http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_help/cdb_quick_start.asp “UNCDB provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.” admin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:53:14 +0000 agriculture balance of payments communication construction consumption culture development assistance disabilities distribution of population economics education energy environment financial statistics families fertility fishing forestry geography health health services households housing human settlements impairment income industrial production intellectual property international finance international tourism international trade marital status men migration millennium development goals (mdg) mining national accounts nutrition population composition prices public order quarrying safety science services industries social mobility social security socio-economic groups statistical yearbook (syb) statistics technology transport wealth welfare services women http://www.un.org/issues/ A long list of issues with links. admin Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:08:20 +0000 africa aging agriculture aids antarctica atomic energy children climate change crime culture decolonization demining development cooperation disarmament disaster relief drugs education elections energy environment family finance food global issues governance health human rights human settlements humanitarian aid indigenous people information communications technology intellectual property international finance international law iraq labor law of the sea least developed countries outer space palestine peace persons with disabilities population refugees science and technology security social development statistics sustainable development terrorism trade united nations volunteerism water women youth http://www.abetterfuture.org/ What you can do to make a difference--in the areas of environment, energy, science and technology, education, youth, citizenship, land-use, human settlements, health, food, business, consumption, investments, politics and action, religion and ethics, law, and globalization and free trade. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:48:12 +0000 business citizenship consumption education energy environment food free trade globalization health human settlements investments land-use law politics and action religion and ethics science and technology sustainable development youth http://www.un.org/esa/index.html Covers themes related to international development, including advancement of women, governance, human rights, international trade, macroeconomics, population, technology and productive sectors, social development, statistics, sustainable development, human settlements and energy, and more. admin Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:06:55 +0000 advancement of women economic development energy finance governance human rights human settlements institution-building international development international trade macroeconomics population productive sectors science social development statistics sustainable development technology women's studies http://www.un.org/esa/ Covers a wide range of developmental and environmental issues, with publications. The site Millennium Development Goals discusses and provides national and regional statistics from 1990 onward.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:30:47 +0000 advancement of women countries in special situations energy finance governance human rights human settlements institution-building international development international trade macroeconomics population productive sects science social development statistics sustainable development technology