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Sphere Project
http://www.sphereproject.org/
The aim of the
Project is to improve the quality of assistance provided to people affected
by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system
in disaster response.This project has developed a Humanitarian Charter and
a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian
assistance: water supply & sanitation, nutrition, food aid, shelter
& site planning and health services.
Website includes
information about the project, and its activities, the Humanitarian
Charter (available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese) and
standards, information on trainings, and downloadable training materials.
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.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
www.undp.org
UNDP is the United
Nations' principal provider of development advice, advocacy and grant
support. In addition to coordinating international humanitarian assistance
in crisis situations, UNDP provides a bridge between emergency relief and
long-term economic development. In societies wracked by conflict, UNDP
supports national and regional reconciliation; greater participation by
women in peace-building and democratization; reintegration of refugees and
displaced persons; reconstruction of war-torn communities; and
demobilization and reintegration of former soldiers into civil society.
Searchable Website
offers information about organization, mission, programs, and activities.
Access to country office websites. Publications are available either online
or can be ordered. Press releases and annual reports are available online.
Human Development reports, which assess people’s well being by country, are
also available as are occasional papers.
http://www.undp.org/erd/
Emergency Response Division highlights UNDP reports and press
releases on crisis situations. Scroll to the far right to access Side
bar. Service areas and Thematic Areas provides access to information
specific to UNDP emergency policy and activities. Reference allows access
to a list of papers and articles.
http://www2.wide.org.br/htmlEstaticoEn/Welcome.html Web
of Information for Development (WIDE) is a comprehensive system on
the institutional capacities, expertise, knowledge and innovative
experiences, aimed at facilitating technical cooperation among developing
countries. Searchable database of documents, products, supplies,
experts, and institutions on development technologies and information.
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.
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int (English,
French, Spanish)
The objective of WHO
is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
Functions include: acting as the directing and coordinating authority on
international health work; promoting technical cooperation; assisting
governments in strengthening health services; furnishing appropriate
technical assistance and, in emergencies, necessary aid; to stimulate and
advance work on the prevention and control of epidemic, endemic and other
diseases; promoting the improvement of nutrition, housing, sanitation,
recreation, economic or working conditions and other aspects of
environmental hygiene; and promoting improved standards of teaching and
training in the health, medical and related profession.
Searchable website
includes information about WHO, programs, and activities. Health
topics offers links to information about diseases (surveillance and
response, research, prevention, related WHO publications), and subjects
such as Family and Reproductive health, Health technology, and Lifestyle. Information Sources gives access to WHO library where
you can search for WHO documents by subject (including emergencies /
disasters) many of which are accessible online. Others can be ordered from
WHO. Reports and Information Services give access to various WHO
publications and newsletters which are either online or orderable.
http://www.who.int/eha/disasters/
Department of Emergency and Humanitarian Action. On the left side of
this page find a list under Specific Emergency Situations. For each link,
find background information, reports, epidemiological surveillance reports,
needs assessments, and related links. On the right hand side of the main
page are Specific Topics that provide links to documents relating to
emergency situations and various health topics, food and nutrition,
diseases, and drugs. Other Related Links give access to training and
research, standard health kits, evaluations, manuals, a bibliography, and
links to the Humanitarian Supply Management System (SUMA) and HINAP.
- http://www.hinap.org/HinapWeb/HinapSite.nsf/Main?OpenFrameSet
Health Information Network for Advanced Planning (HINAP).
HINAP is an information system designed to optimize effective
contingency planning for health relief in complex humanitarian
emergencies involving sudden population displacements. HINAP
consolidates, analyzes and deploys information on topics such as nutrition,
epidemiology, logistics, country health profiles, status of local
health facilities and the availability of resources for emergency
contingency planning. On the left click on area of interest (Asia
for example), which brings up countries. Click on a country for a list
of health issues, key health indicators, and health profile. Use the
interactive menu on the left to check out options including:
communicable diseases, mortality rates, nutritional status, and
immunization coverage. Also click on Related Sites at the top for a
long list of health and emergency links.
http://w3.whosea.org/index.htm
–Who Southeast Asia Regional Office. Searchable website that provides
information about activities, countries of work, and access to articles,
reports, publications, and policies. Malaria, Tobacco, AIDS & TB
programs highlighted.
http://www.who.int/dsa/cat98/emerg8.htm
- WHO library catalogue, subject emergencies / disasters.
http://www.who.int/emc-documents/
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response Document Center
http://www.paho.org/
Pan American Health Office, WHO Regional Office for the Americas. Search
website contents by Topic
or Resource type. Information includes emergency
management, nutrition, diseases, water supply, and sanitation.
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