Human Rights

• Bread for the World
  Seeks justice for hungry people by engaging in research and education on policies related to hunger and development. Provides hunger and poverty statistics by country.
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  Working to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition, and the pursuit of food security internationally.
  
  
• Oxfam
  International group of independent non-governmental organizations who work together to make an impact on hunger, poverty, and injustice world-wide. The  Trade Campaign site offers research, reports, and policy papers on global fair trade issues.
  
  
• World Bank
  A development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, and technical assistance to low income countries to reduce poverty. Provides country briefs that include current development projects, poverty data, and development indicators.
  
  
• Worldwatch Institute
  Analyzes interdisciplinary environmental data from around the world, providing
  information on how to build a sustainable society. The research library for comprehensive information on the wide range of environmental topics including urbanization, climate change, biodiversity, natural disasters, pollutions, and sustainable economics.

United Nations

• UN Millennium Development Goals Video Series
  
  
• United Nations
  Daily news updates, pictorial history, and descriptions of UN departments and offices.
  
  
• United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
  Works for the survival, protection, and development of all children worldwide through education, advocacy, and fund raising. UNICEF program priorities are Girl's Education, Immunization, Child Protection, HIV/AIDS, and Early Childhood Development.
  
  
• United Nations Development Programme
  Presents news, publications, and fact sheets on UNDP projects. UNDP project focus areas are Democratic Governance, Poverty Reduction, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Energy and Environment, and HIV/AIDS.
  
  
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO
  Promotes international cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.
  
  
• United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
  Extensive information on the promotion and protection of human rights, children's rights and fundamental freedoms including reports, documents, and treaties.
  
  
• United Nations System of Organizations
  Official web directory of the United Nations bureaucracy includes alphabetic lists, theme lists, centers and charts.
  
  
• United Nations Treaty Collection
  Collection of treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with and published by the UN Secretariat since 1946.
  
  
• United Nations Volunteers for Peace and Development
  Supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers. Includes resources for volunteers, information on activities, and more.