Office of the High Commissioner for Huma...

Available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. The homepage highlights general information and news. There are two options under the Publications and Resources section: Documents links to the OHCHR documents, and Library, to a number of documents, resources, articles, books, etc. Also available here are specific publications dealing with gender issues. Under Countries – Human Rights in the World, is a list of conventions, treaties and protocols signed by each country, and the recommendations and reports issued by different United Nations committees...

United Nations High Commissioner for Ref...

Available in English. The website offers information sources on asylum. It supports a country search to access general information and data on internal refugees and refugees in third countries. The Resources section offers statistics, maps, publications and archives, plus a link to Refworld*, the UNHCR’s website featuring news on areas of armed conflict.

Secretary-General’s Reports

Available in Spanish, Russian, English, French, Chinese and Arabic. This website contains the Secretary-General’s Reports submitted to the United Nations Security Council from 1997 to 2012. Each year links to a list of reports, themes and dates. Reports are available in all languages.

IRIN (humanitarian news and analysis, a ...

Available in English, French and Arabic. The website offers news and briefings from the front lines of humanitarian action. It also features the latest reports of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and other UN committees. Information can be searched by country and by region, focusing on Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Themes include children, education, migration, environment, HIV/AIDS, and others.

UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gend...

Available in English, French and Spanish. The website contains relevant news about women’s rights. It has a digital library where the public can access publications centring on different issues that affect women around the world.

United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)

Available in English, French and Spanish. The menu on the left-hand sidebar includes the following issues Reproductive Health, Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. The Gender Equality section contains information related to gender-motivated discrimination, including gender-based violence and human trafficking); The Women in Emergency Situations section covers sexual violence; Harmful Practices addresses female genital mutilation; there is also a section on Women’s Rights in Internacional Agreements.