Important Links

Major International Organizations

United Nations

World Trade Organization

World Bank

International Monetary Fund

United Nations Children's Fund

Global Policy Forum is an independent, non-profit organization that monitors policy making at the United Nations and educates and mobilizes world citizens.

International Forum on Globalization is an alliance of leading activists and scholars formed to provide analysis and critiques of the cultural, social, political and environmental impacts of economic globalization.

Doctors Without Borders is an independent humanitarian aid organization that provides emergency assistance in more than 70 countries.

Oxfam International is a confederation of organizations working in more than 100 countries to combat poverty and suffering.

Educational Institutions and Resources

Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey’s largest private university.

More from Fairleigh Dickinson University, The Leader in Global Education

The Association of American Colleges and Universities is committed to advancing and improving liberal education.

The American Council on Education is a unifying force on issues impacting higher education.

The American Forum for Global Education focuses on giving young Americans a global perspective.

The Institute of International Education is a world leader in the exchange of people and ideas.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators promotes international education and professional development opportunities.

Global Education Resources compiled by TeachGlobalEd.net, a collaboration of Ohio State University's Social Studies and Global Education program with various area studies centers.

News and Research

Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Global Issues Gateway, a great source for global learning resources including dispatches from around the globe.

YaleGlobal Online, a publication of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.

Educator's Reference Desk

Internet library of newspapers from around the world.

A fascinating collection of maps.

The moral sense test, probing moral intuitions on a universal level.

The Economist, in-depth weekly that dissects the global economy.

Foreign Affairs, an important journal of international information and analysis published by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Policy, an excellent magazine focusing on global politics and economics, published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

GlobalInfo.org ia a comprehensive site for breaking global and regional news stories.

GlobalIssues.org, a vast compendium of articles and links that analyze global issues that affect everyone.

Globlization101.org, managed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is dedicated to providing students information and learning opportunities on globalization.

The Globalist.com, a daily online feature service that covers globalization.

aWorldConnected.org, a project of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, features articles and in-depth learning resources for students of global issues.

OneWorld.net compiles reports from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights and fighting poverty worldwide.

The World Factbook maintained by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency features in-depth profiles of all countries, along with reference maps and a gallery of flags.