Also refer to the" Websites" tab in this guide.
United Nations
Below the major UN bodies are listed, but you also can link to these and their many subsidiary entities from the about the UN web page and a UN System Chart., and/or see a profile of the UN from BBC News.
Major UN documents include its Charter (1945), Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, and Andersen Library has the Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, 3rd ed. (2nd-floor Reference Collection, KZ4968 .O84 2003) and major UN yearbooks, including Yearbook of the United Nations (1946-2007 available online), which is the "principal reference work on the United Nations and provides a detailed overview of the Organization's concerns and activities."
Other IGOs:
See also profiles of international organizations from BBC News and an appendix to the CIA's World Factbook on International Organizations and Groups.
Please refer to Andersen Library's guide for Government Resources.
Think before you use these! Read: "What to think about think tanks?" (National Public Radio) and "FAIR Study: Think tank spectrum 2012" (Fariness & Accuracy in Reporting).
See also Think Tanks links on the "Associations & Organizations" tab in this guide.
IGOs are political bodies created by states for carrying out specified tasks for their mutual benefit.
NGOs are not-for-profit organizations that are institutionally separate from government. They vary widely in goals and sources of support, but most attempt to influence government policy by setting agendas, participating in negotiations, conferring legitimacy on or publicly contesting government actions, and implementing programs. Many are concerned with social change. Some are closely tied to business interests.