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IRIN News - Benin - http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Country.aspx?Country=BJ
Humanitarian news and analysis on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. |
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USAID - Benin Mission - http://www.usaid.gov/bj/
Official local site provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development. |
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Amnesty International USA - Benin - http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/benin/page.do?id=1011117
News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. |
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US State Department - Human Rights Report: Benin - http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/118986.htm
2008 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions. |
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Hunger Project - Benin - http://www.thp.org/benin
An organization which mobilizes the rural people of Benin for self-reliant development. |
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Amnesty International - Benin - http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/benin
Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights. |
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Peace Corps - Benin - http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.africa.benin
Organization for United States citizens who do volunteer work in developing countries. Includes information about current projects in the country. |
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Directory of Development Organizations - Benin - http://www.devdir.org/files/Benin.PDF
Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information. |
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SOS Children's Villages - Benin - http://www.sosvillagesenfantsbenin.org/
Non-governmentsl organisation helping orphaned and abandoned children. Information about the organisation, its goals and activities, and how to support them. |
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USCRI - Country Report: Benin - http://www.refugees.org/countryreports.aspx?id=2120
Archives of annual reports about refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons in Mauritania, provided by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). |
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Friends of Benin - http://www.friends-of-benin.org/
Group founded by former Peace Corps volunteers supports economic, social and educational development. Includes information on the country, community projects and how to help. |
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Santé et Vie Pour Tous - http://www.svpt.kabissa.org/
Non-governmental organization working in southern Benin, seeking to promote health, self-sustainability, literacy and environmental protection. [English, French] |
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UN OCHA ReliefWeb - Benin - http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=1&cc=ben
Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies. |
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Eldis - Country and Region Profiles: Benin - http://www.eldis.org/go/country-profiles?objectId=235461D0-C2E2-3D32-A66B354570EC7C95&country=1023
Database of online development policy, practice and research documents, searchable by sector or keywords. Includes index to British Library of Development Studies printed material. |