Friday, May 02, 2008
[IWS] UN: ReliefWeb -- for MAPS
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int
[excerpt from About ReliefWeb]
ReliefWeb is the world�s leading on-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. An independent vehicle of information, designed specifically to assist the international humanitarian community in effective delivery of emergency assistance, it provides timely, reliable and relevant information as events unfold, while emphasizing the coverage of "forgotten emergencies" at the same time.
MAPS
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc114?OpenForm
Featured Maps include --
Iraq: Humanitarian Profile - Mar 2008 (Arabic Version)
China: Typhoon Neoguri (as of 18 Apr 2008) - Location Map
DR Congo: Airplane Crash (as of 16 Apr 2008) - Location Map
Colombia: Nevado del Huila Volcano (as of 15 Apr 2008) - Location Map
Comoros (as of 28 Mar 2008) - Location Map
Iraq: Humanitarian Profile - Mar 2008
Albania: Explosions (as of 18 Mar 2008) - Location Map )
Paraguay: Floods - Location Map
LATEST MAPS
02 May 2008 Good Friends DPKR Korea: Map of the Areas Alerted with Food shortage (as of 01 May 2008)
02 May 2008 FEWS NET Somalia: Rainfall Forecast - 3 day accumulated precipitation forecast (01 - 03 May 2008)
01 May 2008 UNJLC Sri Lanka: Primary airports, seaports, transportation network and cities (as of 18 Mar 2008)
01 May 2008 UNJLC Lesotho: Primary airports, seaports, transportation network and cities (as of 18 Mar 2008)
01 May 2008 UNJLC Cape Verde: Primary airports, seaports, transportation network and cities (as of 18 Mar 2008)
01 May 2008 UNJLC Nicaragua: Primary airports, seaports, transportation network and cities (as of 18 Mar 2008)
01 May 2008 Tropical Storm Risk Myanmar: Track and windspeed of Severe cyclonic Nargis (as of 01 May 2008)
30 Apr 2008 Le Monde World: Refugees and asylum seekers (at the end of 2007)
30 Apr 2008 Le Monde World: Displaced people (at the end of 2007)
[Thanks to Gary Price at ResourceShelf.com for the tip].
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int
[excerpt from About ReliefWeb]
ReliefWeb is the world�s leading on-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. An independent vehicle of information, designed specifically to assist the international humanitarian community in effective delivery of emergency assistance, it provides timely, reliable and relevant information as events unfold, while emphasizing the coverage of "forgotten emergencies" at the same time.
MAPS
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc114?OpenForm
Featured Maps include --
LATEST MAPS
[Thanks to Gary Price at ResourceShelf.com for the tip].
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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