| Humanitarian InformationThe mission of the Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU) is to serve as a U.S. Government interagency center to identify, collect, analyze, and disseminate unclassified information critical to U.S. Government decision-makers and partners in preparation for and response to humanitarian emergencies worldwide, and to promote best practices for humanitarian information management. To accomplish this mission, the HIU performs the following tasks:
The HIU is part of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and receives oversight from a U.S. Government interagency Executive Steering Committee. Its staff is composed of personnel from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). For further information, contact: Director, Humanitarian Information Unit Telephone: (202) 203-7778 |