LibGuides: Global Issues: Home

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Look for articles from publications like The Economist. These give thorough overviews and well researched information that is for the general public.

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How to Read Laterally:

Jump off the original page to search for more information.
Use click restraint and read through the results before deciding on what to click.
Identify news organizations or fact-checking sites in the results to determine the credibility of the original site.
Use Wikipedia to determine the credibility of the original site.

International Organizations

On most of these sites, you should look for a tab that says "Research" or "Publications." Some may have a dropdown that lists countries or issues. Ask for help if you can't find what you're looking for.

The World Bank
"The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world."
Human Rights Watch
"Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of more than 280 staff members around the globe."
Council on Foreign Relations
"The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher."
UN Women
"In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women."
World Health Organization
"WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends."
UNICEF
"We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path."
Doctors Without Borders
"We are Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). We help people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care."
International Monetary Fund
"The IMF works to foster global growth and economic stability. It provides policy advice and financing to members in economic difficulties and also works with developing nations to help them achieve macroeconomic stability and reduce poverty."
Amnesty International
"Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards."