International Government & Intergovernmental Groups

Cooperative organizations of individual governments that promote the collective interests of their member states.

Sub-headings:

United Nations

Resources in this category:

Administration of Smolensk Region, Official Portal of Administrative Organs
http://admin.smolensk.ru/Eng_version/

History, government system, economics and finances, geographical details, demographics, public health info, tourism, and general information regarding the Smolensk region of Russia.

CORDIS Information Society Technologies of the European Commission
http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/

Covers the priorities laid out by the Sixth Programme (FP6) for the period of 2002-2006. This encompasses the European Union's goals for information "research and technological development and demonstration."

Development Gateway
http://www.developmentgateway.org/

Portal for "development information and knowledge sharing worldwide. The tools on this website bring together people and organizations around the globe who are working to improve life in developing countries."

The Electronic Embassy
http://www.embassy.org/

"The Electronic Embassy links the staffs and resources of the Washington D.C. embassy community to their constituencies in business and industry, education, the press and government." This searchable Web site includes the following sections: "Foreign embassies on the World Wide Web, and comprehensive information from the rest of the Washington D.C. community; International Business Center: Business and trade organizations, and companies providing goods and services of interest in a global marketplace; Help and Reference Center. In addition to cataloging embassy Web and other sites, the Electronic Embassy provides information in the following areas: Press & Culture, Education, Commerce & Trade, Consular, Travel & Tourism, Employment."

Embassies Worldwide
http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm

This site contains links to the Web sites of foreign embassies for over 70 countries worldwide.

Europa
http://europa.eu/

"A WWW-server offering information on the European Union's goals and policies. EUROPA is a common endeavour of the EU's institutions, run by the European Commission." Searchable.

Europa: Gateway to the European Union
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

"Up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration." Consult current legislation, access websites of EU institutions and find out about European Union policies.

Fairleigh Dickinson University's Global Issues Gateway: issues without borders
http://www.gig.org/

An educational site dedicated to illuminating "the impact of globalization on societies, on institutions, and on the daily lives of people throughout the world," and to providing teachers and students "global learning resources." Provides information about economics, ethics, culture, politics, science, education, and much more, as well as electronic forums and video lectures on these issues.

International Constitutional Law
http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/

The International Constitutional Law site provides constitutional documents and background information on over 120 countries and (non-)governmental organizations.

The International Political Economy Network
http://www.indiana.edu/~ipe/ipesection/

The page of the International Political Economy section of the International Studies Association.

Multilaterals Project
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html

Multilateral Conventions organized by subject: Atmosphere and Space; Flora and Fauna -- Biodiversity; Cultural Protection; Diplomatic Relations; General; Human Rights; Marine and Coastal; Other Environmental; Trade and Commercial Relations; Rules of Warfare; Arms Control. Search or browse the collection. Also has links to other treaty and convention resources.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
http://www.nato.int/

NATO consists of 19 member nations (as of 12 March, 1999) that cooperate in their mutual defense. "Today, following the end of the Cold War and of the division of Europe, the Alliance has been restructured to enable it to participate in the development of cooperative security structures for the whole of Europe. It has also transformed its political and military structures in order to adapt them to peacekeeping and crisis management tasks undertaken in cooperation with countries which are not members of the Alliance and with other international organisations." The site includes news updates, a web archive of NATO documents and publications in several different languages, and sub-sites dealing with specific NATO activities.

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
http://www.osce.org/

Includes information about and documents from OSCE and links to official sites of member states.

Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org/

"The Organization of American States is the world's oldest regional organization. It is the principal forum in the hemisphere for dialogue on political, economic and social issues. Every country in the Americas is a member of the Organization." Here you can find general information about the OAS, a calendar of events, documents, speeches, and information on the member states. In English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Political Database of the Americas
http://pdba.georgetown.edu/

Political Database for the Americas "provides documentary and statistical political information for the countries in both North America and South America." Data includes constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election statistics.

The Swedish Handicap Institute
http://www.hi.se/templates/Page____132.aspx

The Swedish Handicap Institute works to provide access to well-functioning assistive technology that will improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. It works to stimulate research, analyze needs and encourage the testing of assistive technology by providing information and training to professionals in such technology for different categories of disabilities.

U.S. Department of State Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

This is the current collection of Background Notes. Background Notes are official United States Government publications which profile countries and organizations of the world. Each entry generally include the following on each country: Profile, People, Government, Economy, History, Political Conditions, Economy, Foreign relations, Principal U.S. Officials . Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.

U.S. Department of State Background Notes Archives
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html

Background Notes is an official United States Government publication which profiles countries and organizations of the world. This site is an archive of a past version of resource. It was last updated in 2001.

Visit a Refugee Camp
http://www.refugeecamp.org/

"Learn about the basic needs in a refugee camp: shelter, food, water, sanitation, and health care. Hear the personal stories of refugees and relief workers." Answers basic questions on refugee food, water, shelter, latrines, health care, and nutrition. Includes land mine fact sheets and extensive teacher resources.