Government Publications and Law

International & United Nations Resources


Foreign Governments

Background Notes
Basic background information on countries; from the U.S. State Department
Constitution Finder
Find constitutions, charters, etc. by country; from the Univ. of Richmond
Foreign Information by Country
Guides to finding information sorted by country; from the Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Portals to the World
"links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world"; from the Library of Congress

 
 


Foreign Laws: See Laws & Regulations

 


International & Regional Organizations

Europa: The European Union On-Line
Homepage of the EU; gateway to EU activities, documents, institutions, and services
European Government Information
Links to EU institutions and documents; from UC Berkeley
Europeana
"the European digital library, museum and archive...2 million digital objects, including film material, photos, paintings, sounds, maps, manuscripts, books, newspapers and archival papers"
NAFTA Commission for Environmental Cooperation
NATO Science, Technology and Research Network (STARnet)
Virtual library and database provided by NATO countries
World Bank Data
Search by topic or find data for countries of the world
World Bank e-Library
Over 1,200 World Bank titles, searchable by keywords, title, and author. Requires UCSC or OCA access.
World Development Indicators Online
The World Bank's annual compilation of data about development; provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2001. Requires UCSC or OCA access.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
GATT Digital Library
Predecessor to the WTO (1947-1994); find GATT documents, information, and resources

 


United Nations Resources

United Nations
UNdata
Compilation of UN statistical databases: "14 databases and 6 glossaries containing over 55 million data points and covering a whole range of statistics including Population, Industry, Energy, Trade and National Accounts"
Official Documents of the United Nations (English)
Find all official UN documents from 1993-present. Resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and the Trusteeship Council available from 1946-present.
UN System Libraries
Links to publications and databases sorted by UN Agency/Organization
UN System of Organizations
Yale's UN Work Station
United Nations Documentation Research Guide
United Nations Treaty Collection
Multilateral treaties deposited with the UN, UN Treaty Series and cumulative index, status of treaties, etc.

Selected UN Agencies

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
International Labor Organization (ILO)
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UN Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
UN Development Programme-Sustainable Human Development (UNDP)
UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Industrial Development Organization
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
UN Population Fund
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Health Organization (WHO)

Selected UN Offices

UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
UN Environment Programme
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UN International Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODCCP)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)