Conducting Research
While conducting research about a country's stance on the topics, it is important to gather information from reliable sources. Here are some helpful links:
Research Tips:
UN Research Guides
UN Links
United Nations Website
(UN Charter, Statute of the ICJ, resolutions, reports, and other key documents)
United Nations Organizational Chart
The UN Library
Dag Hammarskjold Library (links to a search engine for speeches and voting records of UN committees searchable by topic and country)
Important UN Documents
United Nations Charter
Security Council Resolutions
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN Bodies Links
United Nations Homepage
ECOSOC Homepage
UN General Assembly
Security Council Homepage
Treaties
UN Treaty Collection
Regional Organization Links
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
European Union (EU)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
African Union (AU)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Other Resources
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations
The Center for Strategic and International Studies
International Red Cross and Red Crescent
World Policy Institute
World Trade Organization
World Health Organization
WWW Virtual Library
US State Department
Information on Countries
CIA World Factbook
Library of Congress Country Studies
U.S. Dept of State Country Background Notes
Information on Issues
UN Global Issues Home
UN Documents Page
News Links
CNN
The New York Times
The International Herald Tribune
The BBC
The Washington Post
Le Monde Diplomatique (French journal)
UN News Center
UN Foundation
Source: YMCA Civic Engagement
Research Tips:
UN Research Guides
UN Links
United Nations Website
(UN Charter, Statute of the ICJ, resolutions, reports, and other key documents)
United Nations Organizational Chart
The UN Library
Dag Hammarskjold Library (links to a search engine for speeches and voting records of UN committees searchable by topic and country)
Important UN Documents
United Nations Charter
Security Council Resolutions
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN Bodies Links
United Nations Homepage
ECOSOC Homepage
UN General Assembly
Security Council Homepage
Treaties
UN Treaty Collection
Regional Organization Links
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
European Union (EU)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
African Union (AU)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Other Resources
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations
The Center for Strategic and International Studies
International Red Cross and Red Crescent
World Policy Institute
World Trade Organization
World Health Organization
WWW Virtual Library
US State Department
Information on Countries
CIA World Factbook
Library of Congress Country Studies
U.S. Dept of State Country Background Notes
Information on Issues
UN Global Issues Home
UN Documents Page
News Links
CNN
The New York Times
The International Herald Tribune
The BBC
The Washington Post
Le Monde Diplomatique (French journal)
UN News Center
UN Foundation
Source: YMCA Civic Engagement