UN Research

Official United Nations Website
http://www.un.org

About the United Nations (Introduction to the structure and work of the UN)
http://www.un.org/aboutun/index.html

The UN in brief
http://www.un.org/Overview/brief.html

Links to the specialized agencies (autonomous organizations joined to the UN through special agreements, e.g. the World Health Organization and the World Bank)
http://www.un.org/Overview/brief.html#agencies

Brief UN History (including milestones, major achievements, and an overview of the 50th anniversary)
http://www.un.org/aboutun/history.htm

Image and Reality: Questions and Answers about the United Nations (divided into chapters, and equivalent to a page of "frequently asked questions")
http://www.un.org/geninfo/ir/index.html

Links to departments of the UN Secretariat
http://www.un.org/Depts/index.html

An organization chart of the UN system; includes links
http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html

Links to the main bodies of the UN (General Assembly, Security Council, etc.)
http://www.un.org/aboutun/mainbodies.htm

A list of member states
http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html

Link to the Homepages of the Permanent Missions
http://www.un.int/missions/webs.html

A list of NGOs associated with the UN Dept. of Public Information; sorted by subject
http://www.un.org/MoreInfo/ngolink/ngodir/NGODirSubj/subject.htm

"UN and Civil Society": A page detailing how the UN partners with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to tackle global issues; includes links.
http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/home.htm

"UN and Business": A page detailing how the UN partners with businesses to tackle global issues; includes links.
http://www.un.org/partners/business/index.html

"Global Issues on the UN Agenda"
http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/agenda.htm

"How the UN Works": Brief essays on world issues written with a personal perspective; includes links.
http://www.un.org/works/

UN Documentation Center (resolutions, decisions)
http://www.un.org/documents/index.html

"Online Publications": Current online versions of popular UN publications
http://www.un.org/Pubs/onlinepubs.htm

Site index of the United Nations Website: an alphabetical listing
http://www.un.org/site_index/

Search the United Nations website
http://www.un.org/search/

Live webcam from New York
http://www.un.org/webcam/index.html

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The Committees

General Assembly
http://www.un.org/ga/56/

Economic and Social Council
http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/

United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/

United Nations Commission on Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/chr.htm

United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
http://www.odccp.org/crime_prevention.html

Security Council
http://www.un.org/Docs/scinfo.htm

Middle East Multilateral Summit
Link coming soon.

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

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Main Documents
These are excellent points of reference for any MUN delegate.

The UN Charter
http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

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