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Dominica information

The Dominica country profile including information on governance, health and finance

Ghana information

A development information website, with a country profile on Ghana. The site contains sections on poverty, trade, economics, aid and food security, and governanace.

Japan map

Political map of Japan

Kenya information

A development information website, with a country profile on Kenya. Has sections on poverty, trade, economics, aid and food security, which provide links to relevant pages. Also includes a map section, and a list of government bodies.

Laos information

A development information website, with a country profile on Laos. Has sections on poverty, trade, economics, aid and food security, which provide links to relevant pages. Also includes a map section, and a list of government bodies.

Lebanon information

A development information website, with a country profile on Lebanon. Has sections on poverty, trade, economics, aid and food security, which provide links to relevant pages. Also includes a map section, and a list of government bodies.

Mauritius maps

The Mauritius country profile on this development information website includes a map section. The site also has a list of other map resources (http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/maps/maps.htm).

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

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.

BBC article: So Afr-Eco Community Upliftment Project (SAECUP)

SAECUP is a non-profit organisation established a decade ago in South Africa to provide refuge for poor women and children. This BBC article explains the history behind SAECUP, and includes an interview with the founder. Over 130 woman are involved in a micro enterprise project, which transforms...

European Union regulations - Greece

Greece 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 - Portugal

Portugal 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. This page...

European Union regulations - Spain

Spain 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 918/83 of March 1983. This page also...

Charity Village - Volunteer Bulletin Board and Donation Centre

Charity Village is a major website for Canada's non-profit sector. The Volunteer Bulletin Board enables Canadian registered charities and Canadian public service agencies needing volunteers to advertise on the Bulletin Board without charge.

Pan American Health Organisation - The DO'S and DON'TS of Humanitarian Supplies Management

Preparing and dispatching donated supplies This section provides detailed guidelines on preparing, dispatching and receiving supplies. This includes suggestions for preparing a packing list and recommendations for packaging goods. Packaging guidelines suggest that donors "make parcels of a weight,...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Events

This page on the IFRC website lists the upcoming and recent global Red Cross meetings and conferences.

Embajada Online

This website contains contact details for embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions all over the world.

United Nations Conferences and Events

This United Nations page lists upcoming UN conferences and events, on a variety of topics, including humanitarian issues. A list of exhibitions is also included, as well as an archive section containing minutes from past conferences.

World Time Server

World Time Server shows the current time in a particular place. They have an extensive list of locations, based on the ISO 3166-1 list used by the United Nations.

Intellicast

Intellicast, a weather website of Weather Services International, provides satellite weather pictures and international weather forecasts.