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Related News Websites
AlertNet
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Run by Reuters, AlertNet is a humanitarian news network that aims to
keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on
humanitarian crises around the globe. AlertNet has a network of 400
contributing humanitarian organisations. |
| OneWorld UK
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"Independent
news for an interdependent world" - with a global network of over 1,600
partner NGOs, OneWorld aims to provide the UK's best online coverage of
human rights and sustainable development. |
UN News Service
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The United Nations' News Service - most news covered by the UNNS is relevant to human development and humanitarian work. The 'news by topic' menu includes sections on Economic Development, Culture and Education, Humanitarian Aid and Refugees, and so on.
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| OCHA News Centre
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The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs runs a
news centre with press releases, newsletters, official briefings and
speeches, and - most interestingly, I think - regular situation reports
on ongoing humanitarian operations. Great for keeping up-to-date with
current issues in the humanitarian relief field. |
| ReliefWeb |
Run by REUTERS, ReliefWeb is the world’s leading on-line gateway to information
(documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. An
independent vehicle of information, designed specifically to assist the
international humanitarian community in effective delivery of emergency
assistance, it provides timely, reliable and relevant information as
events unfold, while emphasizing the coverage of "forgotten
emergencies" at the same time. |
| IRIN |
Another
OCHA-related (but independent) news website. Based in Nairobi, IRIN's
principal role is to provide news and analysis about sub-Saharan
Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia for the humanitarian
community. |
Developments
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Developments is a free quarterly magazine from the UK Government’s
Department for International Development designed to increase awareness
of development issues. |
