ReliefWeb

Anyone can use ReliefWeb, and most features on our site are accessible without signing up for an account. But did you know that if you have an account and log in, you can get new content delivered via email and save your favorite reports, maps, jobs and training events?

Only when you log in can you see an option at the bottom of the filters on country and disaster pages that allows you to subscribe to report updates. For example, if you go to the South Sudan country page and check the box, you will get an email every day with links to all the new reports and maps on the South Sudan crisis posted on our site. If you’re interested in following the relief and recovery efforts for Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in the Philippines, you only need to go to the disaster page and check the box there.

This is an easy and convenient way to stay up-to-date with the latest developments if you don’t have time to visit ReliefWeb every day. We also offer email subscriptions for all headlines, situation reports, appeals, and new disasters, to name but a few, which you can select from your account when you are logged in.

Have you ever seen something interesting on ReliefWeb that you didn’t have time to read right away but couldn’t remember or find again when you came back later? Just log in and make it a “Favorite” to save it in your account. If you look at a list of content or a specific report, map, job or training event when you are logged in, you will see a star next to the date. Click on it, and you can easily return to this page from "Favorites" in the “My Account” tab.

To create a ReliefWeb account, all you need is a valid email address. In fact, if you are already receiving emails from ReliefWeb, you already have an account. If you are new to ReliefWeb, or have forgotten which email address you registered with, or you simply want to start afresh, click on Register in the upper right-hand corner, enter a username and your email address to create a new account.

Once you are logged in, look for the subscription box and the "Favorite" star, and check out the additional notification options.

For now we are not asking for any additional information about you when you create an account, but we probably will do so in future to offer you even more options and services based on your interests and needs. Stay tuned!