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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
The 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.
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.
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.
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