SOC 4005 / SOC 5005 - Refugees and Humanitarianism

Includes: Demographic Statistics Database (UNSD), FAOSTAT - Suite of Food Security Indicators (FAO), Human Development Indices (UNDP), State of the World's Children (UNICEF), UNAIDS Data (UNAIDS), World Health Organization Data (WHO), and the UNHCR Statistical Database - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

At the World Bank, the Development Data Group coordinates statistical and data work and maintains a number of macro, financial and sector databases. Working closely with the Bank’s regions and Global Practices, the group is guided by professional standards in the collection, compilation and dissemination of data.

Founded in 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations agency dedicated to global health and safety. The Organization connects nations, partners and communities to promote health and serve the vulnerable.

The World Factbook, produced for US policymakers and coordinated throughout the US Intelligence Community, presents the basic realities about the world in which we live. We share these facts with the people of all nations in the belief that knowledge of the truth underpins the functioning of free societies.

Eurostat produces European statistics in partnership with National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities in the EU Member States. This partnership is known as the European Statistical System (ESS). It also includes the statistical authorities of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland.

"Census Reporter is an independent project to make data from the American Community Survey easier to use. We are unaffiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau." Use the Profile option to find basic demographic and economic data for a given geographic location. Use the Explore option to identify possible data of interest - then type in a geographic location. Use the Topics options to locate Census Tables - choose a table - then type in a geographic location.

Choose Tables - then choose FILTER - then choose Topics and choose one of ten topics and one or more choices under that topic - then choose Done - the choose CUSTOMIZE TABLE - then choose GEOS - then choose Geography level - then choose the area or areas of interest.- then click on Excel.
WARNING: not all data is available at the Block Group, Tract, County or even State level.