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Links

The United Nations Homepage
www.un.org

United Nations Scholars' Workstation
www.library.yale.edu/un/index.html

Programs and Funds

1. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) -
www.unctad.org
2. United Nations Drug Control Program (UNDCP) –
www.undcp.org
3. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) –
www.unicef.org
4. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) –
www.unep.org
5. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) –
www.undp.org
6. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) –
www.unfpa.org
7. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) –
www.unchr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
8. World Food Program (WFP) –
www.wfp.org
9. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) –
www.un.org/unrwa
10. United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) –
www.unchs.org
Research and Training Institutes
1. United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Center (UNICRI) –
www.unicri.it/
2. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) –
www.unitar.org
3. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) –
www.unrisd.org
4. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) –
www.unidir.org
5. International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) –
www.un-instraw.org/en/index.html

Other U.N. Entities

1. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) –
www.unhchr.ch/
2. United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) –
www.unops.org
3. United Nations University (UNU) –
www.unu.edu
4. United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) –
www.unssc.org/unssc1/
5. Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) –
www.unaids.org

THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES

1. International Labor Organization (ILO) –
www.ilo.org/public/english/about/index.htm
2. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)–
www.fao.org/UNFAO/about/index_en.html
3. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) –
www.unesco.org – click on “The Organization”
4. World Health Organization (WHO) –
www.who.int

5. WORLD BANK GROUP

www.worldbank.org
1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) –
www.worldbank.org/ibrd
2) International Development Association (IDA) –
www.worldbank.org/ida
3) International Finance Corporation (IFC) –
www.ifc.org
4) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) –
www.miga.org
5) International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) –
www.worldbank.org/icsid
6. International Monetary Fund (IMF) –
www.imf.org
7. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) –
www.icao.org/int/
8. International Maritime Organization (IMO) –
www.imo.org/
9. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) –
www.itu.int/
10. Universal Postal Union (UPU) –
www.upu.int/
11. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) –
www.wmo.ch/
12. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) –
www.wipo.int/
13. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) –
www.ifad.org
14. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) –
www.unido.org/
15. World Tourism Organization –
www.world-tourism.org/

RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

1. World Trade Organization (WTO) –
www.wto.org
2. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) –has a close, but non-subsidiary relationship with the Security Council and General Assembly.
www.iaea.org
3. PrepCom for the Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty Organization (CTBTO PREP.COM) – has a close, but non-subsidiary relationship with the General Assembly.
www.ctbto.org/
4. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW )also has a close, but non-subsidiary relationship with the General Assembly.
www.opcw.org/

Other Helpful Links:

The CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Harvard School of Government
www.broadcast.com/events/ksg/audioarc.html
U of M Government Publication Library
Go to AccessUN for UN documents
www.lib.umn.edu/gov/rshtools/html
A Useful Search Engine
www.alltheweb.com

Groups

United Nations Association - USA
www.unausa.org
United Nations Association - Minnesota
www.unamn.org
The World Federalists Association
www.wfa.org
Council on Foreign Relations
www.foreignrelations.org/public
The Center for War and Peace
www.cwps.org
The Earth Charter Campaign
www.earthcharter.org

News

BBC Online Network
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/default.htm
CNN
www.cnn.com
Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com
Conk - A link to all sorts of international news
conk.com/news/index.htm
C-Span
www.c-span.org/watch
Voice of America
www.voa.gov
PBS - Public Broadcasting Station
www.pbs.org
New York Times
www.nytimes.com
News World International
www.nwitv.com