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Guide to free eresources

Access a list of free eresources selected by our experts, including websites, full text databases, abstracting and indexing databases and other reference sources

International organisations

United Nations Official Documents System  

Provides access to the full text of United Nations Parliamentary documentation and official records from 1992 and resolutions from 1946 to the present. 

Archidok 

Provides access to full text of studies, working papers etc  of European Union institutions for all policy areas from 2000. 

Europa 

The official website of the European Union, offering access to EU law & publications. 

European Sources Online 

Information on EU activities: websites; documents from the EU and other international organisations, national governments, think tanks, and pressure groups; news sources; and references to  journal articles and  monographs. 

FIND-ER  The catalogue of the European Commission libraries connects you to data, information and research on EU integration and policies, law, economics, politics, international relations and more. 

International Crisis Group 

An independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, which works through field-based analysis and high-floor advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. It produces a series of in-depth reports on areas of conflict all over the world. 

Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organisations 

Provides links to websites of United Nations Organizations arranged alphabetically and by category (programmes, specialised agencies, autonomous organizations and inter-agency bodies). 

Unesco Institute for Statistics   

Global and internationally comparable statistics on education. 

United Nations Demographic Yearbook 

Compilation of international demographic statistics prepared by the Statistics Division of the United Nations and providing information on 229 countries and areas of the world. (From 1948) 

United Nations Digital Library   

Provides access to UN-produced materials in digital format free of charge 

United Nations Treaty Collection   

Includes full text of the UN Treaty Series, Dec. 1946-, and of the earlier League of Nations Treaty Series, July 1920-Oct.1944. 

International Organisations: World Bank

World Bank Databank   

A one stop shop offering access to a range of datasets, including development indicators, international debt statistics, and data on education, health, and poverty. 

World Bank Documents & Reports  

The D&R site contains final and official documents and reports from 1946 through the present, including: Board documents, Country focus (priorities for lending), Economic and sector work (in-depth background studies), Project documents (loan/credit related), and publications and research. 1946-  
  
  

World Trade Organization Documents Online  

Over 100,000 searchable and browsable documents of the World Trade Organization, including the legal texts of the WTO agreements dating back to 1995, updated daily. Selected material is available for the period 1986 to 1994.