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Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
http://www.jha.ac/
Journal
encompasses all aspects of humanitarian assistance, from early warning and
emergency provision to post-conflict peace building and the transition to
development. This is inclusive of law, politics, the military, logistics,
and the work of national and international organizations.
The website
offers online access to Academic sources: journal articles, book reviews, and Reference sources:
policy reports, manuals, and evaluations. Wide range of subjects including
coordination, ethics, military, mental health, human rights, staff
security, and gender.
New Zealand
Digital Library (University of Waikato, NZ)
http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library
The New
Zealand Digital Library project is a research programme at The University
of Waikato whose aim is to develop the underlying technology for digital
libraries and make it available publicly so that others can use it to
create their own collections.
Website provides
access to several large document collections including humanitarian and
development information. Scroll down to "humanitarian and UN
collections" which includes the WHO –PAO Disaster Virtual Library and numerous other
libraries. Links to guides and manuals on health, medical, food, water,
nutrition, and development are downloadable. Search by subject, title, or
organization.
OneWorld
http://www.oneworld.net/
Oneworld.net
is an Internet community of 724 organizations leading the way for human
rights and sustainable development worldwide.
Website has
the some of the latest news developments on refugees and a valuable search
engine to locate information from it and its partner's databases. It also
provides information on advocacy campaigns,
and a directory
of partners organizations.
 http://www.oneworld.net/southasia/front.shtml
OneWorld South Asia
http://www.oneworld.org/themes/guides/index.html
Guides provides lists of links by themes including refugees, child rights,
and emergencies. After choosing a subject, links to OneWorld stories on
that and related subjects are made available.
http://www.oneworld.org/guides/migration/index.html
Peter Stalker's Site includes information on aspects such as refugee
language matters, employment, and the impact of emigration
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.
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http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=03613666
Disasters is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting on
all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. The journal maintains
a balance between academic papers, field reports from relief workers, case
studies, and articles of general interest. It also contains book reviews.
Online access is available to members. To subscribe visit Blackwell
Publishers subscription information page.
Oxfam
International
http://www.oxfam.org/
Oxfam
International works in development and emergencies (natural and conflict
related) situations with local capacity building, health, water/sanitation,
shelter, income generation, and global education program. Oxfam also works
in advocacy and lobbying international community and local governments.
Information
on agency, agency's policies and campaigns, press releases.
http://www.oxfam.org.nz/
Oxfam New Zealand
http://www.oxfam.org.hk
Oxfam Hong Kong
http://www.caa.org.au
Oxfam Australia
http://www.caa.org.au/campaign/education/index.html
Reports on global education, courtesy of Oxfam Australia.
http://www.caa.org.au/parliament/forums/safe_haven/paper.html
Safe Haven Discussion Paper on refugee situations.
For other information use search engine available in
both Australia and Hong Kong sites.
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