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| THE UN WEBSITE- www.un.org | ||||||||||
| While I could give you a million links to stuff directly on the UN website, this is unnecesary because it is very easy to find it yourself. I have used many of the links on the UN website; follow what seems logical once you get there. | ||||||||||
| Terrorism www.un.org/terrorism- This is the UN's 'real AND official' website on terrorism. |
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| War Crimes and International Criminal Court Reports on War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia- www.haverford.edu/relg/sells/reports.html. A large archive of articles about Bosnia and Kosovo and excerpts from "The Bridge Betrayed- Religion and Genocide in Bosnia." International War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda- www.internews.org/PROJECTS/ICTRnews.html. Covers the war crimes tribunal proceedings in Arusha, Tanzania, and provides reports to news agencies and individuals throughout the world. Coalition for International Justice- www.cij.org- Washington DC based nonprofit institution dedicated to supporting the war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the Balkans. News and updates on Cambodia and Sierra Leone. International Criminal Court- www.un.org/icc- Basically contains info about the structure of the Court and the current proceedings. |
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| The Committees Here are the UN committees. (Major ones at least. You'll be able to find links for ad hoc and other committees on the UN website itself. |
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| General Assembly- www.un.org/ga/56- The main body of the UN. Economic and Social Council- www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc- Economic and social council. A very large UN body that deals with the social outcomes from economic policies. United Nations Environmental Programme- www.unep.org- The environmental programme is attempting to help preserve earth's last free places. United Nations Commission on Human Rights- www.unhchr.ch/- Responsible for human rights issues. United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice- www.odccp.org/crime_prevention.html- Covers the Commission on Crime Prevention. . Security Council- www.un.org/Docs/scinfo.htm- Responsible for all major security issues presented to the UN. Only body able to authorize the use of force. Organization of American States- www.oas.org- This covers more than just America. It also includes South America as well. This is an excellent committee for exploring some of the different challenges that are present in the Americas. United Nations Development Programme- www.undp.org- Responsible for helping states with sustainable development issues. United Nations Drug Control Programme- www.undcp.org- Not only are they responsible for dealing with issues corresponding to drugs, but they also handle crime problems as well. World Health Organization- www.who.int/en/- Responsible for all health issues. |
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| List of Member States- www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html- Extremely helpful to know. UN Charter- www.un.org/Overview/Charter/contents.html The backbone of the UN. UN Treaty Collection- http://untreaty.un.org- Under Article 21 of the UN Charter, the UN is required to display all treaties. World Bank- www.worldbank.org- The UN is endorsing this world bank to help third world countries. UN Wire- www.unfoundation.org/unwire/index.asp- An overview of things that happen at the UN. UN Covenent on Civil and Political Rights- www.hrweb.org/legal/cpr.html |
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| The UN has decided to help us out, and has began a service for us called "Model UN Experts". Contact them with questions if you would like. | ||||||||||
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