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Customs Department - Maldives
Maldives Customs Service knows of no specific Customs regulations exclusively for Humanitarian Cargo. So commercial regulations, available on their website, are applicable. For more information regarding procedures for donating goods to Maldives, contact the Customs Service, or the Ministry of...
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in an Era of Global Uncertainty
This Report outlines the status of achievement of MDGs in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies some of the key challenges. It was published in 2010 by The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in conjunction with the ADB and UNDP.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Maldives
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...
United Nations Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC) - Indian Ocean
UN Joint Logistics Centres are set up in cases of major disaster with substantial humanitarian multi-sectorial involvement to contribute to the rapid response, better coordination, and improved efficiency of the humanitarian operation at hand. A new UNJLC has been set-up in response to the...
South Asia: Earthquake & Tsunami Dec 2004 Information Resources - ARCHIVED
Last updated: Wednesday, 06 July, 2005 *Reliefweb - South Asia: Earthquake & Tsunami Dec 2004* "http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=TS-2004-000147-LKA&rc=3":http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=TS-2004-000147-LKA&rc=3 ReliefWeb is an...
Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis Report
Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis Report examines the successes and failures as well as the constraints within which the response occurred between the first eight and 11 months of the response. It does this by distilling the findings and learning...
Coordination of International Humanitarian Assistance in Tsunami-Affected Countries
Coordination of International Humanitarian Assistance in Tsunami-Affected Countries is an evaluation of the international humanitarian assistance following the tsunami. This evaluation covers three countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, with some additional observations from Thailand....
Draft Two SFTMS (Sustainable Fair Trade Management System) Standard
SFTMS is the new worldwide standard for the independent certification of organisations which demonstrate Fair Trade business practices. The requirements of this standard are applicable to any organisation applying Fair Trade principles in all its business processes regardless of the nature of...
Tatas going global with low-cost housing
The Tatas are giving a global perspective to their successful affordable housing model, which was launched in Mumbai. Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons, said that Tata Housing has got enquiries for replicating the Mumbai housing model from other countries and is likely to start out from...
Magic Bank Case Studies A-Z Index
The MAGIC website is UNICEF's (United Nations Children's Fund) response to the Oslo Challenge of 1999, which called on media professionals, educators, governments, organisations, parents, children and young people themselves to recognise the enormous potential of media to make the world a better...
Maldives Humanitarian Customs Regulations
This document was submitted in response to a questionnaire distributed by Global Hand regarding humanitarian customs information. It provides regulations for importing humanitarian aid into Maldives.
R.E.A.C.T. Tsunami - ARCHIVED
As the reconstruction work in response to the Asia quake and tsunami continues, we will keep this page updated to maximise the possibility of cooperation between those wanting to help.
South Asia: Earthquake & Tsunami Dec 2004 Maps - ARCHIVED
Maps of relevance to the Asia quake/tsunami situation.