Group items tagged

DACAAR is a Danish non-governmental, humanitarian organisation that supports sustainable development in Afghanistan through promoting the ability of local communities to decide upon and manage their own development process. Activities are implemented in co-operation with civil society organisations, the private sector and governmental institut¬ions with a particular emphasis on poverty eradication and assistance towards the return and re-integration of refugees and internally displaced people

Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world. TI's mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption

In the UK, the British Red Cross chairs a forum to improve and strengthen communications between non-governmental aid organisations (NGOs) and the British armed forces and relevant government departments

Welcome to the unique platform about international heritage cooperation, with information about related projects, experts and organisations, written by the people who work within the heritage field.

The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict

This publication outlines the 12 most important humanitarian lessons from the DAC peer reviews, profiles examples of good donor behaviour highlighted in the peer reviews, and sketches out the challenges donors still face as they move towards better humanitarian donorship. Lessons are grouped under the following headings: the strategic framework; delivering effective funding; an organisation fit for purpose; and learning and accountability.

A flood of data is created every day by the interactions of billions of people using computers, GPS devices, cell phones, and medical devices. Many of these interactions occur through the use of mobile devices being used by people in the developing world, people whose needs and habits have been poorly understood until now. Researchers and policymakers are beginning to realise the potential for channelling these torrents of data into actionable information that can be used to identify needs, provide services, and predict and prevent crises for the benefit of low-income populations. Concerted action is needed by governments, development organisations, and companies to ensure that this data helps the individuals and communities who create it.

MapAction is unique. We are the only non-governmental organisation (NGO) with a capacity to deploy a fully trained and equipped humanitarian mapping and information management team anywhere in the world, often within a few hours of an alert.

DARA is an independent organisation committed to improving the quality and effectiveness of aid for vulnerable populations suffering from conflict, disasters and climate change

Since 1988 the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has been maintaining an Emergency Events Database EM-DAT. EM-DAT was created with the initial support of the WHO and the Belgian Government. The main objective of the database is to serve the purposes of humanitarian action at national and international levels. It is an initiative aimed to rationalise decision making for disaster preparedness, as well as providing an objective base for vulnerability assessment and priority setting. EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 18,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies

The Afghanistan Team regularly populates this page with publications produced by institutions such as think tanks, international organisations, NGOs, Afghan government agencies and others. The documents are grouped by sector and are accompanied by summaries based on the abstract or executive summary of each report.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world

UNOSAT is a technology-intensive programme delivering imagery analysis and satellite solutions to relief and development organisations within and outside the UN system to help make a difference in critical areas such as humanitarian relief, human security, strategic territorial and development planning

The GHP was created as an outcome of the 12-13 July 2006 Dialogue Between UN and Non-UN Humanitarian Organisations. A Steering Committee was appointed to oversee the work of the Platform, which is to be "flexible, ad hoc, time-bound and action-oriented

EPHA is an international non-profit association registered in Belgium. EPHA is a change agent - Europe's leading NGO advocating for better health. We are a dynamic member-led organisation, made up of public health NGOs, patient groups, health professionals, and disease groups working together to improve health and strengthen the voice of public health in Europe

The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre FINCENT organises military crisis management courses for command and expert personnel in UN, NATO and EU led crisis management operations

The ICVA is a global network of 70 national and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), founded in 1962, that advocates for effective humanitarian action.

The FTS is a global, real-time database which records all reported international hummanitarian aid(including that for NGOs and the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid, and private donations). FTS features a special focus on consolidated and flash appeals, because they cover the major humanitarian crises and because their funding requirements are well defined - which allows FTS to indicate to what extent populations in crisis receive humanitarian aid in proportion to needs. FTS is managed by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). All FTS data are provided by donors or recipient organisations

The CAP is much more than an appeal for money. It is a tool used by aid organisations to plan, implement and monitor their activities together. Working together in the world's crisis regions, they produce appeals, which they present to the international community and donors

The Afghanistan Provincial Indicators (API) should offer to quickly access provincial-level data selected by subject-matter experts from the Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC) consolidated the best available data from credible, "open" sources such as the United Nations and the Afghan government's Central Statistics Organisation