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CARE International
CARE tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. |
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Geneva University: Directory for Disaster Reduction Institutions
University of Geneva provides a database with all institutions concerned about global disaster management. |
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
IFRC is a global humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. |
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NASA Earth Observatory Natural Hazards Website
The goal of this website is to share NASA satellite imagery to help people visualize where and when natural hazards occur, and to help mitigate their effects. |
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ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. It is administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). |
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The International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with 120 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. |
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. |
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The ProVention Consortium
The ProVention Consortium includes a broad range of partners, from development to humanitarian organisations and from the public sector to the private sector, with the goal of providing a forum for dialogue and a framework for collective action to reduce the risk and impacts of natural hazards in developing countries. |
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UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)
UN/ISDR is the focal point in the UN System to promote links and synergies between, and the coordination of, disaster reduction activities in the socio-economic, humanitarian and development fields, as well as to support policy integration. |
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
The mission of UN-OCHA is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors |
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United Nations Development Programme Disaster Reduction Unit
The Disaster Reduction Unit (DRU) provides support in the following strategic areas:1) Increasing capacity for disaster risk reduction 2)Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development 3) Increasing investment in disaster risk reduction. |
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. |
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