Research Resources
In our current digital age, resources are aplenty but what can be taken up can also be taken down. We have been seeing many resources that were commonly used by OMUN delegates become unavailable recently. This page is to help give you additional resources for your research needs and to understand the people you are representing here are OMUN. This list is not absolute but intended as a place to start. If you have additional resources you would like added or find a link that is no longer functional, please contact our IT support for the changes to be made.
Gale:
State Library-provided database, Gale, has quality country overviews including demographic data, topography, climate, population, migration, ethnic groups, languages, history, government, etc. They are most easily accessed through Gale's High School in Context database
BBC Country Profiles
BCC News profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to global development data from World Bank
Our World in Data
Our World In Data is an organization that looks to make information more accessible.
From their “About” page: The goal of our work is to make this knowledge accessible and understandable to empower those working to build a better world. As we say on our homepage, Our World in Data’s mission is to publish the ”research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.”
UN Human Development Reports
From the UN Human Rights Development Programme, the purpose of this report is about expanding the richness of human life, rather than simply the richness of the economy.
FAO Stat (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
Includes food and agricultural data for many countries including present and past reports.
ILO Stat (International Labor Organization)
Contains many reports and statistics about labor throughout the world including working conditions, demographics, and locations.