Associations / Institutions

• The History Net: World History, Great Battles of the Ages, Historic Travels, Personality Profiles, Daily Quiz, and much more.
• Graduate Institute of International Studies: Institute’s programs, also a variety of historical and political resources.
• Foreign Policy Association: Publishes annual ‘Great Decisions’ briefing book. You can join to share your opinion on world events.
• National Council for Language and International Studies: Information on the organization’s history, activities, legislative and policy initiatives, and a list of member organizations.
• American Institute of Biological Sciences: Programs and publications of AIBS. Deals with issues as biodiversity, biological research, medicine, agriculture, and the environment.

International Organizations

• The World Bank: Home Page includes Bank’s publications, news, press releases, and specific programs and projects.
• International Monetary Fund: Latest press releases, a searchable database of IMF publications, employment opportunities, annual reports, and much more.
• Social Indicators of Development: Older issues of the annual “Social Indicators of Development.”
• U.N. Development Programme: UNDP Home Page. Provides poverty situation worldwide. Highlights from the annual “Human Development Report.” Links to other UN and related organizations.
• United Nations Home Page: Extensive information about the UN and its activities.
• United Nations Systems: Official Web site locator for the United Nations Systems of Organizations.
• U.N. Industrial Development Organization: Biosafety Information Network & Advisory Service.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Hyperlinks to all participating NATO agencies.

Population / Demography / Environment

• United Nations Population Information Network: (POPIN): World, regional and country-level demographic trends. World population growth, urbanization, child mortality, impact of AIDS, etc. Regional reports and newsletters on Pan America, Asia-Pacific regions.
• Demographic and Health Surveys: One of the primary sources of information on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, and living conditions in developing countries.
• Population Reference Bureau: Links to many other population related websites.
• Population Index: On-line version offers an index to articles published in about 400 journals in population and related fields.
• World Population Counter: Current estimate of world’s human population.
• Office of Population Research: The oldest population research center in the world, located at Princeton University. Study of worldwide birth and death statistics.
• The Population Institute: A non-government public education organization based in Washington, D.C.
• OneWorld News Service: On issues of global concern (e.g., world hunger, women’s rights, and refugees and migration) from 80 countries.
• Directory of International Development: International social and economic development, conflict resolution, sustainable development, international organizations.
• Union of Concerned Scientists: Information on world’s natural resources, biodiversity, climate change, ozone depletion, and population growth.
• The Earth Times: International newspaper for global environmental issues.

Human Rights / Refugees / Legal

• Amnesty International Online: World’s largest human rights watchdog groups.
• Human Rights Web:
• UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Focuses on refugees around the world; links to articles from ‘Refugee’ magazine; legal information data base.
• Centre for Refugee Studies: York University, Toronto.
• Roads to Refuge: Stories of civilians who survived the war in Bosnia.
• Peace and Security: Integrated Internet Resource Guide: Military history, armed forces, conflicts, security, peacekeeping, and human rights in various regions.
• PeaceNet: Also links to many activist organizations.
• United States Institute of Peace: An independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote research, education, and training on the peaceful resolution of international conflicts.
• The Fourth World Documentation Project: Indigenous peoples, extensive archives on lesser-known native peoples of the world.
• International Constitutional Law: Full constitutions of more than 30 nations. A project of Hamburg, Germany, University.
• Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies:

Anthropology / Archaeology

[Also See Individual 3rd World Regions]

• Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources: The L.A. County Natural History Museum catalog of worldwide cultural resources on the Web; regions include Africa and the Middle East, Asia, South America, and others.
• NEH Archaeology Projects: Histories and images of archaeology projects sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• Online Archaeology: An Electronic Journal of Archaeological Theory.
• Archaeology: Provides links to various museum Web pages.
• ArchNet: WWW Virtual Library of Archaeology: Index to archaeology and anthropology sites on the Internet.
• Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology: Home Page also provides access to other archaeological links, articles, journals, exhibits, etc.
• Art Daily Inc.: Art and culture around the world. Links to Web sites of museums and exhibitions. Also features “This Day in History.”

U.S. / International

• The National Security Archive Web Site:
• Library of Congress An incredible reference resources. One of the best repositories on everything American.
• Library of Congress, Area Handbook: Electronic versions of 71 country studies from the Army Area Handbook Series.
• Smithsonian Institution: An electronic magazine that features stories about people and communities around the world.
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Government Information Sharing Project: Links to demographic, economic, education, and other government Web sites.
• National Science Foundation:
• USAID Home Page: Information about the programs and achievements of the U.S. Agency for International Development in developing countries.
• Global Change Data Center: NASA project provides data about global environmental changes.

Miscellaneous

• Current History: Sample “Current History,” a journal of world affairs, on the World Wide Web.
• H-NET: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. List of archives, syllabi, bibliographies, etc. Won an American Historical Association award for contributions to the teaching of history.
• One World Supersite: News reports from various countries on agriculture, democracy, indigenous peoples, and other contemporary issues.
• Yahoo! Index of Government by Country: Hyperlinks to more than 70 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
• The CIA World Factbook: Political, social, and economic info on places around the world.
• City.Net: Links to more than 1,000 cities in over 200 countries and territories.
• Electronic Embassy: Links to staffs and resources of the Washington, D.C. embassy community.