Feel free to add to this list of useful research websites for Model United Nations users. Remember to include a brief decription of what the site holds.
Wikipedia | Although the first website you may think of is wikipedia, there are a few others... |
The United Nations | Details of the United Nations bodies and goals. |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | Military alliance of democratic states in Europe and North America. |
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights | The United Nations' most prominant document. |
HumanRights.com | Interactive Q&A site from Youth for Human Rights. |
European Union | Site for the European Union, published by all EU institutions, agencies and bodies. |
The World Factbook | Statistical information on every nation in the world, as compiled by the CIA. |
InfoNation | Information about different member states in which they can be organised into various social-economic, political or geographical groupings. |
Country at a Glance | Interactive map with information about various countries shown when they are selected. |
WyMUN Delicious Account | A site that bookmarks all of the important news articles that we at WyMUN can use. |
Official UN Documents | Covers all types of official United Nations documentation and resolutions from in 1993. |
Flashpoints | Lists all recent and ongoing major conflicts. |
Global Policy | Watchdog that follows the work of the United Nations. |
International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Site for the NGO, outlining its purpose and current projects. |
World Health Organization (WHO) | Site for the NGO, outlining its purpose and current projects. |
Amnesty International | Amnesty Internation campaign for Human Rights. |
Human Rights Watch | Organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. |
Greenpeace | Organise public campaigns to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity. |
Embassy World | List of all of the world's embassies. |
Foreign Affairs | Magazine focusing on American Foreign Policy. |
Council on Foreign Relations | An non-partisan "think tank" and publisher. |
CNN | News page of the Cable News Network. |
BBC Country Profiles | Profiles of individual countries from the BBC. |
MUN World | Lists many of the major (US) conferences. |
UNA-UK Model UN Guide | Useful information about the Model United Nations from the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom. |
MUN Sourcebook | Contains PDF documents explaining MUN framework in great detail. |