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General - Multilateral
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Coordinates regulations in the fields of financial services to promote international financial stability. Publications available include a compendium of documents of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Official directory searchable by country. UN ambassadors, ambassadors to the US, and heads of central banks are also listed. Updated monthly.
- The Commonwealth - A voluntary association of developed and developing nations with historic ties to the British Empire.
- The Federal Bureau of Deb - A quite large political links site with links to international politics, US politics, most agencies, bureaus, research links, if it isn't here, it might be soon...
- Government Guide - Extensive guide from Australian National Library to sites and information about world's governments, sorted by country and topic. Includes news and background resources, links and online documents.
- Government Resources on the Web - Government Resources on the Web includes United States Federal Government information, foreign government information, international organizations, state and local information and other related resources.
- Government Statistical Sources - Directory of government statistics agencies and organizations around the world.
- Governments on the WWW - Comprehensive database of governmental institutions: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, and multi-governmental institutions. Also includes political parties.
- Govinfo.net - The site attempts to bring you the most comprehensive directory of government agencies. Trained info-finders work around the clock to gather the information about every government office in existence, and organize this info in to a searchable, comprehensive directory.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Promoting humane and orderly policies in the movement of persons across borders. Supports migrant health protections, assisted returns, counter-trafficking, and technical cooperation in migration.
- Helpful Government Resources - Comprehensive listing of global, regional, state and city official government websites.
- The International GovNews Project (IGP)) - A joint public/private sector effort to encourage dissemination of public government information on Usenet. News group topics in the "gov" hierarchy include government administration and finance, the G7 nations, transport, telecommunications, and the U.S. government.
- Municipal Web Services - Develops websites, and provides Internet consulting, training application integration and hosting services to official local city, county, village and township government organizations.
- Municipal World - Hot Links to other sites - Directory of websites related to local government, with particular emphasis on Canada.
- 100 Top Government Sites - Commercial banner site offering government guide and search engine.
- The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) - Global organization of developing states working to put development issues at the center of international relations.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Brings together countries sharing the principles of the market economy, pluralist democracy and respect for human rights.
- Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) - Association of 56 Islamic states promoting Muslim solidarity in economic, social, and political affairs.
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - Global organization dedicated to stability in and shared control of the petroleum markets.
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) - An international organisation created by nations and peoples around the world who are not represented as such in the world´s principal international organisations, such as the United Nations.
- VIPS 2000- Index of the heads of government of the nations of the world with large graphics and information. Arranged by world region. Multilingual site (French, English, Portuguese, Spanish).
- World Governments - The Almanac of Politics and Government's on-line information about world governments, including national government profiles, international organizations, and the United Nations.
- World World - An index of links to governments, news and other directories of world governmental and scientific institutions and organizations.
- World Customs Organization (WCO) - Develops standards and provides technical support for the harmonization of procedures governing the movement of people and commodities.
- World Tourism Organization (WTO) - Global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how.
G8 "Group of 8" - Multilateral
- G8 Global Information Society - Pages on initiatives in electronic networks and online commerce.
- G8 Information Centre - University of Toronto research center examining G7/G8 summits, with analysis, documents published by the summits, and links to participants.
- G8 Online - Provides live and archived news and video during the annual G8 summits.
- Group of Eight Summit in Okinawa, Japan - United States Department of State compilation of official policy texts, transcripts and other information on U.S. participation in the G-8 Summit 2000
IMF "International Monetary Fund" - Multilateral
- Asking the Right Questions About the IMF - The authors of this essay argue that the issue is not so much what the IMF should do, but what needs to be done and who can best do the job.
- Breaking the Bank - On April 16th, '00, protestors converged on Washington DC to demand global justice from the World Bank and IMF. Building on the ties forged at the WTO meeting in Seattle, a coalition of groups is demanding "global justice." Corporate Watch will be there, bringing you breaking news from the streets, the teach-ins and the IMF/World Bank meeting. Our coverage includes: Breaking headlines, impacts of policies, background and fact sheets, more...
- Debt And Dependency Are The IMF Legacy - Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute says that the IMF has failed to promote self-sustaining economic growth anywhere in the world. Instead, it has left debt and dependency in its wake.
- Destroy IMF - Anti-IMF web site devoted to ending the poverty and injustice inflicted by global capitalism.
- Hoover Institution Public Policy Inquiry: International Monetary Fund - International Monetary Fund: Facts, policies, research and perspectives on the IMF. An impressive site dedicated to examining the IMF and policies concerning it, containing articles both supporting and attacking the organization and its roles. A must-read for experts and newbies on all sides of the issue.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fosters economic growth through international monetary cooperation and temporary financial assistance.
- IMF Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board - Facilitates technical cooperation in the public dissimination of economic, financial, and socio-demographic data provided by the IMF.
- IMF and Structural Adjustment Policies - The IMF and World Bank structural adjustment policies have led to a spiraling race to the bottom for the developing countries that have followed their prescriptions, which require cutbacks on health, education and so on. Poverty as a result has soared.
- IMF Bailout | Globalization & Corporate Rule | Bretton - David Felix, Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis, writing for Corporate Watch, says that the IMF has overstepped its original goals and become the opposite of what it's supposed to be.
- IMF, Capital, and Us: The Economics of Imperialism - Is the IMF just a tool of the MultiNational Corporation?
- IMF Primer - A powerful and detailed article on how the International Monetary Fund may actually harm the economy of the poor countries it "helps".
- An instrument for the new international monetary architecture : The New Bancor - Centre Jouffroy pour la réflexion monétaire proposes an instrument for the new international monetary architecture : The New Bancor
- International Financial Institutions Research Site - This site lists research materials on the international financial institutions, and in particular, the IMF and the World Bank. These lists are titles and publication info of print media, NOT links to articles themselves.
- The International Monetary Fund: Outdated, Ineffective, and Unnecessary - An article by the Heritage Institute's Bryan T. Johnson, which covers much of the history and criticism of the IMF.
- Think Globally, Act Nationally: the Case for National Economic Sovereignty - The Nation weighs in on the IMF, saying it prevents poor countries from developing.
- Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the IMF - The New Eagle offers a list of potential problems.
- United States - Capitalism's Controversial Clean-Up Crew - An article examining the IMF's pros and cons, including some history and perspective.
United Nations - Multilateral
- Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations: Economic and Social Council - Documents on the relationship between an association of independent organizations and the Economic and Social Council.
- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - United Nations organ facilitating international cooperation on standards-making and problem-solving in economic and social issues. Information on the organ's bureaucracy, membership, news highlights, ambassadorial statements, and official decisions.
- Group of 77 - Caucus organization helps developing states pursue common goals and develop leverage in United Nations deliberations.
- International Court of Justice (ICJ) - Seeks to resolve matters of international law disputed by state governments. General information, World Court decisions, and other resources.
- Statute of the International Court of Justice - An annex to the Charter of the United Nations which outlines the organization, competence, and procedures of the court.
- United Nations - Global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, security, economic development, and social equity.
- United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) - the largest and most active centre for conference diplomacy in the world and the site of many historic negotiations.
- United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- United Nations Statistics Division - The Statistics Division is responsible for the collection and dissemination of economic and social statistics and the provision of assistance to Member States in improving their statistical capabilities and in adopting international statistics guidelines and standards.
- United Nations: Economic and Social Council Overivew - A description of the Council's powers, membership, and subsidiary bodies provided by the UN Secretariat.
- WWLIA: International Court of Justice - An overview of the court provided by the World Wide Legal Information Association.
World Bank Groups - Multilateral
- 50 Years Is Enough - U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of 205 grassroots, faith-based, policy, women's, social- and economic-justice, youth, solidarity, labor, and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Governance and Anti-Corruption Resource Center - Empirical research, advice, and diagnostic tools on transparency, the unofficial economy, and judiciary reform.
- IMF/World Bank Protest - The Mobilization for Global Justice, a broad coalition of hundreds of organizations, is in Washington, DC to raise public awareness of the negative impact of International Monetary Fund and World Bank programs have on the world's poorest countries.
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) - Below-market loans support specific development projects in developing and war-torn countries.
- International Centre for Settlment of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - Arbitration and conciliation services for governments and private, foreign investors in dispute.
- International Development Association (IDA) - Supports anti-poverty programs in the poorest developing countries with long-term, no interest loans.
- International Finance Corporation (IFC) - Stimulates savings and investment in developing countries by supporting private sector ventures.
- It's Time for the World Bank to Close its Doors - For more than a decade, citizens' groups from around the world have been trying to stop the World Bank from wreaking environmental havoc, financial ruin, and social harm throughout the Third World. Its loans finance disastrous projects and sink its Third World borrowers ever deeper into debt. It's time to acknowledge that the Bank should be shut down.
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) - Encourages direct foreign investment in developing countries with investment guarantees against political risks.
- The RealWorldBank.org - An initiative of a group of researchers, NGOs, web developers, and film-makers. It aims to promote a diverse range of views about development issues, particularly those of the people most affected by dominant economic models and excluded from discussions about them.
- Stop World Bank Loan to Exxon for Chad-Cameroon Pipeline/a> - Should international development assistance from the World Bank for two of the poorest countries in Africa be used to support the world's richest oil companies?
- The World Bank and the Environment- Environment - The world bank is criticized for its promotion of environmentally threatening policies.
- The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund - Activists accuse both the World Bank and the IMF of encouraging poverty, shifting good jobs away from industrialized nations and dictating austere economic policies to world governments. But the two institutions maintain that nothing is further from the truth.
- The Whirled Bank Group - Information, commentary and humor about the international finance system specifically as it impacts the developing world. Fun, yet detailed.
- World Development Sources - Online document retrieval system provides access to policy research papers and technical papers.
- The World Bank Group - Consortium of five autonomous agencies provides loans, advice, and an array of customized resources for developing countries and countries in transition.
- World Bank / IMF Fact Sheet - Careful examination of the effects and requirements set by the International Monetary Fund and World bank, which give money to poor governments in return for specific, often damaging controls set on their economies.
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