Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
“Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.” The English language homepage provides articles
on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the globe. On March 29, 2002, a
search of the site resulted in 100
references about Somalia.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
“Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States,
and several countries in Europe. Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.”
Bravanese Network - Main (http://www.coding-zone.co.uk/bravanese/)
“This site provides comprehensive information about the coastal town of Brava in Somalia. One of the main purposes of this
site is to act as a reference point for information about Brava.” Includes interesting information such as an explanation
of the Bravanese alphabet which is basically Arabic with some additional characters.
City of Hargeisa (http://www.hargeisacity.50megs.com/)
Offers primarily local government information such as a description and the composition of the City Council
and its officers; the role of Hargeisa as the principal city in Somaliland (Somalia); and images of the people and activities
in that place.
Djibnet, Nomad's Land (http://www.djibnet.com/)
In French.
Ethnologue - Somalia (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=SO)
“Provides numbers of speakers by language, dialects, linguistic affiliation, etc.”
Global
IDP (sponsored by the Norwegian Refugee
Council and based in Geneva Switzerland)
(http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpCountries)/02EE5A59E76049F5802570A7004B80AB?OpenDocument)
“Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict.”
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on the current humanitarian
initiatives of this organization in any given country.
International Monetary Fund - Somalia (http://www.imf.org/external/country/SOM/index.htm)
The IMF is an “organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation,
exchange stability, and orderly exchange ; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide
temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.” A search by country will
yield reports on the IMF’s initiatives and programs in it.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning Somalia.
Nomadnet--The Somali Archive (http://www.netnomad.com/somalia-archive.html)
This site is hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Somali Aid (http://www.somaliaid.org/)
Based in Colorado, the purpose of the organization according to the site is to “... strive to help Somalis in their resettlement,
adjustment and integration endeavors.” Under the heading: “resources,” this site offers practical advice for
Somali immigrants to the U.S. as well as news stories and links to other sites.
Somali
Mai Community of Minnesota, Inc. (SOMCOM)
(http://www.arlaadi.com/SOMCOM.html)
“Somali Mai Community of Minnesota, Inc. ...is a non-profit, Community-based organization, founded in Minneapolis,
Minnesota on January 1999 by a group of Somali Mai speakers from southern regions of Somali. The Community was
established to assist Mai speakers victims of the civil war. The founders of the organization are refugees who fled Somalia
due to war and are currently residing in Twin Cities metropolitan area.”
Somali
e-Journal (http://www.angelfire.com/ms/sej/)
Sponsored
by the Somali Intellectuals Association, site includes biographical information
with photographs of
selected Somali figures.
Somalian Civil War
(http://dmoz.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/Somali_Civil_War/
)
This is a page from the Open Directory Project which lists links to individual documents concerning the
Somali civil war, including personal accounts.
Tawakal Lifeline Somali Women's Group (London) (http://www.tawakal.co.uk/)
“Tawakal Lifeline Somali Women's Group was established in 1991 by a group of Somali refugee women from
Tower Hamlets. The arrivals to the area came in the early 1990's in response to the Civil War in Somalia.
Their vision was to develop and deliver services that sort to improve the housing, health, social,
educational and employment needs of new Somali refugee families in East London. They received support from other local people and groups in the area.”
U.S. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)
(http://www.dec.org/default.cfm)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ...
development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and
research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide. “
U.S. Committee
for Refugees:Country Information: Somalia
(http://www.refugees.org/)
Unicef-Somalia
(http://www.unicef.org/somalia/)
United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Somalia
(http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/7/a/msom.htm)
United
Nations. Relief Web--Somalia
(http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=1&cc=som)
United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Somalia -- Famine
Early Warning System Network
(FEWS NET) -- FEWS NET Somalia Center
(http://www.fews.net/centers/?f=so)
“The Goal of the Famine Early Warning System (FEWS NET) is to strengthen the abilities of African
countries and regional organizations to manage threats of food security through the provision of timely and
analytical early warning and vulnerability information.”
United States. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices
(http://www.state.gov/www/global/human%5Frights/hrp%5Freports%5Fmainhp.html)
War-Torn Societies Project (WSP) -- Somalia (http://www.wsp-international.org/)
“The War-torn Societies Project (WSP) encourages main external and internal actors in war-torn countries
to collectively analyse the complex interactions between peace-keeping, relief, rehabilitation and development activities,
and between local, national and external actors. Participatory action-research is used as a tool to jointly define
policies that could lead to a better integration of different forms of international assistance — humanitarian,
economic, political, military — and to a better alignment of such assistance with local and national efforts.”
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