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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.
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.
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)
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.
Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)
http://www.vita.org/
For over four
decades VITA has empowered the poor in developing countries by providing
access to information and knowledge, strengthening local institutions and
introducing improved technologies.
Website contents
include technical publications (view both technical references and
understanding technology for full list of documents) for order on water
supply and sanitation, energy, building, health, and income generating
topics.
http://www.vita.org/communic.htm
Communications provides information on pocket radio and low earth
orbit satellite programs.
http://www.cidi.org/
Center for International Disaster Information
http://vwww.vita.org/humanitarian/hsr/ News in the form
of humanitarian activities reports.
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