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Child care: an essential service for disaster recovery

Extensive research has documented that the provision of child care services is essential to the economic health and vitality of a community. In disaster situations, when the economic life of local communities virtually grinds to a halt, workers with young children cannot resume their jobs unless...

UN Global Compact Principles

The UN Global Compact Principles document consists of 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption that the Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence.

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) - Accreditation Criteria

Listed on this website are criteria for accreditation with AusAID. The criteria have been developed in consultation with the Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA) and the NGO community. They state that “[A charity must have] formally adopted and be compliant with the ACFOA Code of Conduct for...

Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development

Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development explores two key questions, How can business be pro-poor? and How can such partnerships be made sustainable? The document showcases how an innovative private-community partnership transformed the livelihoods of highly vulnerable families in far flung...

Guiding Principles for Philanthropic Private Sector Engagement in Humanitarian Action

The Guiding Principles for Philanthropic Private Sector Engagement in Humanitarian Action, a crosscutting set of guiding principles, is aimed at fostering commitment from the private sector for preparedness and relief activities. The document lists ten principles for the private sector to follow. ...

Virtual library on international development - Afghanistan page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents for Afghanistan.

Needs assessment and decision-making in the humanitarian sector

This report documents the findings of a year-long study into the link between needs assessment and decision-making in the humanitarian sector.

Relief Web

ReliefWeb was launched in October 1996 by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). ReliefWeb is a comprehensive source of information (including documents, maps and agency contact details) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. It provides timely, reliable and relevant...

Virtual library on international development - Bhutan page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents for Bhutan.

Kyoto Convention - Specific Annex J - Chapter 5: Relief consignments

The Kyoto Convention is an international customs agreement that was established in May 1973 to lay down recommendations for simplifying and harmonising customs procedures worldwide. Annex J5 of the Convention deals specifically with relief consignments, seeking to “ensure that the aid actually...

Virtual library on international development - Cambodia page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

A.T.A. Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods

The term "A.T.A. carnet" (Admission Temporaire - Temporary Admission) means the document produced as the Annex to the ATA Convention, Brussels, 6 December 1961 and, in this case in Australia, implemented in 1963. The Convention and Carnet are designed to facilitate the importation of goods which...

Sample Questionnaire reply from the Philippines

This information was submitted in response to a questionnaire distributed by Global Hand concerning humanitarian regulations for the Philippines. It lists the documents required for importing aid to the Philippines, the goods that are prohibited and provides guidelines for obtaining tax exemptions....

Virtual library on international development - Kenya page

A collection of links to international development resources for Kenya on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Laos page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including geographic and multilateral programs and related documents for Laos.

Virtual library on international development - Lebanon page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including teh country profile, its commitment to Canada and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Lithuania page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of Lithuanian NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Mauritius page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including Mauritius' coutry profile, multilateral programs and related documents.

Virtual library on international development - Nigeria page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including development statistics, the country's profile and related documents for Nigeria.

Virtual library on international development - Oman page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents for Oman.