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1. Librarians’ Internet Index: International Governments
   A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources.
   02-14-2008 : commonwealth countries, constitutions, developing countries, diplomatic” and consular service, european union, foreign relations, geneva conventions, heads of state, human rights, international governments, international law, middle east, south africa, treaties, united nations, war: iraq
2. Global Issues on the UN Agenda
   A long list of issues with links.
   02-08-2007 : 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
3. Americans and the World
   Search reports on US public opinion on a broad range of international policy issues. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : biotechnology, global warming, globalization, human rights, international policy issues, international trade, iraq debate, israel, palestine, population, public opinion: united states, regional issues, terrorism, united nations, women's international issues, world politics: us public opinion
4. Country at a Glance
   U.N. country profiles with basic statistics on each country's geographical area, population, population density, capital, language, currency, gross domestic product, newspapers, and more.
   01-16-2007 : area and cultural studies, capitals, country studies, currency, economics, economy, geneva, geography, gross domestic product, language, money, new york, offices addresses, population, statistics, united nations
5. Numeric Data for UN Information
   Select list of links to data from various sources, including the United Nations.
   01-12-2007 : numeric data, statistics, united nations
6. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
   The most comprehensive collection of translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. In over 250 different languages.
   01-12-2007 : daylight saving time calculators, human rights, united nations, universal declaration of human rights
7. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
   Has 'report cards' on various issues. Also background papers.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : aids, children, economic and social policy, harnessing globalisation for children: a report to unicef, human rights standards, human rights studies, innocenti library, international child friendly cities secretariat, launches, monee project, new publications, news from irc, newsroom, press kits, public policy and child well-being, quick der, search the catalogue, transmonee database download, understanding children's work an inter-agency research cooperation project, united nations, virtual libraries, working papers
8. Government Publications Library
   The 'International Organizations' link leads to the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and others. The 'Foreign Countries' link leads to information by topic (e.g. human rights, law, development, etc.).
   01-11-2007 : 'international organizations', development, foreign government publications, human rights, law, united nations, world health organization
9. UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency
   Works to protect refugees and deal with the various issues involved. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-10-2007 : human rights studies, refugees, united nations
10. Global Policy Forum
    GPF 'monitors policy making at the United Nations' and 'promotes a more open, accountable, and democratic policy to address peoples' needs worldwide.' Search information on various issues facing the UN.
    01-10-2007 : democracy, democratic process, global policypolicies, globalization, international agencies, international justice, international relations, ngos, non-governmental organizations, policy making, policy sciences, sanctions, social and economic policy, united nations, united nations security council
11. From the League of Nations to the United Nations
    History of the League of Nations, which became official in 1919, welcomed its first assembly in 1920, and ceased to exist in 1946 after the birth of the United Nations. Features an overview, chronology, and details about the collections of the League of Nations archives and museum.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-05-2007 : foreign relations, international governments, league of nations, treaty of versailles, united nations
12. Global Issues
    'The following pages provide in-depth information on certain issues of concern to Human Rights Watch that cut across national boundaries.'
    12-08-2006 : abuse, academic freedom, aids, arms, caste discrimination, child soldiers, children's rights, corporations, counterterrorism, cultural rights, diplomatic assurances, drugs, economic rights, freedom of speech, gay studies, global issues, human rights, international criminal courts, justice, labor, lesbian studies, press freedom, prisons, racism, refugees, religious freedom, social rights, terrorism, torture, united nations, women's rights
13. BBC International Organization Profile: The UN Security Council
    Gives an overview, facts, leaders and issues. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-29-2006 : chronologies, issues, leader profiles, timeline, un security council, united nations
14. BBC International Organization Profile: United Nations
    Gives an overview, facts, leaders and issues. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-29-2006 : chronologies, issues, leader profiles, timeline, united nations
15. Cyber School Bus: Global Teaching and Learning Project
    A wealth of information on the United Nations, the world, development, and more.
    11-11-2006 : development, united nations, world
16. Best of the Web
    An extensive list selected by librarians.
    11-09-2006 : abbreviations, acronyms, address directories, adult literacy, aids, almanacs, anagrams, anthropology, apparel, archaeology, area studies, art. architecture, arts administration, astronomy, audio books, authors, avian influenza, awards, bankruptcies, best of the web, biographies, biology, bird flu, bisexual studies, book arts, book trade, books, books and 'zines, booksellers, botany, bronx on the web, building, buildings, buses, business, calculators, calendars, careers, celebrations, chemistry, children, children's resources, citation guides, climatology, communication, community, community information, company information, computers, construction, consumer, converters, copyright, cosmetics, cost of living, country information, culinary history, current events, dance, dictionaries, disability information, disability resources, disaster preparedness, domestic violence, earth science, economic statistics, education, eldercare, elections, email, emergency preparedness, employment, encyclopedias, engineering, environmental science, ethnic groups, evaluating information, exercise, fashion, federal government, film, finance, financial, fine arts, folklore, food, food science, foreign governments, fragrances, fun and interesting sites, games, gay, genealogy, geography, geology, government, government agencies, government: documents, government: state and local, grammar, hardware, health, health care providers and facilities, health info in languages, healthy eating, historical documents, history, history of medicine, hiv, holidays, homelessness, homework help, housing, humanities, immigrants, immigration, industry information, insurance, internet, job training, journal articles, law, law dictionaries, law libraries, law societies, lawyer and law firm directories, lawyer referral, legal abbreviations, legal aid services, legal forms, legal information, legal issues, legal search tools, lesbian, libraries, linguistics, literature, macintosh computers, magazine articles, manhattan on the web, manuscripts, maps, market research, mathematics, measurements, media, medical dictionaries, medical research and trials, medicine, medicine: alternative, medicines: prescription and nonprescription, men, mental health and behavior, movies, music, mysticism, mythology, names, native north american resources, new york, new york city, news, occult, operating systems, parapsychology, parent resources, patents, people, performing arts, pet health, philosophy, photography, physical fitness, physics, political science, prescription and nonprescription medicines, primary documents public records, prizes, programming languages, psychology, publishers, quotations, radio, reading, recorded sound, religions, resources for older adults, resources for young adults, science, search the internet, self-help, senior citizens, seniors' organizations, small business, social sciences, social services, sociology, software, space science, sports, staten island on the web, statistical sources, statistics, subways, teaching resources, technology, teen life, teenagers, telephone directories, television, textiles, theatre, theology, time, trademarks, training, trains, transgender studies, translation, transportation, travel, united nations, viruses, volunteering, voter information, weather, web design, websites for writers, women's studies, world wide web, writers' resources, zoology
17. Independent Inquiry Committee Into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme
    Collects and examines information relating to the administration and management of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, 'including allegations of fraud and corruption on the part of United Nations officials, personnel and agents, as well as contractors.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : corruption, energy, gas, iraq, oil, oil-for-food program: iraq, united nations, war: iraq
18. United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
    Information from this UN organization that distributes food aid throughout the world. Includes information about the organization and donors, a world hunger map, updates about areas needing food aid, news, photographs and videos, publications, and more. Some materials available in several languages.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : assistance, food relief aid, hunger, united nations, world food programme
19. UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
    11-09-2006 : human rights, international criminal tribunals, united nations, yugoslavia: former'
20. The Virtual Library of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    'FAO's information clients (its Members, the international community and the public at large) will continue to require timely and relevant information in support of decision-making and policy development.'
    11-09-2006 : agriculture, �food, farming, food and agriculture organization, gardening, united nations

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