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- Most UN Resolutions are adopted without a recorded vote. Only those votes that are recorded indicate how a country voted. The Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly during a stated session is a compilation of votes taken during a specific GA session. The document lists how countries voted when a roll call vote was actually taken for a specific resolution. This document can be found on ODS Advanced. In the search box labeled Words of the title, type in the following phrase: "resolutions and decisions adopted by the general assembly during its" and search. Notice that the number 49 will appear in most of the UN document symbols in the resulting list of documents. You can also use the document symbol to search for this document in the ODS Advanced search:
- Use the binocular icon to search for your country (make sure you use the proper name: example - Russian Federation, not Russia).
- The Voting Records option in UNBISnet - this option provides “the full text of voting records for all resolutions which were adopted - either without a vote or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-).” Most records provide only a summary of the vote (i.e.the number of yeas and nays).
- Public Law 79-264 requires that the U.S. State Department report to Congress U.S. participation in the United Nations; the report includes a voting record for the U.S. The reports and voting record are available online from 1999 through 2010 from the State Department. A comparison of how the U.S. voted on key issues to votes by other countries is also available in these. U.S. participation in the United Nations is also available from the State Department.
- Reports of more recent votes in the United Nations can be found at the UN's Press Releases advanced site. Search globally for recent votes, or by organization (e.g. General Assembly, etc) in the "Select" drop down box at the bottom of the Press Release page. In the "Keyword(s) in headline" box type in vote. You can change dates "Date" box. Click "Find" to search.
Human rights/ peace and security issues/ sustainable development/economic development/health
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issues/special issues - country profiles
Human Rights
- Ratification of Human Rights concerns by countries can be found at Human Rights in the World.
- The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress are available online from 1999 to the most current report. Print copies are available at the Drew library: 1986 through 1993 on A-level: Y 4.F 76/1-15: (YR) and 1994 onward: Y 4.IN 8/16-15: (YR).
- University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
- European Court of Human Rights HUDOC - free online access to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European
- Human Rights Index of United Nations Documents - provides access to human rights information found in United Nations documents, related to countries and/or specific rights.
- Ref JC571 .A44- Amnesty International Report. See also Amnesty International. Ref JC571 .F66 - Freedom in the World and online at freedomhouse.org.
- "The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties." http://www.refworld.org/publisher/CRC.html
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- WHO (World Health Organization).
- International Digest of Health Legislation: WHO
- Also try Global Issues on the UN Agenda.
Information about countries
Question of Palestine - "The United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) was established and is being developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights in response to successive General Assembly mandates. The main collection contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace."
World Heritage Centre - "Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, thePyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage."
Information about countries
- Official government/UN
- The United Nations Member States site provides country data: http://www.un.org/en
- The United Nations Member States site provides country data: http://www.un.org/en/members/index.shtml
- The Europa World Year Book - Ref Counter JN1 .E85. The most concise, comprehensive way to get quick information on countries.
- UNData - Searches across multiple databases. Also provides detailed country data. Updated data available.
- The CIA's World Factbook provides a lot of information about countries and international organizations.
- The UNPAN's (United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance) Public Administration Country Profile page provides links to the government, constitution and public laws for most countries.
- Country information from deleGATE.
- Nations of the World from the Law Library of Congress, provides many useful links to official government sites, legal guides and general resources for countries worldwide.
- Foreign Information About Countries, from the University of Colorado Libraries.
- Countries of the World - All sorts of unexpected information about countries, dating from 1989. The Country Ranks list is very interesting.
- Comparative International Statistics, from the US Census.
- NationMaster - pulls data about countries from a variety of economic and political resources. a variety of economic and political resources.
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets - From the US Department of State.
- Newspapers:
- News and Periodical Resources on the Web. From the Library of Congress, a list of online free news services from around the world.
- The database database Proquest LexisNexis (Drew community only access) provides access to over 40 international newspapers.
- From the default search page, open up the blue News tab on the left hand side of the screen.
- Opt for Newspapers and Wires. This search page allows you to limit by Non-U.S. newspapers and wires. Foreign language newspapers and wires is another click off the News tab. Make sure you limit your time period, otherwise you may get too many results. Click on to see titles included in any grouping:
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- search page, click on "Search by Content Type". Opt for All News, Broadcast Transcripts or Foreign Language News.
Determining news bias
- The editorial page (not the OpEd page) of a newspaper provides insight into a newspaper's bias.
- News Bias Explored - From the University of Michigan provides some good examples of how to identify media bias, useful activities regarding word choice and links to other sources dealing with news bias.
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