Basic Internet Resources for UN Information

Official Index Site

Official WEB Site Locator for the UNITED NATIONS System of Organizations

A consolidated effort to provide access to official U.N. web sites by various methods including an alphabetical index of all United Nations Organizations (UNOs); a classified index; a listing of which UNOs have online information for frequently requested items, e.g. conference schedules, library and documentation services, press releases, etc.; and a subject index. Also offers access to UN-related sites, including other international organizations.

Official United Nations Home Page (New York)

Gateway to United Nations documentation, events, conferences, main bodies, CyberSchoolBus, and subject pages.

United Nations News Sites

UN News

Includes access to the UN Journal; Daily Highlights; UN Press Releases (with search capability); Facts about the United Nations; Development Update; and DPI Update (Department of Public Information).

UN Pulse

UN Pulse alerts you to selected just-released UN online information, major reports, publications and documents. Created and maintained by a team of reference librarians at the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library in New York, UN Pulse is updated as new information is published and received.

United Nations Chronicle

Selected full-text articles from recent issues of the UN Chronicle, along with complete tables of contents.

Alternative Unofficial Index Sites

International Agencies and Information, University of Michigan.

Listing of selected IGO sites on the web.

International Organizations, Union of International Associations.

Links to international organizations selected from Yearbook of International Organizations.

UN Information Services and Related Links

United Nations International Drug Control Programme.

Model United Nations Sites, Yahoo

General International Affairs Sites

International Affairs Subject Guide

Yale Library Site of "Selected Internet Resources" in international affairs with access by subject and geographic region.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources, Elizabethtown College.

Categories resources by type (area studies, country information, news, etc.), by source (international organizations, think tanks, university centers, etc.), and by topic (conflict resolution, human rights, foreign policy, etc.). Also links to grant information, teaching and curriculum development, and related web sites.

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