Selected websites, General resources

• Amnesty International provides access to Amnesty's latest country reports and an online documentation archive through the Library link.
• BUBL LINK > Political science UK subject gateway which provides links to a broad range of political science sites. Regularly updated.
• ENTRI (Environmental treaties and resource indicators) claims to be a comprehensive online service for finding information about environmental treaties and national resource indicators. Has a useful country approach. Data is provided by a consortium of environmental organisations. 
• GenderNet a World Bank initiative which seeks to reduce gender disparities and enhance women's participation in economic development through its programs and projects. Includes publications, statistics and links to related sites.
• Human Rights Watch is an independent NGO dedicated to defending human rights worldwide.
• International and area studies has a large range of resources compiled at Mansfield University, Pennsylvania and updated regularly.
• International Committee of the Red Cross includes publications on international law
• International Monetary Fund includes listings of their extensive range of publications. Series which are available in full text include Country Reports; Working Papers; Economic Issues and Policy Discussion Papers. Updated daily.
• OneWorld.net another large range of resources.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) a tremendous resource which identifies the activities and work of the various sections of the OECD. Reports are available in full text.
• Reliefweb a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs provides current information and includes very detailed maps.
• SOSIG > Politics, Social Science Information Gateway is a major resource for finding politics related academic material on the web.
• Transitions Online covers news on Albania. Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turmenistan, Uzbekistan.
• United Nations homepage, guide to all agencies publications and current information, see also library holdings of United Nations material
  • United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) includes publications and links to relevant current websites in the women and development field.
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the official UN development agency. This is an enormous resource.
  • United Nations System provides thematic and alphabetical links to all UN agencies
  • WomenWatch UN information and resources on gender equality and empowerment of women. Includes a large directory of resources.
• United States
  • THOMAS - U.S Congress on the internet a vast resource of US legislative information. It includes the full text of the Congressional Record. Updated daily.
  • Department of State the official US government perspective on its relations with other countries.
• The Whitehouse a central site for US politics
• WHRnet (Women's Human Rights net) is a project of the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWED). Claims to provide "comprehensive information and analysis on women's human rights and global issues."
• The World Bank Group provides an overview of the work of the World Bank Group. It includes listings of their publications, some full text and summaries of a select range of publications from their Digital Library. It is updated daily.

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