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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.
One World
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.
- 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
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.
Refugees International (RI)
http://www.refintl.org/
Based in
Washington, D.C., RI was founded in 1979 with the objective of providing
early warning in cases of mass migration.
The web
site provides information on refugees and refugee issues. Issues can be
found on the top tool bar and includes: early warning, emergency relief,
protection, refugee women’s issues, internally displaced persons, and
building local capacity. Information can also be viewed by country. Access
to RI articles
and Bulletin
(by country) is also available on the left side of the home page.
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