Services
OCHA has built up a range of services in the execution of its mandate. Some of the larger ones are:
- IRIN, Integrated Regional Information Networks, a humanitarian news and analysis service (1995)
- INSARAG, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
- ReliefWeb time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters (1996)
- Central Emergency Response Fund (2006)
- Humanitarian Information Centers, an emergency-specific, data exchange platform, supported by the Field Information Support Unit. On 15 May, the United Nations launched the Myanmar HIC website
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