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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.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without
Borders)
http://www.msf.org/
MSF is
an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid
wherever it is needed, and raising awareness of the plight of the people
they help. MSF works in rehabilitation of hospitals and dispensaries,
vaccination programmes and water and sanitation projects. It also provides
training of local personnel.
Website
includes: information on activities plus press releases, evaluations, and
"access to essential medicine" campaign information.
 http://www.japan.msf.org/
(Text in French, English and Japanese - French enabler required for
Japanese) MSF office in Japan.
http://www.msf.org.hk/ (Text in Chinese - add-on
enabler required) MSF office in Hong Kong.
http://www.msf.org/intweb99/library/public.htm
MSF Publications available include field manuals (nutrition, medical guidelines,
and emergency health).
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 ghumanitarian and
UN collectionsh which includes the WHO PAO Disaster Virtual Libraryand numerous other
libraries. Links to guides and manuals on health, medical, food, water,
nutrition, and development are downloadable. Search by subject, title, or
organization.
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
p age 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.
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.
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