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Helpful Links

• The Official UN Website
• CIA World Factbook
• The Official NATO Website
• Human Rights Watch
• The Official EU Website

PERIODICALS

http://www.pais.org PAIS International

http://www.christiansiencemonitor.com Christian Science Monitor

http://www.theeconomist.com The Economist

http://www.keesings.com Keesing’s Record of World Events

 

 

 

NEWSPAPERS

http://www.iht.com International Herald Tribune

http://www.tout.lemonde.fr Le Monde, diplomacy oriented French Newspaper

http://www.thetimes.co.uk London Times

http://www.nytimes.com New York Times

http://www.washingtonpost.com Washington Post

http://www.ipl.org/reading/news ternet Public Library

 

 

 

INTERNET RESOURCES

UN Cyberschoolbus:

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ UN Cyberschoolbus online education resource

http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/modelun/index.asp Model UN Headquarters

http://foro.iearn.org/Cyberschoolbus/ Cyberschoolbus Discussion Forums

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp InfoNation- Nation Facts

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp Nations at a Glance

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/unintro/unintro.asp basic information about UN

About Model UN:

http://www.unimun.org United Nations International Model UN

http://www.unol.org The United Nations Online- simulation

http://www.anausa.org/programs/modelun.htm UNA-USA Model UN and Education Programs Directory

 

 

 

From the UN:

http://www.un.org Official UN Homepage

http://www.un.org/News UN News Center

http://www.un.org/aboutun/index.html UN FAQ and Most frequently searched list

http://www.un.org/search/index.html UN Search Index

http://www.unsystem.org/index7.html UN Site Index

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/index.htmlUN Main Library

http://www.un.org/documentsUN Documentation Center

http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/index.html Secretary- General’s Homepage

http://untreaty.un.org UN Treaty Database

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle UN Chronicle

http://www.un.org/members/index.html Member States of the UN

http://www.un.org/millennum/sg/report Millennium Report of the SG

http://www.un.org/documents/sg/report00/a551e/pdf Yearly Report of the SG

http://www.un.org/Pubs/index.html UN Publications Index

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko UN Department of Peacekeeping Organizations

http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm UN Maps

 

 

 

UN- Related Agencies:

Http://www.worldbank.org The World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/thematic.htm World Bank Global Issues

http://www.unicef.org United Nations International Children’s Fund

http://www.who.org World Health Organization homepage

http://www.ilo.org International Labor Organization

http://www.unesco.org UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

http://www.fao.org Food and Agriculture Organization

http://www.unep.org UN Environmental Program

http://www.undcp.org/unlinks.html#other UN Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention

http://wwwundcp.org/unlinks.html UNDCP Links page

 

 

 

Resources Beyond UN Website:

http://www.interpol.int International Criminal Police Organization

http://www.embassyweb.com Embassy Web- diplomatic gathering site

http://www.cgg.ch Commission of Global Governance

http://www.wri.org World Resources Institute

http://www.cartercenter.org The Carter Center

http://www.globalpolicy.org Global Policy Forum

http://www.cia.gov/publications/factbook CIA Factbook

http://www.unfoundation.org Non-profit Organization that donates to UN

http://www.unwire.org Newsletter Sponsored by UN Foundation

 

 

 

Library/University/Online Resources:

http://www.library.yale.edu/un/index.html UN Scholar’s Workstation of Yale Uuniversity

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/index.html NWU Library and Governments and Maps Collection

http://dir.yahoo.com/government/international_organizations Yahoo directory of International Organizations