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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Oxford Reference
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Structure of the United Nations System
Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen M. Hobby. Vol. 1: United Nations. 12th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2007. p3-5.
United Nations Development Programme
U.N. agency that works to eradicate poverty
United Nations Home Page
Contains search engine for UN press releases, General Assembly documents, Security Council Resolutions, etc. Database subjects include treaties, relief, land mines, statistics & indicators, etc. To find agencies of the UN, most with their own search engines, click on "UN Around the World." Con conexión a la página principal de las Naciones Unidas en Español.
United Nations Statistics Division
Information from the UN (United Nations) Statistics Division, including the publications World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook. Includes geographical, economic, demographic, and social indicators data for all 185 UN members.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article from Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Vol. 3. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. p1279-1282.
World Health Organization (WHO)
The U.N. public health organization

The Circulating Library, 1830. Science and Society Museum/ Universal Images Group, from Britannica ImageQuest

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