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This map is updated monthly and was last updated March 2013. This map service is designed to be used as a basemap and as a reference map. The map service includes administrative boundaries, cities, water features, physiographic features, parks, landmarks, highways, roads, railways, airports, and buildings overlaid on land cover and shaded relief for added context.

Launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, The Sphere Project is an initiative to define and uphold the standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters, principally through a set of guidelines that are set out in the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (commonly referred to as the Sphere Handbook).

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map

This reference is meant to assist Joint Forces staff in selecting training and simulation software that can appropriately simulate PMESII conditions and actions.

Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) was created in October 2005 and established itself as an independent civil society organization in 2006 whose aim is to evolve into a reference actor related to understanding, analyzing and acting for transparency, accountability and anti-corruption issues

Launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, The Sphere Project is an initiative to define and uphold the standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters, principally through a set of guidelines that are set out in the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (commonly referred to as the Sphere Handbook).

This reference map includes administrative boundaries, cities, protected areas, highways, roads, railways, water features, buildings and landmarks, overlaid on shaded relief and land cover imagery for added context. The map includes global coverage down to ~1:144k scale and more detailed coverage for North America down to ~1:9k scale.

The Map Collection houses over 80,000 maps, some 3,000 atlases, gazetteers, travel guides, reference works and digital products

The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination, (UNDAC) handbook is intended as an easily accessible reference guide for members of an UNDAC team before and during a mission to a disaster or emergency.

Improving communication with crisis affected communities. Media Guides of 22 Counries providing a comprehensive picture of the media and telecommunications landscape. The message library is an online searchable database of messages that acts as a reference for those wanting to disseminate critical information to affected populations in an emergency.

Considering 'gender' involves examining how social norms and power structures affect the lives of, and opportunities available to, different groups of men and women, boys and girls. The GSDRC's new guide is a reference for policymakers and practitioners on this important topic. It introduces some of the best recent literature on a range of gender issues and highlights major critical debates, practical guidance, and lessons learned

Jamaran is the first indigenously built Mowj Class multi-purpose guided missile frigate of the Imperial Iranian Navy. Currently being built by the Marine Industries Group of Defense Industries Organization (DIO), the vessels are locally referred to as destroyers. The keel for the first vessel, Jamaran, was laid down in 2006.

Jamaran is the first indigenously built Mowj Class multi-purpose guided missile frigate of the Imperial Iranian Navy. Currently being built by the Marine Industries Group of Defense Industries Organization (DIO), the vessels are locally referred to as destroyers. The keel for the first vessel, Jamaran, was laid down in 2006.

"Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks"

ReliefWeb is your source for timely, reliable and relevant humanitarian information and analysis

is the first collection of core humanitarian instruments developed by the UN and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on civil-military relationship in complex emergencies