For years, the global humanitarian community has relied on ReliefWeb for timely and accurate information. To ensure we can continue this core mission sustainably for years to come, we are announcing some adjustments to our service levels and introducing new features to enhance our platform.
What's Changing with Our Service Schedule
These changes are a result of budget constraints that have required...
At ReliefWeb, we’re constantly looking for ways to make it easier for our users to find the information they need — fast. That’s why we’ve introduced AI-powered document tagging, a behind-the-scenes upgrade that’s already making a difference.
So, what’s new?
Our new system uses artificial intelligence to automatically tag documents with key metadata such as country, content type and sources — the...
At ReliefWeb, we are committed to enhancing the way our users interact with our content and in this context, are excited to announce that our new Publish API is now live and available to our content partners. This innovative feature is designed to streamline the process for content partners to submit data to ReliefWeb, ensuring their material is as discoverable as possible.
What is the Publish...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is teaming up with ReliefWeb to share its latest analyses, data, and resources related to the world’s most pressing food emergencies. FEWS NET’s latest reporting on global food security is available via ReliefWeb updates.
Extreme seasonal flooding in South Sudan is expected to persist through November, leaving devastation in its wake. While...
At ReliefWeb, we are dedicated to enhancing the way our users interact with our content. We are pleased to announce the development of our new POST API, which will soon be available to our content partners. This innovative feature is designed to streamline the process for content partners to submit data to ReliefWeb.
What is the POST API?
The POST API will enable content partners to send their...
ReliefWeb shares the latest analyses, data, and resources on global food emergencies from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Access ReliefWeb updates for FEWS NET’s latest analysis of acute food insecurity
Conflict carries devastating costs that extend far beyond the battlefield. In Gaza, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has warned for months that the ongoing...
In the fast-paced world of humanitarian response, every second counts. Picture a scenario where timely and efficient decisions can make a significant difference in life-saving humanitarian operations. That’s where HumSet and HumBERT step in — groundbreaking tools developed by Data Friendly Space for the DEEP Platform.
HumSet: Turbocharged Data Assistance
Think of HumSet as an open-source...
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Ask ReliefWeb – a tool powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), designed to enhance the user experience on ReliefWeb by allowing users to ask questions about individual reports through a chatbot-like interface. The chatbot responds with content exclusively from the report in question, ensuring the consistency of the information provided.
To access Ask...
With ReliefWeb’s 30th anniversary fast approaching, the team has been reflecting on its past, present and future. I recently joined the ReliefWeb team to help find out how we’re doing in serving the worldwide humanitarian community.
Since ReliefWeb was launched in 1996 to help coordinate information exchange between humanitarians, the online landscape of information sharing has changed...
The Humanitarian Encyclopedia Dashboard is a tool for studying ReliefWeb's collection of humanitarian reports with corpus linguistics. This post explains how the tool can help identify trends in the evolution and emergence of key humanitarian terminology using climate resilience as an example.
Tracking the latest concepts in humanitarian discourse
Effective communication is essential for...
It has been a year since the last operations were moved to ReliefWeb Response (RW Response) and we retired the HumanitarianResponse.info (HR.info) platform.
RW Response was soft launched in ReliefWeb Labs in June 2022 and after several rounds of testing and improvements, it was officially launched in November 2022. Operations were moved from HumanitarianResponse.info in phases - the last...
This is a final reminder to update your subscription to the ReliefWeb Blog. As we mentioned in our previous blog post, we have moved ReliefWeb Blog subscriptions. If you want to continue receiving our blog posts, you will need to update your subscription today.
Please follow the steps outlined in our previous blog post to update your subscription. If you have already done so, please disregard this...
Dear ReliefWeb Users,
We are making an important change to our blog subscription service in which our blog posts are sent to the subscribers. As a result, if you would like to continue receiving our blog posts, we ask you to update your subscription. This will be the last blog post you will receive if you don’t update your subscription. But don’t worry, we’ve made the process simple and...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is teaming up with ReliefWeb to share its latest analyses, data, and resources related to the world’s most pressing food emergencies. FEWS NET’s latest reporting on global food security is available via ReliefWeb updates.
For the past 20 years, FEWS NET scientists have embarked on annual crop tours to visit farmers in areas highly dependent on...
An important update is on the horizon for the ReliefWeb community!
As of 30 April 2024, we will decommission the ReliefWeb Mobile website. This decision, while significant, is a necessary step towards enhancing our services and providing you with the best possible user experience.
A Look Back at ReliefWeb Mobile
In March 2013, we introduced ReliefWeb Mobile (m.reliefweb.int) to help users with...
OCHA’s Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) was launched in 2014 as a ReliefWeb Labs project. The goal was to help humanitarians find and share data. Ten years later, HDX is an integral platform for the humanitarian community: 219 organizations sharing more than 20,000 datasets, covering every active humanitarian crisis, with more than a million users in 230 countries and territories.
As the idea for...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the way we respond and coordinate humanitarian response - helping humanitarians offer more efficient and effective ways to deliver aid and support to people in need. The UN General Assembly’s draft resolution recognizes that safe, secure and trustworthy AI can contribute to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and “... promote digital...
In 2023, ReliefWeb, the leading source of humanitarian information, remained committed in its mission to inform humanitarians worldwide. The platform experienced a deeper engagement, with 18.2 million users interacting more actively with the content. This increased interaction, despite an 11% decrease in overall users, indicates a higher investment and activity level among ReliefWeb users. During...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is teaming up with ReliefWeb to explain the science behind its projections of acute food insecurity and share resources related to the multi-faceted inputs that go into FEWS NET analyses.
Fighting in Sudan has spread into the country’s breadbasket, and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is warning that new disruptions to trade...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is teaming up with ReliefWeb to explain the science behind its projections of acute food insecurity and share resources related to the multi-faceted inputs that go into FEWS NET analyses.
Recent deadly floods in Kenya were forecast months ahead of time, according to scientists with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), who...
