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AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a
popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals
and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian
crises around the globe. (Off
site)
ReliefWeb is the world’s leading on-line gateway
to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian
emergencies and disasters. ReliefWeb is administered
by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA). (Off
site)
The
United Nations is central to global efforts to
solve problems that challenge humanity. Cooperating
in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations,
known together as the UN system. Day in and day
out, the UN and its family of organizations work
to promote respect for human rights, protect
the environment, fight disease and reduce poverty.
(Off site)
The
World Food Programme is a UN organization, that
works to put hunger at the centre of the international
agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations
that directly benefit the poor and hungry. (Off
site)
The
World Health Organization is the United Nations
specialized agency for health. It was established
on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out
in its Constitution, is the attainment by all
peoples of the highest possible level of health.
(Off site)
InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international
development and humanitarian nongovernmental
organizations, with more than 160 members operating
in every developing country. (Off
site)
