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Links - Humanitarian News and Country Specific Information

RELIEFWEB Invaluable source of country specific news information designed for the humanitarian community.
ALERTNET Reuters news based site geared towards providing news coverage of humanitarian disasters and related issues.
FEWSNET Famine Early Warning Systems provides detailed updates on the food security situation in a number of African contexts.
GLOBAL IDP Project Provides detailed information on IDPs in a range of country specific contexts, including information on nutrition, health, water and shelter. 
SOMALIA Contains regular updates by the Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) and on the nutrition situation in the country.
UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia Contains detailed updates on the emergency situation in Ethiopia.
Health Action in Crises (HAC) The objective of HAC’s website is to advocate for best public health practice in humanitarian situations through the provision of technical guidance, provision of timely and relevant health information for emergency programme planning, facilitation of co-ordination with partner agencies, facilitation of co-ordination within WHO, advocacy for WHO’s role and activities in emergencies.
The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (JHA) Field experience and current research on humanitarian action and policy