Natural Disasters Links for More Information

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This is by no means a complete list of the organizations that are involved in reporting about natural disasters, on in aiding relief, rescue and rebuilding. Instead, here are some sample organizations. Please visit these to see links to additional resources and organizations.

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  1. News and up-to-date Information
  2. Relief, Aid, Rebuilding Organizations

News and up-to-date Information

The standard mainstream news organizations will typically provide a lot of information as natural disasters unfold. Some will be a bit too centric on impacts of people of their own country, while others may give a more rounded or different perspective:

Other development/poverty/social justice/global issues-oriented sites include:

  • United Nations News Centre3
  • OneWorld.net4

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Relief, Aid, Rebuilding Organizations

A sample of organizations and charities involved in bringing aid and relief to affected areas, and providing essential humanitarian and other services include:

  • Various UN organizations and projects:
    • World Food Programme5
    • World Health Organization6
    • Relef Web7, a Project of the UN and OCHA
    • UNICEF8
  • Oxfam International9
  • International Medical Corps10
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies11
  • International Rescue Committee12
  • Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)13

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