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Selected Internet Resources

 
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Specialized Agencies and Programmes
International Organizations
Legal Resources
News
Libraries
Internet Access Providers and Online Services
Finding e-mail addresses


UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Website (www.un.org)

    Contains links to UN departments; press releases; UN documents; daily list of documentation issued at Headquarters; daily journal; conference links; general information about the UN as well as its history and current events.
Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations (www.unsystem.org)
    Index of links to United Nations system sites on the WWW; provides access to the websites of UN programmes, as well as those of its specialized agencies, autonomous UN bodies, inter-agency coordination mechanisms and a number of other groups which deal with UN issues.
United Nations Documentation : Research Guide (www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/index.html)
    This guide is designed for researchers and information professionals new to United Nations documentation. It provides an overview of the various types of documents and publications issued by the Organization (e.g., reports, resolutions, meeting records, sales publications, press releases) and gives guidance on how to work with them. 
UN-I-QUE: United Nations Info Quest (www.un.org/Depts/dhl/unique/index.html)
    UN-I-QUE (UN Info Quest) is a ready reference file created by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library to respond to frequently asked questions. It is a database designed to provide quick access to document symbols/sales numbers for UN materials (1946 onwards). 
United Nations Information Centres and Services (UNICS) (www.un.org/aroundworld/unics/)
    Maintains a directory of United Nations Information Centres and Services; general information; news; addresses and a photo gallery.
United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) (www.unog.ch)
    Contains links to various UN departments; provides information about the office, events, UN staff and calendar; press releases; picture gallery. 
United Nations Scholars' Workstation (Yale University) (www.library.yale.edu/un/)
    Maintains a collection of texts, finding aids, data sets and maps. Workstation directly supports teaching and research in United Nations studies as well as the Independent Working Group on the Future of the United Nations.

UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL COMMISSIONS

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) (www.uneca.org/)

    Includes general information about the Commission, its programmes, events, publications and staff. Provides a sitemap as well as links to global resources.
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) (www.unece.org/Welcome.html)
    Includes general information about the Commission, its work and publications.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (www.eclac.cl) 
    Includes general information about the Commission; press releases; information on publications of CEPAL.
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (unescap.org)
    Includes information about the Commission and its work in different areas such as development research and policy analysis, social development, environment and national resources management.
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) (www.escwa.org.lb)
    Includes information about the Commission and the region; publications, press releases and calendar of meetings.

UNITED NATIONS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND PROGRAMMES

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (www.fao.org)

    Provides an organizational overview; contains information on workshops and seminars, publications, documentation services; maintains links to information in the fields of agriculture, economics, fisheries, forestry, nutrition and sustainable development. 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) (www.imf.org)
    Contains information on IMF; lists of country reports; SDR exchange rates; Directory of Economic, Commodity and Development Organizations.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (www.unicef.org)
    Contains information on UNICEF activities and news;  publications, statistical data and texts of treaties. Provides access to the Publications Catalog.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (www.undp.org)
    Contains information on UNDP activities, publications and videos; includes environment related information; maintains links to other UN information.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (www.unep.org)
    Contains an overview of the Environment Programme, including organizational chart, and directories of staff and offices; includes information on UNEP products and services, programme of work and documents; maintains links to UNEP's other information services and to environmental information systems world-wide. 
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (www.unhchr.ch)
    Contains information on the UN Human Rights Programme, human rights treaties, official documents and publications, statements and access to human rights databases.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (www.unhcr.ch)
    Contains speeches of the High Commissioner; country information; legal documentation related to refugees; provides access to REFWORLD databases.
World Bank Group (www.worldbank.org)
    Contains a Digital Library of full-text publications from the World Bank. Features articles and abstracts from World Bank journals; other information includes country profiles and projects information.
World Trade Organization (www.wto.org)
    This site features official documents on-line. Full text of documents can be accessed in English, French and Spanish free of charge.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (www.asean.or.id)

    The main objective of the ASEANWEB is to promote ASEAN through the provision of timely, up-to-date and value-added information on the activities undertaken by its Member Countries. Contains documents, summit information, trade statistics.
European Union (europa.eu.int)
    Contains information on the European Union's goals and policies, documents and news. EUROPA is a common endeavor of the EU's institutions, run by the European Commission.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (www.nato.int)
    Contains information on the organization and current events; basic texts, fact sheets, press releases and NATO Review.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (www.oecd.org)
    Contains information on the organization, its activities and publications; news and events; Member Countries. 
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (www.osceprag.cz)
    Contains information on the organization; press releases; Permanent Council journals/decisions; upcoming events.

LEGAL RESOURCES

Internet Legal Resource Guide (www.ilrg.com)

    Maintains links to legal references and resources, such as associations, organizations and services; expert testimony; law journals and publications; legal resources with State Focus, by Nation and subject-oriented legal resources.
Global Legal Information Network (lcweb2.loc.gov/glin/glinhome.html)
    Maintains a database of national laws from countries around the world ; consists of searchable legal abstracts in English and some full text laws in the language of the contributing country.
Cornell Law School (www.lawschool.cornell.edu)
    Maintains a list of links to legal information, such as U.S. Law, and foreign and international law; primary documents and commentary; government (US) and agency information; library resources; periodicals, news and journals.

NEWS

News from around the world (www.escapeartist.com/media/media.htm) 

    Provides links organized by region/countries for newswires, newspapers, broadcast media, and other news sources.
American Journalism Review (AJR)/NewsLink (www.newslink.org/vote.html)
    Includes weekly features from AJR, the worldwide on-line publication lists of news link and weekly original content created especially for on-line readers. The links organized by regions/countries are provided for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations. A directory of selected news sources, as well as "year's best", the "hot site" and "top10" are also available. A search feature is provided.
Yahoo - News and Media (www.yahoo.com/News)
    This index provides a variety of links for news, such as current headlines from Reuters, broadcasting, newspapers, events, radio and more. 

LIBRARIES

Dag Hammarskjöld Library

    Includes information about services and collections; databases and publications; reference guides (e.g. bibliography on UN Reform, UN Security Council, UN Charter etc.); maps; UN-I-QUE (UN Info Quest), a database designed to provide quick access to document symbols/sales numbers for UN materials (1946 onwards).
Gabriel (portico.bl.uk/gabriel/en/welcome.html)
    Maintains a WWW information server for Europe's National Libraries represented in the Conference of European National Libraries (CENT); provides a single point of access for the retrieval of information about the libraries functions, services and collections.
Library of Congress (lcweb.loc.gov) 
    Contains information on the Library of Congress, its publications, events and services; maintains links to government, congress and law; provides a topical collections of Internet resources organized by Library of Congress subject specialists and includes searchable catalog.
National Library of Australia (www.nla.gov.au)
    Contains information on the National Library, its publications, events and collections; provides access to the library's online access public catalog; maintains links to Australian as well as worldwide government information.
National Library of Canada (www.nlc-bnc.ca/ehome.htm)
    Contains information on the National Library, its collections, services and publications; provides access to the National Library Catalog; maintains links to sources of Canadian information.
National Library of France (www.bnf.fr) Contains information on the National Library of France, its publications, exhibits and services; provides access to the database BHOPAL of the library. National Library of Germany (www.ddb.de) Contains information on the National Library, its collections, services, exhibitions and projects; provides access to the library's online catalog. National Library of Spain (www.bne.es)
    Contains general information on the National Library, its services and projects; provides access to the library's online catalog AROUND.
New York Public Library (www.nypl.org)
    Contains electronic resources, digital bookstore and catalog. Provides information on the branch libraries and research centers of NEPAL.
Portico (British Library) (portico.bl.uk)
    Maintains the British Library's Online Information Server; provides access to information about all aspects of the services and collections of the United Kingdom's national library.
The Science, Industry and Business Library (web.nypl.org/research/sibl/)
    Contains information about the library; provides links to sources of information in science, industry and business. 

INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS AND ONLINE SERVICES

Providers of Commercial Internet Access (POKIER) (www.celestin.com/pocia/index.html)

    Maintains a catalog of Internet service providers worldwide.


FINDING E-MAIL ADDRESSES

Switchboard (www.switchboard.com)

    White and yellow pages directory lists over 100 million names of individuals and businesses, many mit email addresses.
Yahoo! People Search (people.yahoo.com)
    Service includes a separate email search as well as search for addresses and phone numbers.
Who? Where? (www.whowhere.lycos.com/index.html)
    One of the largest people, business and e-mail address databases on the Web.

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