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Amnesty
International
The world's largest non-govermental
organization publicizes the plight of political prisoners, lobbies against
the death penalty, extra judicial executions, and other human rights
issues.
Country
Reports
Profiles of the world's nations,
including trade, government, economy, defense, people, flag, anthem
and related links.
Guide
to Foreign and International Legal Databases
Links to a wide array
of international sources including organizations, treaties, dictionaries,
criminal law, environmental law, copyright, and patent information.
International
Court of Justice
The principal judicial body
of the United Nations; it settles legal disputes according to international
law, and gives advice on legal issues which are brought before it by
authorized international agencies.
International Labor
Organization
The ILO promotes social justice,
especially labor rights.
Inside
Europe: Your Guide to Life Inside the European Union
Maintained by the BBC News
Service, this site includes maps, country profiles, a timeline, an explanation
of the EU budget, a glossary of terms, descriptions of major institutions,
and links to related sites.
Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development
Provides the 29 member governments
with a forum in which to discuss, improve or revise economic and social
policy.
Organization of
American States
The OAS promotes economic
and political cooperation among its 35 member nations; detailed information
about the OAS and its goals including speeches, documents, and links
to other inter-American organizations are provided.
Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Comprised of eleven nations
which derive their main source of income from petroleum, OPEC balances
the interests of its members with those consumer nations whose consumption
provides their principal revenue.
Oxfam International
Comprised of eleven non-governmental
organizations, Oxfam's goal is to end the waste and injustice of poverty.
Debt relief for poor nations, developing sustainable livelihoods for
the people, provide basic social services, and giving emergency assistance
for countries that are victims of natural disasters such as hurricanes,
earthquakes, and droughts are some of the concerns of Oxfam.
United
Nations Population Fund
This useful site is designed
to provide assistance to "developing nations", and provides information
on gender issues, population, development, family planning, and health
issues such as AIDS. Some of its publications such as "State of World
Population" are free and can be downloaded from the site.
World Bank
The bank provides development
assistance to its clients so that economic stability and sustainable
growth would reduce poverty.
Yearbook of the United Nations (1946-2005)
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