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The Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/ofda/
When disasters
strike in foreign countries, the response within USAID is led by OFDA.
Website offers access
to factsheets, annual reports, project reports, information about missions,
Field Operations
Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response, Mitigation Practitioner’s Handbook and OFDA Grant Proposal Guidelines.
 http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/
USAID Humanitarian Response page provides information on reports,
papers, and upcoming conferences. The Commodities
Reference Guide is of special interest for food aid with information on
availability, storage, nutritional values, rations, and policy.
RedR
http://www.redr.org/
RedR (originally
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief) an international NGO with offices
in London, Canberra, Auckland and Geneva - relieves suffering in disasters
by selecting, training and providing competent and effective personnel to
humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.
Website includes
information about RedR, their programs, activities, and contact
information.
http://www.redr.org/resources/index.htm
Resources provides access to their needs assessment
service, publications (guidelines to water, sanitation, and
health concerns), on-line London library
catalogue, and RedR forms.
Links
to Useful Websites under Resources provides lists of sites for
technical support, training providers, security references, and many other
disaster related sites.
http://www.redr.org/training/index.htm
Training provides information on a wide variety of technical,
logistical, and managerial training programs with RedR and other agencies.
http://www.redr.org/members/index.htm
Members provides access to links page on Equipment
Suppliers and Technical Support. Technical support contains archives
to past questions on water sanitation / water sources and supply /
construction / and a general category. Membership is required for
direct inquiries but anyone is free to search past communications for
information.
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 TelecommunicationsInformation 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).
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.
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.
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.
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