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World Factbook 2011 - Lithuania page

The World Factbook 2011, published by the US government, gives extensive information on Lithuania. It lists facts such as the population, ethnic groups, and literacy rates, as well as providing detailed political, geographical and economic data. In addition it outlines the transportation and...

UNOCHA Brussels Liaison Office

The OCHA Brussels Liaison Office was established in 2007 to promote humanitarian policies and strengthen partnerships with regional institutions including the European Union (EU), NATO, and the Secretariat for the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. The Office focuses on policy matters...

Relief Web - Czech Republic page

A UN project serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief world. Includes a country-by-country guide, with an entry for the Czech Republic. Topics include disaster history, geography and economics, infrastructure, and media links. Also has lists of links to other country profiles, and...

Relief Web - Bulgaria page

A UN project serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief world. Includes a country-by-country guide, with an entry for Bulgaria. Topics include disaster history, geography and economics, infrastructure, and media links. Also has a list of other country profiles websites and links to...

University of Texas Map Library - Serbia and Montenegro

A large database of maps from around the world, with many links to maps on other sites. Has a huge collection of maps of political and relief maps of Serbia and Montenegro, city maps of Belgrade, links to maps of other Eastern European countries. Other relevant maps include political and transport...

United Nations World Summit on the Information Society

The United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was established by the UN General Assembly to develop a better understanding of the information revolution and its impact on the international community. Objectives of the summit, held in 2 phases during 2003 and 2005, were (1) to...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Management of Social Transformations Programme

UNESCO Management of Social Transformations Programme website has a database of best practices, information explaining best practices and links to other best practice information.

Green Works: recycling office furniture

Green Works, a social enterprise based in the UK, collects unwanted office furniture from big companies like Marks & Spencer and recycles it to sell at a discount from one of six London warehouses to schools, colleges, charities, housing associations and small businesses. The firm recently...

Time and Date.com

This site gives the time and date in any country or city in the world. Allows the user to view the time in every country at once.

Sports Volunteering in England 2002

This report, published in July 2003 by Sport England, builds on the base established by the Sports Council in 1995 with the publication of Valuing Volunteers in UK Sport (Sports Council 1996). The 1996 study was the first comprehensive investigation of the scale and value of volunteering in UK...

European Commission Customs & Taxation Union

The European Commission Customs and Taxation Union provides customs and taxation information in respect of EU member states, candidate countries who are in the process of joining the EU, other European states and territories, and over 45 other countries. This website also provides links to...

Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of 16 November 2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty

All 15 member countries of the European Union (EU) are governed by EU law. So the same EU regulations apply when importing or exporting humanitarian aid into member states. EU regulation No 918/2009 sets out those cases in which, owing to special circumstances, relief from import of export duties...

Council Directive 2009/132/EC "Exemption from value added tax on the final importation of certain goods"

Council Directive 2009/132/EC - "Exemption from value added tax on the final importation of certain goods" page contains the full text of this EU directive. Articles 40-55 are specific to VAT exemption for charitable goods and disaster relief work.

Business and Poverty:Bridging the gap

Business and Poverty: Bridging the gap, a report produced for the Resource Centre,an initiative of a number of UK business partners, addresses the issues involved in a comprehensive approach to poverty elimination in which the public, private and voluntary sectors work together to attack the...

Bulgaria map page

A United Nations map resource, with a relief map of Bulgaria.

Information on Ioaveni, Moldova

This is an information page about the town of Ioaveni in Moldova. It includes statistics and historical information about the town.

Alertnet - Serbia page

Disaster relief website with information about Serbia, including information about teh economy, history, government and a humanitarian profile.

Global Corruption Report

Now in its eighth year, this annual publication by Transparency International brings together scholars and civil society activists to examine the state of corruption around the globe. The latest edition (2009) focuses on corruption and the private sector.

European Union regulations - Denmark

Denmark is part of the European Union (EU), so EU regulations apply when importing or exporting humanitarian aid. Global Hand has compiled an extensive collection of documents and links for those importing and exporting in the EU, based on EU Council Regulation 918/09 of November 2009.

European Union regulations - France

France is part of the European Union (EU), so EU regulations apply when importing or exporting humanitarian aid. Global Hand has compiled an extensive collection of documents and links for those importing and exporting in the EU, based on EU Council Regulation 918/09 of November 2009