarian Charter and a set of universal minimum standards in core
areas of humanitarian assistance: water supply & sanitation, nutrition,
food aid, shelter & site planning and health services.
Website
includes information about the project, and its activities, the Humanitarian
Charter (available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese) and
standards, information on trainings, and downloadable training materials.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/
(French, Spanish, English)
The
central role of UNICEF in emergencies is to act as an advocate for
children. The organization believes that humanitarian interventions should
be integrated with ongoing programs directed toward children and therefore
focuses its assistance on such interventions as health, nutrition,
immunization, education, water and sanitation.
Website
includes information about UNICEF, mission, programs, activities. Checkout Highlights for
featured programs that may be of interest. . Information Resources
and UNICEF in Action may also
be of interest.
 http://www.unicef.org/action/
UNICEF in Action provides information about programs and activities.
On the left side tool bar several points of interest are emergencies,
research and evaluation, and supply. Research
and evaluation offers information about UNICEF's division of
Evaluation, Policy, and Planning, and its activities. Supply offers
catalogue of products UNICEF can supply to registered procurement
customers, information on how to become registered, and more general
information on these activities.
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http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index.html
Under Emergencies (left side toolbar) find information specific to
emergency activities, emergency updates, and appeals. Countries in
crisis provides country specific information with past press releases,
situation reports, maps, and links to other websites. Humanitarian
Issues offers links to documents related to UNICEF's work in
emergencies and Reference Library provides lists of references and
other concerned websites.
http://www.unicef.org/infores/index.html
Information Sources provides links to various materials covering the
areas and countries where UNICEF works. Access to online documents and speeches,
catalogue of orderable publications, answers to frequently asked questions,
and statistical information.
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
www.undp.org
UNDP is the
United Nations' principal provider of development advice, advocacy and
grant support. In addition to coordinating international humanitarian
assistance in crisis situations, UNDP provides a bridge between emergency
relief and long-term economic development. In societies wracked by
conflict, UNDP supports national and regional reconciliation; greater
participation by women in peace-building and democratization; reintegration
of refugees and displaced persons; reconstruction of war-torn communities;
and demobilization and reintegration of former soldiers into civil society.
Searchable
Website offers information about organization, mission, programs, and
activities. Access to country office websites. Publications are available
either online or can be ordered. Press releases and annual reports are
available online. Human Development reports, which assess people's well
being by country, are also available as are occasional papers.
http://www.undp.org/erd/
Emergency Response Division highlights UNDP reports and press
releases on crisis situations. Scroll to the far right to access Side
bar. Service areas and Thematic Areas provides access to information
specific to UNDP emergency policy and activities. Reference allows access
to a list of papers and articles.
http://www2.wide.org.br/htmlEstaticoEn/Welcome.html
Web of Information for Development (WIDE) is a comprehensive
system on the institutional capacities, expertise, knowledge and innovative
experiences, aimed at facilitating technical cooperation among developing
countries. Searchable database of documents, products, supplies,
experts, and institutions on development technologies and information.
United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs
http://www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/index.html
OCHA has the
mandate to coordinate UN assistance in humanitarian crises that go beyond
the capacity and mandate of any single humanitarian agency.
Website
contains information on agency and its activities. Links to News includes Latest Reports and Publications,
which lists manuals, directories, handbooks, and other OCHA publications on
disaster management, protection, coordination, complex emergencies, and
internal displacement. Humanitarian
Assistance Training Inventory offers access to a large database of UN
and NGO training information and materials, and it also offers links to
other training databases. Link to ReliefWeb is also
available (see description under News).
http://www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/pub/idp_gp/idp.html
Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
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