Links

Please find below a list of useful links that can help you in your international travel planning or while living abroad.

US GOVERNMENT LINKS

                                           US Department of State Travel Warnings               US Department of State Travel Alerts
        
  Overseas Security and Advisory Council (OSAC)     United States Consular Information by Country       Country Specific Information by US Dept of State

                                                                       Apply for a US Passport           CDC Traveler’s Health
            
   CIA World Factbook          Federal Bureau of Investigation Reports and Publications      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)          

          US  Department of Homeland Security Digital Library           STAR-TIDES Reference Library (Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief)

 

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION, NEWS, AND ANALYSIS

International Police (INTERPOL)     The Jamestown Foundation (Information without political agenda)     IRIN (Humanitarian News and Analysis) 
    
                    Institute for War & Peace Reporting (Works to identify issues facing regions in conflict and transition)

       Nightwatch (Nightly newsletter that tracks and assesses threats to US national security)    European Strategic Intelligence & Security Center

 

DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION AND SECURITY

Relief Web    Pacific Disaster Center    Google Crisis Response    Red R Australia    Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
   
                                                      Crisis Mappers           Humanitarian Information Center       Aid Worker Security Database

UNITED NATIONS LINKS

United Nations Department of Safety and Security    UN Structure and Organization Links   Maps and Geographic Downloads

 

MEDIA OUTLETS

Reuters                                  BBC                                Radio Free Europe