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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 disaster relief community ( our 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
which is located on the top right of the home page.
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org (Arabic,
English, French, and Spanish)
Amnesty
International is a worldwide movement that works to promote all the human
rights enshrined in the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and other
international standards. In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to
free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for
political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel
treatment of prisoners; end political killings and
"disappearances"; and oppose human rights abuses by opposition
groups.
Searchable
website provides recent press releases, information on their campaigns,
and a library
archive of online reports, press releases, and other documents that can be
searched by theme, country, and region. Click on desired search list to get
list of options.
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration (US State Dept.)
http://www.state.gov/www/global/prm/index.html
Within
the U.S. government, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
(PRM) has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population,
refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and
admissions programs.
Website
includes access to reports, press statements, and daily
press briefings. Website is searchable and one can also locate
information by region or country.
Disaster Relief
http://www.disasterrelief.org/
Global
disaster news updated regularly.
Global Internally Displaced Persons
Project
http://www.idpproject.org/
The
Global IDP Project brings facts, figures and analysis on IDPs worldwide
into one integrated information system.
Website
provides access to Global IDP Database, which can be searched by
country or keyword. Wide range of information including:
population profiles, causes and protection concerns, humanitarian access,
subsistence concerns (health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and shelter),
and access to education. Downloadable Training modules that are based on the UN OCHA
document: Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and include
themes such as protection, ethics, coordination, and community services. Publications,
weekly news, and a IDP links
page are also on the site.
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