Model UN Research Guide
Model UN Background Information
- United Nations Association of the US (UNA-USA): UNA/USA is a national not-for-profit that provides general Model UN information; including Model UN Questions and Answers, a Model UN Glossary, a Flow of Debate chart, "Ask an Expert" and UNA-USA Publications.
- UN Cyberschoolbus Model UN Headquarters: The UN Deptartment of Public information created this site, which also provides general information about Model UN similar to that found on the UNA/USA site.
About the UN
- Official UN Website: Find basic UN background information, including an organizational chart of the UN and descriptions of the main UN bodies on the official United Nations site. You can also view the latest issues on the UN agenda.
Country Information
- Wikipedia: A free online encyclopedia with a broad range of information, including basic country information.
- CIA World Factbook: This site offers general info and statistics as well as information on International Disputes. It often lists things such as trafficking and refugees, a country's participation in international organizations and their import/export partners.
- UN Bibliographic Information System: Search speeches made at the UN by topic, country and committee using the index to speeches or search how a country has voted on a specific topic using the voting record.
- Cyberschoolbus Model UN HQ: Within the Model UN Research Headquarters, find research tips or contact a Model UN expert for answers to questions that can't be found using the above resources.
News and Press Releases
- Reuters: A free news site where you can find articles relevant to your topic by searching things like "Sudan, desertification, UN."
- The UN Press Release database: Get breaking UN news from the UN Department of Public Information.
- The UN Dispatch: Search UN news articles by topic (e.g. climate change, global security or disaster relief) on this UN Foundation sponsored website.