Calendar of events: Calendar of conferences and meetings, overview of conferences and observances and United Nations Journal (programme of daily meetings at UN Headquarters:
http://www.un.org/events
List of Permanent Missions to the UN by Country, their address and where applicable, you'll get the URL of their website, it also lists the IGOs (Inter Governmental Organizations):
http://www.un.org/Overview/missions.htm+perm
Check out Habeeb's website with great selections of wonderful pictures of Lebanon.
70 pages de photos plus belles les unes que les autres.
70 pages of beautiful pictures of Lebanon. Enjoy
Here is a very important source that has country info, it starts with many other important topics and towards the last segment of the page you'll find the listing of all countries of the world and very useful links. It also has Internet related and other hard to find topics:
Country info
Whitaker's Almanack provides info about the government and social structures of the UK and the rest of the world. It contains also e-mail addresses and websites of govenment departmens and international organizations. New info about religion, health and the environment. Has maps. A review of major events in 1997 - (DHL's Call No.:REF 058 W578) (6/99)
[NOTE: the following info could be accessed only thru UN's Intranet, make a note of the URL...]
Country Information prepared by DPI/DHL/ECRD:
Asia; the Caribbean; Eastern Europe; Latin America; the Middle East and North Africa; North America; the Pacific; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Europe
http://intranet.un.org/DPI/DHL/cyblink/index.htm
Whitaker's ALMANACK 1999 (DHL Call.#REF 058 W578)
It provides up-to-date info about the gov. and social sturctures of the UK and the rest of the world. Has facts, figures and directory of info. Also has profiles of every country of the world, e-mail addresses and websites of government departments and international organizations. New info about religion, health and the environment. A review of major events in 1997- (6/99)
ARMENIA
Armenia by Subject (Columbia University)
Useful links about Armenians
CHINA
China Today: lots of background info. Banking, finance, international trade, law...(11/99)
China Today
IRAQ
Doing busienss with Iraq - I found this site: Gulf Iraqi Expo - The 1st Gulf Iraqi Expo 2007 GIX that will take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain, in March 24th 26th 2007, obtained full support from the Bahrain Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
KUWAIT
Check out the online version of "AL-ARABI" arabic cultural monthly magazine
Lebanon
Philippine News - link
Lists the online editions of about 20 magazines and newspapers. Look into the "Philippine Business News Service".
Poland and Eastern Europe
There are many Online sources regarding the Situation in various countries of the world: here I listed some of them:
Background Info: State Deptartment's guide to the Mideast tension:
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/nea/usquotes.html
Maps: University of Texas of Austin: military maps of Countries http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/middle_east_and_asia/
Country extentions in URL:
Afghanistan (af)
Albania (al)
Algeria (dz)
American Samoa (as)
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NATIONS WITHOUT STATES: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements by James Minahan, foreword by Leonard W. Doob (DHLibrary: REF 413:323.1 A3) -
Contents:
Abkhazia(Abkhaz), Aceh (Acehnese), Adal (Afar, Saho), Ajaristan (Ajarian), Aland (Alander); Alsace (Alsatian (Alsatian;Lorrainer), Altai-Khakassia (Alataian;Khakass), Ankole (Nkole;Banyankole), Antioquia (Antioguian), Arabistan (Arabistani),Arakan (Arakanese;Rohingya), Araucania (Araucanian;Mapuche); Artsakh (Artsakh Armenian), Ashantiland (Ashanti;Brong;Ahafo), Assam (Assamese), Assyria (Assyrain;Nestorian;Chaldean), Azawad (Tuareg), to be continued...
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