General Links

Last Updated: Sep 16, 2009

UNITED NATIONS
Below are links to the United Nations website and the websites of some of its constituent bodies and committees. Use these websites to to acquaint yourself with the UN and start your research.

United Nations - http://www.un.org/
World Health Organization - http://www.who.int/en/
UN Security Council - http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/
International Court of Justice - http://www.icj-cij.org/
UN Development Programme - http://www.undp.org/
UN Commissioner on Human Rights - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
UN Document Center - http://www.un.org/en/documents/index.shtml

NON-GOVERNMENTAL, INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Below are links to the websites of various NGOs and Inter-Governmental Organizations. These may be helpful in giving you an overview of your topic area.

International Relations and Security Network - http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
Global Policy Forum - http://www.globalpolicy.org/
World Trade Organization - http://www.wto.org/
NATO - http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/index.htm
Freedom House - http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1
International Crisis Group - http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?
Human Rights Watch - http://www.hrw.org/

REGIONAL INDEX
Below are the websites of various governments, foreign affairs ministries, and regional organizations. These can help you research a specific country or region.

White House - http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Indian Foreign Affairs - http://meaindia.nic.in/
Pakistan Foreign Affairs - http://www.mofa.gov.pk/
National Assembly (South Korea) - http://www.assembly.go.kr/renew07/main.jsp?referer=first
DPRK (North Korea) - http://www.korea-dpr.com/menu.htm
Office of the President (Iran) – http://www.president.ir/en/
Chinese Government - http://english.gov.cn/
The Kremlin of Russia - http://eng.kremlin.ru/
The African Union - http://www.africa-union.org/
The European Union - http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
British Foreign Office - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/

ADDITIONAL SOURCES
Below are links to some additional news sources and resources. Use these to look at news coverage of your topic area and to expand your research.

The Economist - http://www.economist.com/index.html
Yale Global - http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/
Washington Post – http://www.washingtonpost.com/
New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/
Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies - http://www.brookings.edu/cnaps.aspx
Mid East Web - http://www.mideastweb.org/
European Policy Center - http://www.epc.eu/
CIA World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/