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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.
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) primarily serves as the national focus
for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental
health, and health promotion and education activities.
Website includes wide
array of information on health topics, data and
statistics (mostly U.S.), publications
(many on-line), and training opportunities. Use the
search engine
to get to documents and links of specific interest.
 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) oftenincludes international
articles. Use the search engine to find specific articles or browse by
subject.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ierh/IECDProgram.htmThe
International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IECD) Program
serves the international community as a technical resource in international
public health and epidemiology and has supplied short-term consultations to
international relief organizations working in emergencies.
Web page offers list of
publications
that can be ordered or (if MMWR) can be found on-line. Topics are:
communicable diseases, water / sanitation, nutrition, general.
Publications are also listed country specific. Famine-Affected,
Refugee, and Displaced Populations: Recommendations for Public Health
Issues is available on line.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ierh/IECDProgram.htm CDC
International Emergency Capacity Development Program provides
education and experience in the public health and epidemiological aspects
of international emergencies for a cohort of junior and mid-level
professional CDC staff. Website offers program information
and a list of online publications on mental health, nutrition, and
surveillance from IECD work experience.
EuronAid
http://www.euronaid.nl/ (Dutch,
English, French, German, Spanish)
EuronAid was created
in 1980 as an association of NG0s, to be active in the field of food
security and food aid. A EuronAid goal is to enable NG0s to deliver
high quality food security and food aid programs for the people they seek
to assist.The EuronAid services comprise: Support in programming,
accounting and financial administration; Procurement of food and other
commodities; Logistics, including a door-to-door transport system, General
and specific information and training; Training on the application of
Project Cycle Management (PCM) for food-aid, food-security and
emergency-aid programmes.
Website includes
information about the agency, history, policies, and strategy.
Use the sitemap
to view a list of the site’s contents including events. Under
Documents, EuronAid provides access to papers on strategy and policy. EuronAid
FTP provides access to documents, guidebooks, and forms for working
with EuronAid. Under FTP
Help you can find basic descriptions of the other categories and
downloading instructions. The NGO Guidebook consists of information
on EuronAid policies, preparation of project proposal and implementation of
a program through EuronAid. Information on emergency management,
coordination, logistics, and procurement are included. European
Commission provides evaluation of EC Food Aid Programs, and in the
future will provide information on Food Security Programs and technical
country documents. EA Technical Forms provide various forms required
when dealing with EuronAid and Food Aid programs.
EURISY
http://www.eurisy.asso.fr/
EURISY provides a
vehicle for European agencies, governmental bodies, industrial companies,
institutions and similar organizations involved in scientific and
technological activities to act collectively in support of the objectives
including highlighting the contribution of scientific research and
fundamental training for the transfer of know-how towards operational
applications.
Website includes
information about association, conferences, and activities.
http://www.eurisy.asso.fr/events/humanitar/programme_sessions.htm
Provides program, summary, and links to papers from the September 2000
conference on the “Use of Satellites and Integrated Technologies for
Humanitarian Purposes.” Useful papers include:
http://www.gisqatar.org.qa/conf97/links/m3.html GIS
Implementation in Developing Countries - A United Nations Perspective.
European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/echo/
(English, French)
The mission serves
to provide assistance and emergency aid to victims of natural catastrophes
and conflicts.
English website is
temporarily under construction. French website offers access to
information about ECHO mission and activities, as well as lists of
orderable ECHO publications and NOHA (Network on Humanitarian Assistance –
an advanced degree program) manuals. Several Journals are potentially
available – Ethics and Humanitarian Affairs, Humanitarian Action:
Perception and Security, and Humanitarian Affairs Review.
http://www.cred.be/centre/publi/120qe/begin.htm
Workshop on Efficiency, Effectiveness and International Collaboration in
Emergency Relief: Final Report.
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