International Emergency Relief Links
Organizational and informational sites to check in the wake of a disaster, some with online donation capabilities. Remember to check our Special Relief Projects pages for advocacy and grassroots relief and reconstruction projects related to specific disasters. More general information can be found at One World and Eldis.
Oxfam America
Oxfam America is the U.S. branch of Oxfam International, an independent organization, unusually responsive for an organization of its size. In addition to emergency relief, Oxfam supports grassroots development projects and campaigns for poverty reduction. Accepts donations on-line.
ReliefWeb
A project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Designed to support humanitarian crisis early warning, contingency planning, response and recovery.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UN agency charged with mobilising and coordinating the collective disaster relief efforts of the international community. Expansion of information found on ReliefWeb, including background and pre-disaster contingency planning.
Doctors without Borders
The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. Donations accepted on-line. The site features news updates, special reports and campaigns..
AlertNet
Reuters news and communications service for emergency relief and aid agencies. Information on site includes top Reuters stories, news releases from charities, analysis of development and relief issues, feature articles and appeals for help.
Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
A division of the World Health Organization, the EHA site carries health-related information on disasters, links, guidelines and contingency planning.
Volunteers in Technical Assistance
Disaster situation reports of ongoing and recently past disasters from VITA's Emergency Management Information
Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger-USA is an international organization which is
committed to the fight against famine and malnutrition worldwide. The organization provides emergency relief and supports development projects.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
On the scene at all major disasters. Connect to Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations around the world. See also DisasterRelief.org, an informational site sponsored by the American Red Cross, IBM and CNN.
In addition, the following NGOs consistently prioritize international emergency relief in their programs:
Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Action Without Borders
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Amnesty International On-line
CARE
Christian Aid
Church World Service
Direct Relief International
The Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association
The Disaster Relief Communications Foundation.
Disaster Relief Org
Fondation Hirondelle
Food for Life Global
Food For The Hungry
International Medical Corps
International Rescue Committee
International Service Agencies (ISA)
Lutheran World Relief
Medecins du Monde
Mennonite Central Committee
Minority Rights Group International
Norwegian People's Aid
RedR (Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief)
Refugees International
United Methodist Committee on Relief
U.S. Committee for Refugees
USA for UNHCR
War Child
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