International
Rescue Committee
http://www.intrescom.org/
At the outbreak of an emergency, IRC provides sanctuary
and lifesaving assistance-rapidly delivering critical medical and
public health services, shelter and food. Once a crisis stabilizes,
they set up programs to enable refugees to cope with life in exile.
Through training, education and income-generating programs, they
help refugees acquire new skills to become self-sufficient.
Website includes information about organization and
activities (by country or theme). Information about programs (Emergency,
Health,
micro-finance, and protection) and activities can be found under
What We Do.
A list of Publications
in print by country (mostly available for purchase) and Health Publications
are also available.
A short Refugee Reference
section is also available.
Journal
of Humanitarian Assistance
http://www.jha.ac/
Journal encompasses all aspects of humanitarian
assistance, from early warning and emergency provision to post-conflict
peace building and the transition to development. This is inclusive
of law, politics, the military, logistics, and the work of national
and international organizations.
The website offers online access to Academic sources: journal
articles, book reviews, and Reference
sources: policy reports, manuals, and evaluations. Wide range of
subjects including coordination, ethics, military, mental health,
human rights, staff security, and gender.
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 Libraryand 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.odi.org.uk/alnap/index.htmlThe
Active Learning Network on Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian
Assistance 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
Disastersis 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.
Oxfam
International
http://www.oxfam.org/
Oxfam International works in development and emergencies
(natural and conflict related) situations with local capacity building,
health, water/sanitation, shelter, income generation, and global
education program. Oxfam also works in advocacy and lobbying international
community and local governments.
Information on agency, agencyfs policies and campaigns,
press releases.
http://www.oxfam.org.nz/
Oxfam New Zealand
http://www.oxfam.org.hk
Oxfam Hong Kong
http://www.caa.org.au
Oxfam Australia
http://www.caa.org.au/oxfam/advocacy/education/index.htm
Reports on IMF policy and global education, courtesy of Oxfam Australia.
http://www.caa.org.au/parliament/forums/safe_haven/paper.html
Safe Haven Discussion Paper on refugee situations.
For other information use search engine available
in both Australia and Hong Kong sites.
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