Useful Links

The latest news on humanitarian crises around the world

ReliefWeb - the latest information offered by humanitarian actors

Reuters AlertNet - journalism directly from disaster zones

IRIN - humanitarian journalism service from the United Nations

GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System) provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world

CIDA News Releases: Provides news and information on international development issues

UN-OCHA: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs press releases

Models like the Humanitarian Coalition in other countries

Disaster Emergency Committee - United Kingdom

Aktion Deutchland Hilf - Germany

Le Consortium belge pour les Situations d’Urgence - Belgium

Agire - Italy

Chaîne du bonheur - Switzerland

Samenwerkende Hulporganisatie - Netherlands

Japan Platform - Japan

Key humanitarian resources

Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project

ALNAP Review of humanitarian action

Global Humanitarian Assistance – provides information on a variety of humanitarian assistance-related topics including the response to need, the provision of finance, actors involved, funding mechanisms used, and more

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) – A United Nations office responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.

UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction – A UN body that supports and coordinates the reduction of disaster risk and building of resilient communities.