Government Information

Searches several English-language parliamentary research sites, including: the European Parliament, USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ghana. Includes links to search tools for other parliamentary sites.

From the American Society of International Law. Distinguishes between 'intergovernmental' and non-governmental' organizations. Provides research suggestions and a selective list of organizations.

Custom Google Search. Can limit search by region: Africa, Asia and Pacific, Caribbean and Latin America, Middle East. Can also limit to IGO's.

Arranged alphabetically by name of organization. Quite comprehensive. From Northwestern University.

From University of Michigan.

Includes guides for several specific countries, incl. China, India, Korea, Japan. Also has guide for Intergovernmental organizations (IGO's).

Extensive collection of facts on countries, with maps and country comparisons.

From US Dept. of State. Links to relevant State Dept. reports and news releases for each country, and summary of bilateral relations with US.

Short, pithy profiles. Very current. Includes links to selected BBC news video.

KPU login required

Georgetown University. Center for Latin American Studies. Includes section on comparative constitutions.

Phase 1 of a new single-search platform for UN publications. Currently includes mainly official UN documents, speech and voting records, as well as some maps, and open-access UN content. Does not include sales publications.

Excellent starting points for those new to searching for UN publications. Guides cover a wide range of subjects from climate change to counter-terrorism, as well as current issues .

Annual. "A clearly ordered guide to the organisations that make up the United Nations, the basis of their structure, their aims and their membership."
Also available as an app in the Apple and Google Play stores.

Documents activity of UN each year, but lags about 5 years behind. Available online back to 1946.

NGO established in 1993 "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter."

Executive body for European Union (EU)

Canadian government's site on the G7. Since 2014, this group has met as the G7 (without Russia), rather than the G8.