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German Foundations Index

German Foundations Index, maintained by the Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen (Association of German Foundations), provides links to over 330 German non-profit foundations.

Promoting Small and Medium Enterprises for Sustainable Development

Promoting Small and Medium Enterprises for Sustainable Development, a paper published by the WCSD, discusses the way in which governments can help alleviate poverty by focusing on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and how larger corporations can help themselves by including SMEs in their value...

Gift-in-Kind Standards - Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organisations

Gift-in-Kind Standards is a document produced by the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organisations that provides information about the valuation practices, required documentation, revenue & expense recognition, disclosures, and service fees in respect of gift-in-kind (GIK)...

EU Import Duties

EU Import Duties web page, maintained by the Foreign Agricultural Service US Mission to the European Union, provides commercial information on importing into the EU with a focus on agricultural products, e.g. cereal and rice, fruit and vegetables, and processed foods. The web page provides links to...

Satellite Images on Alertnet

Alertnet provides a wide range of detailed satellite maps which can be used to pinpoint sites where emergencies and humanitarian disasters have occurred.

Kuwait TRAINS page

The Kuwait TRAINS page has country notes summarising the trade control measures, tariffs and other import regulations adopted by Kuwait. The information contained in the country notes are based on information collected and received by the TRAINS development team in its effort to develop and...

Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations (PQASSO)

PQASSO is the leading quality standard developed for the sector, by the sector. PQASSO’s flexibility means it can be used by all types of third sector organisations, including charities, social enterprises, community interest companies and community groups. It is appropriate for organisations of...

BOND Listing of Quality Standards, Codes and Inititatives

BOND Listing of Quality Standards, Codes and Inititatives, produced by the British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND), provides web links to approximately forty codes, frameworks, agreements and other documents relating to quality standards for NGOs.

Directory of Iranian NGOs

This document is a directory listing NGOs in Iran. Provided by UNODC, the directory includes the address, phone no., contact person, areas of activity and other information about individual NGOs.

Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and after Emergencies

The Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and after Emergencies address the issue of what to do with pharmaceuticals that are left over from humanitarian assistance efforts.

Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility

Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility, established by the Social Venture Network, are defined in terms of nine interrelated topics. There are three general topics: ethics, accountability, and governance; and, six topics related to each stakeholder group: investors, employees, business...

OCHA Regional Office for Southern and East Africa (ROSEA)

As a part of the United Nations Secretariat, OCHA is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure coherent responses to emergencies. OCHA works with governments and partners to coordinate both preparedness measures for potential emergencies as well as responses to current...

Ireland Map page

A shaded map of the Republic of Ireland.

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) - TRAINS (TRade Analysis and INformation System) - Saudi Arabia page

The TRAINS country notes summarise the trade control measures, tariffs and other import regulations adopted by Saudi Arabia. Includes information on pre-shipment inspection, food expiry date restrictions, packaging requirements, prohibited products, import licences, tax and customs duty.

EU Import Requirements

This document provides guidelines on regulations for importing into the EU. It has sections on tariff classification and import duties, textiles and clothing, restricted ue of hazardous materials etc. Although the information has a commercial focus, much is also relevant to humanitarian shipments. ...

Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations

The Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations is a bilingual database with detailed, searchable information on thousands of Canadian funders.

United Nations Sudan Information Gateway

The United Nations Sudan Information Gateway provides information about UN activities in Sudan, country and sector information, and maps. There is also a list of useful contacts.

Fair trade; not just free trade

Fair trade; not just free trade, a news article, reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) commended the Department of Trade and Industry for opposing the current Doha texts on agriculture and industrial goods. The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concerned about the...

The use of private security providers and services in humanitarian operations

A 2008 global survey of aid organisations conducted for this research revealed that the contracting of certain security functions to external professionals has become increasingly common among humanitarian operations worldwide. This trend has followed both the rise in aid worker violence and the...

Quality COMPAS (COMPAS Qualité)

Quality COMPAS (COMPAS Qualité) is a quality assurance method which comes equipped with its own set of tools, training modules and consultancy services. These components have been designed specifically for aid agencies with the overall aim of improving services provided to crisis-affected...