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OneWorld
http://www.oneworld.net/
Oneworld.net is an Internet community of 724 organizations
leading the way for human rights and sustainable development worldwide.
Website has the some of the latest news developments
on refugees and a valuable search engine to locate information from
it and its partner's databases. It also provides information on
advocacy campaigns,
and a directory of partners organizations.
 http://www.oneworld.net/southasia/front.shtml OneWorld
South Asia
http://www.oneworld.org/themes/guides/index.html
Guides provides lists of links by themes including refugees, child
rights, and emergencies. After choosing a subject, links to
OneWorld stories on that and related subjects are made available.
http://www.oneworld.org/guides/migration/index.html
Peter Stalker's Site includes information on aspects such
as refugee language matters, employment, and the impact of emigration
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 , handbook,
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.
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http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=03613666
Disasters is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting
on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. The journal
maintains a balance between academic papers, field reports from
relief workers, case studies, and articles of general interest.
It also contains book reviews. Online access is available
to members.
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.
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).
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.
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