General Sites for Model U. N. Research
U.S. Department of State – Background Notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Foreign Policy Association Resource Library http://www.fpa.org/topics_info2414/topics_info.htmCable News Network www.cnn.com
Foreign Affairs Magazine (search the links) www.foreignaffairs.org
Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time
US News and World Report (search United Nations, etc.) www.usnews.com
Library of Congress (research tools, country profiles, etc.) www.lcweb.loc.gov/
The United Nations www.un.org/
World Bank/International Monetary Fund www.worldbank.org
Human Rights Library www.umn.edu/humanrts/index.html
The New York Times www.nytimes.com
Amnesty International www.amnesty.org
The World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
International Crisis Group http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1