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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 “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.
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.
Oxfam International
http://www.oxfam.org/
Oxfam International
works in development and emergencies (natural and conflict related)
situations with local capacity building, health, water/sanitation, shelter,
income generation, and global education program. Oxfam also works in
advocacy and lobbying international community and local governments.
Information on agency,
agency’s policies and campaigns, press releases.
http://www.oxfam.org.nz/
Oxfam New Zealand
http://www.oxfam.org.hk
Oxfam Hong Kong
http://www.caa.org.au
Oxfam Australia
http://www.caa.org.au/campaign/education/index.html
Reports on global education, courtesy of Oxfam Australia.
http://www.caa.org.au/parliament/forums/safe_haven/paper.html
Safe Haven Discussion Paper on refugee situations.
For other information
use search engine available in both Australia and Hong Kong sites.
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.
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