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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.
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).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
http://www.unhcr.ch/
UNHCR is
mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action
for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee
problems.
Web site
provides information about UNHCR, programs, and activities; as well as
general refugee information and news. The website is worth browsing on
one's own and the home page is pretty descriptive for its categories.
The world offers map and text-based access
to country-specific information about refugees. Issues
offers a topic-specific route to articles about refugee children, the
environment, women's issues. Evaluation and Policy Analysis offers access to UNHCR
reports that can be searched by country, theme, or date. Statistics
related to crisis situations and UNHCR and partner efforts are also
available.
http://www.unhcr.ch/news/news.htm
News includes press releases, news archives, new publications, briefing
news, and country updates. UNHCR
in the News contains the 100 latest news stories on UNHCR and refugees
from around the world.
http://www.unhcr.ch/pubs/pubs.htm
Publications offers online access to Refugees magazine and other
UNHCR publications. Also click on to reference which is an addition to the UN publications
page which provides links to working papers and other documents.
http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/welcome.htm
REFWORLD – a collection of full-text databases representing the most
comprehensive and reliable refugee information resource available. UNCHR and
UN documents as well as an impressive refugee literature search.
- http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/pubs/rsq.htm
Refugee Survey Quarterly serves as an authoritative source for
current refugee and country information. Each issue is a combination
of country reports, documents, reviews and abstracts of
refugee-related literature.
http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/refworld/unhcr/hcspeech/menu.htm
Speeches of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
includes a speech by former High Commissioner Sadako Ogata on "Telecommunications in the Service of Humanitarian
Assistance".
http://ww.the-ecentre.net
Regional Centre for Emergency Training in International Humanitarian
Response in Tokyo, Japan.
United States Committee for Refugees
http://www.refugees.org/
Advocacy
group for refugees' rights and protection.
Website
includes information about organization, activities, and programs. News and
Resources (located on left sidebar) provides access to editorials,
press releases, and directories of different players in the humanitarian
assistance arena.
http://www.refugees.org/world/worldmain.htm
Worldwide Refugee Information provides statistics and information on
individual country situations and refugee populations. Search issues for topics
like internally displaced persons, women and children, and protection. Also
In the Field provides first
hand accounts from those in the field and Refugee Voices provides
opportunities to communicate with refugees.
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int (English,
French, Spanish)
The
objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level
of health. Functions include: acting as the directing and coordinating
authority on international health work; promoting technical cooperation;
assisting governments in strengthening health services; furnishing
appropriate technical assistance and, in emergencies, necessary aid; to
stimulate and advance work on the prevention and control of epidemic,
endemic and other diseases; promoting the improvement of nutrition,
housing, sanitation, recreation, economic or working conditions and other
aspects of environmental hygiene; and promoting improved standards of
teaching and training in the health, medical and related profession.
Searchable
website includes information about WHO, programs, and activities. Health
topic offers links to information about diseases (surveillance and
response, research, prevention, related WHO publications), and subjects
such as Family and Reproductive health, Health technology, and
Lifestyle. Information Sources gives access to WHO library where
you can search for WHO documents by subject (including emergencies /
disasters) many of which are accessible online. Others can be ordered
from WHO. Reports and Information Services give access to various WHO
publications and newsletters which are either online or orderable.
http://www.who.int/eha/disasters/
Department of Emergency and Humanitarian Action. On the left side of
this page find a list under Specific Emergency Situations. For each
link, find background information, reports, epidemiological surveillance
reports, needs assessments, and related links. On the right hand side of
the main page are Specific Topics that provide links to documents relating
to emergency situations and various health topics, food and nutrition,
diseases, and drugs. Other Related Links give access to training and
research, standard health kits, evaluations, manuals, a bibliography, and
links to the Humanitarian Supply Management System (SUMA) and HINAP.
- http://www.hinap.org/HinapWeb/HinapSite.nsf/Main?OpenFrameSet
Health Information Network for Advanced Planning (HINAP).
HINAP is an information system designed to optimize effective contingency
planning for health relief in complex humanitarian emergencies
involving sudden population displacements. HINAP consolidates,
analyzes and deploys information on topics such as nutrition,
epidemiology, logistics, country health profiles, status of local
health facilities and the availability of resources for emergency
contingency planning. On the left click on area of interest (Asia
for example), which brings up countries. Click on a country for a list
of health issues, key health indicators, and health profile. Use the
interactive menu on the left to check out options including:
communicable diseases, mortality rates, nutritional status, and
immunization coverage. Also click on Related Sites at the top for a
long list of health and emergency links.
http://w3.whosea.org/index.htm
- Who Southeast Asia Regional Office. Searchable website that provides
information about activities, countries of work, and access to articles,
reports, publications, and policies. Malaria, Tobacco, AIDS & TB
programs highlighted.
http://www.who.int/dsa/cat98/emerg8.htm
- WHO library catalogue, subject emergencies / disasters.
http://www.who.int/emc-documents/
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response Document Center
http://www.paho.org/
Pan American Health Office, WHO Regional Office for the Americas. Search
website contents by Topicor
Resource type. Information includes emergency
management, nutrition, diseases, water supply, and sanitation.
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