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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.orgPAIS International

 

http://www.christiansiencemonitor.comChristian Science Monitor

 

http://www.theeconomist.comThe Economist

 

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

 

NEWSPAPERS

 

http://www.iht.comInternational Herald Tribune

 

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

 

http://www.thetimes.co.ukLondon Times

 

http://www.nytimes.comNew York Times

 

http://www.washingtonpost.comWashington Post

 

http://www.ipl.org/reading/newsInternet Public Library

 

INTERNET RESOURCES

 

UN Cyberschoolbus:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/unintro/unintro.aspBasic information about UN

 

About Model UN:

 

http://www.unimun.orgUnited Nations International Model UN

 

http://www.unol.orgThe 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.orgOfficial UN Homepage

 

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

 

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

 

http://www.un.org/search/index.htmlUN Search Index

 

http://www.unsystem.org/index7.htmlUN Site Index

 

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/index.htmlUNMain Library

 

http://www.un.org/documentsUNDocumentation Center

 

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

 

http://untreaty.un.orgUN Treaty Database

 

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicleUN Chronicle

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

http://www.un.org/Pubs/index.htmlUN Publications Index

 

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

 

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

 

UN- Related Agencies:

 

Http://www.worldbank.orgThe World Bank

 

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

 

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

 

http://www.who.orgWorld Health Organization homepage

 

http://www.ilo.orgInternational Labor Organization

 

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

 

http://www.fao.orgFood and Agriculture Organization

 

http://www.unep.orgUN Environmental Program

 

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

 

http://wwwundcp.org/unlinks.htmlUNDCP Links page

 

Resources Beyond UN Website:

 

http://www.interpol.intInternational Criminal Police Organization

 

http://www.embassyweb.comEmbassy Web- diplomatic gathering site

 

http://www.cgg.chCommission of Global Governance

 

http://www.wri.orgWorld Resources Institute

 

http://www.cartercenter.orgThe Carter Center

 

http://www.globalpolicy.orgGlobal Policy Forum

 

http://www.cia.gov/publications/factbookCIA Factbook

 

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

 

http://www.unwire.orgNewsletter Sponsored by UN Foundation

 

Library/University/Online Resources:

 

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

 

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

 

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