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Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mofa.go.jp/
Asia
Pacific Area Network* http://www.apan-info.net
APANs
mission is to communicate and share information electronically to
facilitate regional understanding, build confidence among Asia-Pacific
neighbors, and enhance security cooperation.
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The
Center of Excellence in DMHA** http://coe-dmha.org/
The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
takes as its mission to support the prevention and mitigation of humanitarian
emergencies through collaboration and civil-military cooperation.
**Produced
this after action report
United
Nations http://www.un.org/
The name "United Nations" was devised by United States President
Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the "Declaration by
United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War,
when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to
continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
United
Nations Department of PeaceKeeping Operations
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/home_bottom.htm
Peacekeeping was pioneered and developed by the UN as one of the
means for maintaining international peace and security. Most UN peacekeepers,
often referred to as "blue helmets", have been soldiers, volunteered
by their Governments to apply military discipline and training to
the task of restoring and maintaining the peace.
US
Pacific Command http://www.pacom.mil
The U.S. Pacific Command was established as a unified command
on January 1, 1947 as an outgrowth of the command structure used
during World War II. The command is the oldest and largest of the
United States' nine unified commands.
United
States Army Pacific http://www.usarpac.army.mil/
At the present time, some 1,224 USARPAC soldiers and Department
of the Army civilians are engaged in 22 nations, while participating
in 27 missions and operations throughout the Asia-Pacific Theater,
the United States, and other Nations.
United
Nations http://www.un.org/
United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees http://www.unhcr.org/
United
Nations Children's Fund http://www.unicef.org/
United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization http://www.unesco.org/
United
Nations World Food Programme http://www.wfp.org/
United
Nations Office for the Coodination of Humanitarian Affairshttp://www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/
The
International Committee of the Red Cross http://www.icrc.org/
Save
the Children http://www.savethechildren.org/
Amnesty
International http://www.amnesty.org/
Institute
of Cultural Affairs Worldwide http://www.icaworld.org/
Japan
NGO Center for International Cooperation http://www.janic.org/
Peace Winds Japan http://www.peace-winds.org/english/
Association
for Aid and Relief, Japan http://www.aarjapan.gr.jp/english2/info_e/info01_e.htm
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