Intergovernmental Organizations (IGO) Search

Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) Search

(code courtesy of GODORT)

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• OECD
• OECD iLibrary
  The OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Access to the full text of the books, periodicals and statistical databases is restricted [Queen's only]. This site replaces the old SourceOECD web site.
• Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
  "Designed to provide policy-oriented international indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students." See also the PISA Canada site.

United Nations

• United Nations
• UN Pulse
  News about just-released UN publications
• UNData
  Statistics from across the UN system
• Research guides:
  • United Nations Documentation: Research Guide
    Overview of UN publications and how to use them
  • UN Web Search
    Guide to searching the United Nations website
• Full text:
  • United Nations Official Documents System (ODS)
    Contains the full text of UN parliamentary documents (1993 on) and UN resolutions (1946 on).
  • United Nations Treaty Collection
    UN and League of Nations treaties and international agreements, including status, records of action, UN Treaty Handbook, and more.
• Indexes:
  • UNBISnet
    Catalogue of UN publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. Also included are non-UN publications held in the collection of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. UNBISnet coverage is primarily from 1979 forward; however, indexing for resolutions of the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Security Council and Trusteeship Council are included back to 1945.
  • UN-I-QUE
    Provides access to document symbols for UN materials (1946 onwards).
• Human Development Reports 1990 to current
  Paper edition also available: UN1 DP H72 (Documents Reference)
• Infonation: United Nations country comparisons
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Original Drafting Materials from UNOG Archives
• Peacekeeping Best Practices
• United Nations - Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
• League of Nations - predecessor to the United Nations
  • Statistical and Disarmament Documents
  • League of Nations Archives Resource Guide
    This guide is designed as a practical tool intended to facilitate research in the League of Nations Archives. It contains information about: the holdings and structure of the archive, catalogues and guides, research themes, with bibliographies and a selection of primary sources, useful databases and online resources, and links to related collections and further resources.
  • Photo Archive; includes Reference Sources

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• International Monetary Fund
• International Financial Statistics (IFS)

World Bank

• World Bank
• World Bank e-Library
• World Development Indicators (WDI)
• World Bank Microdata Library
• Global Development Finance (GDF)
• Africa Development Indicators (ADI)
• Global Economic Monitor (GEM)
• The World Bank Data Catalog
• World Bank eAtlas of Global Development

International Labour Organization

• International Labour Organization
• LABORSTA
  Laborsta is a database of official core labour statistics and estimates for over 200 countries since 1969.
• Labordoc
  Labordoc contains references and full text access to the world's literature on the world of work. It covers all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods and the work-related aspects of economic and social development, human rights and technological change. It includes books, articles, reports, and journals available at the ILO Library in Geneva and several ILO libraries around the world.
• International Labour Migration Statistics

Other International Organizations

• International Governmental Organizations via Northwestern University Library
• International Organization Web Sites compiled by the Union of International Organizations