Selected International Governmental Organizations (IGOs)

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) makes available online newspapers and information relating to the ASEAN Secretariat and its member nations.
• Europa- The Official Site of the European Union Access the EU's official webserver in multiple languages.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) The most complete guide to the IMF with easy access to featured topics and recent news.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) information is available in English and French.  Also contains access to NATO-related activities and organizations.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) consists of 29 states  committed to the principles of the market economy and pluralistic democracy.
• Organization of American States (OAS) has pages in both English and Spanish. The site provides information about the organization as well as the major issues and challenges currently facing the OAS.
• The World Bank Group provides access to information about specific countries or development topics. There are also links to publications and general information about the World Bank Group and its associated agencies.
• World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international body dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The site is available in English, French, and Spanish.

• Convention on Biological Diversity was inspired by the world community's growing commitment to sustainable development. It represents a dramatic step forward in the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
• Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides grants and concessional funding to recipient countries for projects and programs that protect the global environment and promote sustainable economic growth.
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps people in 174 countries and territories to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination, environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women.
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides leadership and encourages partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) The official site of the body entrusted with negotiating agreements on mitigating climate change.  Particularly useful is the site's archive of official documents and national communications.

• Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations (Geneva)
• United Nations Home Page
• United Nations Scholars' Workstation at Yale University is a collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information. Subject coverage includes disarmament, economic and social development, environment, women's issues, human rights, international relations, international trade, peacekeeping, and population and demography.

• Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
• CARE USA is one of ten national members of CARE International which seeks to assist the world's poor in their efforts to achieve social and economic well-being.  The U.S. site provides information about CARE programs and members, as wel as a development resource center.
• Ford Foundation seeks to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Users will find publication lists, information for grant seekers, news and events, and the online version of the Foundation's annual report.
• Greenpeace International gives users detailed information on Greenpeace activities, past and future, along with topical commentary.
• International Chamber of Commerce claims to be "the only representative body that speaks with authority on behalf of enterprises from all sectors in every part of the world."
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) acts to help all victims of war and internal violence, attempting to ensure implementation of humanitarian rules restricting armed violence.
• International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provides humanitarian relief to people affected by disasters or other emergencies and development assistance to empower vulnerable people to become more self-sufficient.

Executive Branch

• Agency for International Development (USAID) USAID is an independent federal government agency that conducts foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the United States. Their web site features an International Development Page, Humanitarian Response Page, and others on Economic Growth and Population and Health. It provides access to the USAID Gopher, USAID Regional Bureaus, and the USAID FTP server.
• Central Intelligence Agency
• DefenseLINK - Official Web Site of U.S. Department of Defense Provides official, timely and accurate information about defense policies, organizations, functions and operations. Also, DefenseLINK is the single, unified starting point for finding military information on-line.
• Department of Commerce
• Department of State Foreign Affairs Network (Department of State) Provides access to the DOSFAN Gopher, which is searchable through the web. Information on global affairs, economic and trade issues, treaties, general foreign policy, and the White House, as well as consular and travel information, contacts and phone numbers, online documents, and other related servers is available via the DOSFAN Gopher. Available on the web is an organization chart and a photographic tour of the U.S. Department of State.
• National Security Programs (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

• Country Studies/Area Handbook Program (Library of Congress) Continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. This series presently contains studies of 71 countries.
• Library of Congress Home Page
• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Relations
• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services
• U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security
• U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

• Federal Web Locator (Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy) The most comprehensive list of federal government servers.

• Thomas, Legislative Information on the Internet Offers full text search capability of legislation by keyword(s) or bill number for the 103rd and 104th Congresses as well as full text of the Congressional Record. Major bills, "Hot Legislation," receiving floor action in the 104th Congress are searchable by topic, popular and/or short title, number/type, those enacted into law, and those under Congressional consideration this week.