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AlertNet
http://www.alertnet.org/
AlertNet provides
global news, communications and logistics services to the international
disaster relief community and the public.
Home page presents
daily updated news from member organizations and Reuters News
Service. The site also includes an international register of aid suppliers; an
information exchange for members (to apply to be a member visit members application);
databases of training,
events (diary),
and contacts in the relief community (AlertNet Members) and
background information relevant to disaster relief. Relief Resources
provide access to documents, articles, and links to sites on topics such as
satellite images, children and war, working in relief, refugees, and
technology. For specific inquiries use the search engine
InterAction (American Council for Voluntary
International Action)
http://www.interaction.org/
InterAction, a
coalition of 160 U.S. private and voluntary organizations is engaged in
international humanitarian efforts including emergency relief, refugee
protection, assistance, and resettlement, development, public policy and
federal relations, and development education.
Website offers
information on agreed standards of member organizations, current activities
of all member organizations, advocacy campaigns, and the following:
 http://www.multidb.com/interactiontraining/
Programs and courses for disaster response professionals.
http://www.interaction.org/pub/index.html
Publications available on line or for purchase.
http://www.interaction.pair.com/disaster/director.html Links
page to Disaster response news and resources.
http://www.ourdays.com/security/
NGO security training document
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.
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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