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World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF): Spring Meeting, 14-15 April 2007, and Annual Meeting, 19-21 Oct 2007

The World Bank is a specialised UN agency with a mandate of reducing poverty globally. The World Bank supports the efforts of developing country governments to build schools and health centers, provide water and electricity, fight disease, and protect the environment. There are two annual meetings...

Guiding Principles on Internally Displaced Persons

The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement restate and compile human rights and humanitarian law relevant to internally displaced persons.

Tourism industry and poverty reduction: A business primer

Tourism industry and poverty reduction: A business primer, a policy briefing paper, explains why poverty does matter to tourism businesses and describes what companies – both in the originating and destination countries – can do to contribute to the global effort on poverty reduction.

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....

Humanitarian Customs Guide

This guide contains a sampling of the customs guide for humanitarian aid that Global Hand is developing. A few examples are indexed on this page, with the balance of the countries under research.

India Humanitarian Customs Regulations

This document was researched by Global Hand regarding humanitarian customs information. It provides regulations for importing humanitarian aid into India.

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) - India

UNIC is a resource centre, providing a comprehensive range of free services and current information on the aims and activities of the UN in political, economic, social and humanitarian fields. It offers media in various formats including printed publications, reports and books, among others, as...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Relief & Development Directories

Relief&Development Directories, published by the Winchester Group, equip the international aid community with a single, up-to-date reference source, containing contact details and key information (including email and web addresses) on all organisations involved in the provision of aid and...

Embassy of Belgium / Representation to Afghanistan

The site provides information about contacts, forms, procedures and visas needed for travel to and from Belgium. It also provides the addresses and telephone numbers for the Belgian Embassy in Afghanistan.

Ministers to Discuss Ways to Overcome Supply Side Constraints to Trade

Ministers to Discuss Ways to Overcome Supply Side Constraints to Trade, a news article, reports that trade and industry ministers from the world’s poorest countries met in Cambodia seeking solutions to common problems they face in integrating their economies into the global trading system.