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Agreements,
Decisions, Laws, Trade, Treaties
Agreements
General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, via Washburn U. School of Law
North
American Free Trade Agreement
U.N.
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, via Pace
U. School of Law
Uruguay
Round (Summary and Overview), via World Trade Organization
Decisions
International
Court of Justice Decisions, via Cornell Law Library
Laws
Banking
Law, via Washburn U. School of Law
Constitutional
Law, via Washburn U. School of Law
Environmental
Law, via Washburn U. School of Law
Foreign
and International Law, via Washburn U. School of Law
Guide
to Law Online, via Law Library of Congress
International
Law, via FindLaw
Treaties
and International Law, via Internet Law Library, LawGuru.com, formerly
from the U.S. House of Representatives
World
Court Digest
Presents digested views of the International Court of Justice on various
issues in international law, as expressed in their judgements, advisory
opinions, and orders. The Digest currently covers 1986-1995.
Trade
Foreign
Trade Regulation, via Washburn U. School of Law
International
Trade Law Monitor, hosted by the Law Faculty of the University of
Tromso, Norway
International
Trade Resources, via FindLaw
Treaties
Arms
Control Treaties and Agreements, via U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
Environmental
Treaties, CIESIN
Treaties,
via Law Library of Congress
Treaties
and International Law, via Internet Law Library, LawGuru.com, formerly
from the U.S. House of Representatives
Multilateral
Conventions, via Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments.
Selected
International Treaties and Agreements, U.S. State Department
United
Nations Treaties Database
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Debt
Debt
Initiative for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs)
Joint project from the IMF and the World Bank. Consists of an outline
for adjustment and reform programs sponsored by these two organizations.
Contains the framework for the project, which targets the 41 most heavily
indebted poor countries, and gives examples as to how the initiative will
work. Includs archived documents about the HIPCs dating from 1998 to present,
publications on debt relief, and information on the HIPCs from the World
Bank.
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Developing
Countries / Development
Forum
on Developing Countries
Harvard
Institute for International Development
HIID is an interdisciplinary center at Harvard U. whose mission is to
assist the economic growth of developing nations. Publications on-site
include an extensive compilation of Development Discussion Papers (1974-present)
with selected full text on agricultural and food policy, education, taxation,
economic reform, and environmental issues (1995-present), as well as research
stemming from the Consulting Assistance on Economic Reform project (CAER)
and International Tax Program.
Sustainable
Development, via the European Foundation
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Economy
World
Economic Outlook and International Markets: Interim Assessment
A World Economic and Financial Survey via the International Monetary Fund
World
Economic Situation and Forecast, via UN Dept. of Economic and Social
Affairs
Review of the worldwide economic situation in 1998 and a forecast for
1999. Chapters include Developed Economies, Economies in Transition, Developing
Economies, International Trade, Financial Markets and Official Development
Finance and Debt. Includes eleven statistical tables. In .pdf format.
Joint
BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank Statistics On External Debt
This site provides the latest international data available, mainly from
creditor sources, on the external debt of developing and transition countries
and territories.
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Energy
International
Energy Outlook, via Energy Information Administration
Report presents international energy projections through 2020. The outlooks
for major energy fuels are discussed, along with electricity, transportation,
and environmental issues.
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Environment
Millenium
Ecosystem Assessment
Managment of ecosystems for human development. Via World Resources Institute.
Global
Environment Outlook
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European
Union
European
Union Online (Europa)
Eurostat
Statistical information service the EU.
Euro
Homepage
Includes frequently updated links to information and resources on European
monetary policy and the European Monetary Union (EMU). Created and maintained
by Giancarlo Corsetti, Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale University.
European
Governments On-line
Inside
Europe, Your Guide to Life Inside the European Union
Via BBC News. Includes several reference guides (including a timeline),
interactive maps of planned and possible EU enlargement, overviews of
key institutions, an explanation of the EU budget, information on the
Euro, country profiles, etc.
Reforming
the European Commission
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General
Information
G7
Government Online Project
One of the G7's pilot projects, Government On-Line creates a partnership
betweeen countries to enable the delivery of public services electronically
across international boundaries. Citizens, industry and Governments will
benefit from shared information and its efficient delivery.
G7
Summit, History of
Health
Information, Center for International
USAID information management activity providing timely, reliable, and
accurate information on the Population, Health, and Nutrition (PHN) sector
in developing countries assisted by USAID.
Health
Reform.online, via World Bank's Economic Development Institute
Distance education opportunities for those interested in "health sector
reform, health economics or sustainable financing."
International
Nuclear Safety Center
The
State of World Population 1998, via United Nations Population Fund
The
U.N. Human Rights System, For the Record 1997
The
World Clock
World
Economic Outlook, via IMF
Semi-annual examination of recent world economic developments and future
prospects.
Worldwide
Directory of Population Institutions, via U.N. Population Information
Network
Compendium of population institutions. Browseable alphabetically, regionally,
and by organization type, also searchable.
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Health
globalhealth.gov
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Journals
/ Reports / Publications
AIDS
Epidemic Update, December 1998
Human
Development Report 1999, via UNDP
Ranks 174 countries on quality of life indicators such as life expectancy,
wealth, and literacy, ranking Canada at the top and Sierra Leone at the
bottom. The report pays particular attention to the opportunities and
dangers of globalization.
Progress
of Nations, via United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
Click on 'Publications.'
State
of the World's Children, via UNICEF
Click on 'Publications.'
United
Nations Chronicle, Online Edition
Selected articles from the current edition and back issues through 1997.
World
Bank Journals
Full-text articles from the World Bank Research Observer and Economic
Review.
World
Development Report, via the World Bank
Examines the effects of globalization and localization on the world economy.
World
Economic Outlook, via IMF
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Maps
United
Nations Cartographic Section
Includes General maps and Peacekeeping maps (.pdf format) and Geographic
Resources & Information.
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News
Resources
CNN
World News
Current
World Headlines, via Yahoo
Dept.
of State Foreign Affairs Network
NewsCentral
More than 3500 newspaper links currently available.
OnlineNewspapers.com
U.N.
Wire
Daily news summary covering the United Nations, global affairs and key
international issues.
World
News Connection, a Foreign News Alert Service from the U.S. Government
(subscription required)
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Population
Global
Statistics, via Xist.org
Internation
Database, via U.S. Census Bureau
Computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and
socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
PopNet
The source for global population information.
PopPlanet
Population
and Reproductive Health
Sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Development
Gateway Foundation, this Web site is an Internet initiative that provides
a community-built database of information regarding population and reproductive
health. Offers research, projects, a news service, a bulletin board, an
events calendar, and population/ reproductive health project information.
The
World Gazetteer
Current population figures for cities, towns and places of all countries.
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Statistics
Handbook
of International Economic Statistics, via U.S. CIA
International
Statistics, via the U.S. Bureau of the Census
World
Factbook, via U.S. CIA
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Taxation
Taxation,
via Washburn U. School of Law