The official UN website hosts some basic content for Model UN students, such as a copy of the UN Charter or an Organizational Chart of the UN System. More advanced research resources includes the UN Statistics Division Common Database, which includes economic and demographic indicators. Additionally, the website has a number of online and print publications.
United Nations Website

	The Economist is a London-based publication that focuses on international news, politics, and economics. The Economist Intelligence Unit is valuable for its country analyses. (proxy)
The Economist

	The Council on Foreign Relations is a non-partisan US-based foreign relations think tank that is highly influential in the development of US foreign policy.
Council on Foreign Relations

	Published by the Council on Foreign Relations international relations think tank, Foreign Affairs is a bi-monthly scholarly journal is also highly influential in the development of US foreign policy. They offer a student subscription at discounted price that includes full digital access to back issues. (proxy)
Foreign Affairs

	LexisNexis contains a searchable database of archived newspapers, magazines, and other publications. (proxy)
LexisNexis

	JSTOR contains a searchable database of selected scholarly journal articles, presented in the form of high resolution scanned images. (proxy)
JSTOR

	The U.S. State Department hosts basic background information of individual countries in their Background Notes section. Their reports are divided into: People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Foreign Relations, U.S. Relations, and Travel/Business.
U.S. State Department

Please feel free to email any recommended additions to this page.

Proxy Server Information

To gain full access to online resources denoted with (proxy), a subscription to that service is required. Fortunately, most universities already have access, and therefore, only a university connection or a proxy server to the university is required.

To configure Firefox 2.x to access the UCSD proxy server on a Windows computer:

1. Click on Tools on the menu bar, and select Options.
2. Select the Advanced tab.
3. Click on the Settings button.
4. Click on the radio button next to “Manual proxy configuration”.
5. Type in “webproxy.ucsd.edu” in the field next to HTTP Proxy.
6. Type in “3128″ in the field next to Port.
7. Click on the OK button.
8. Click on the OK button again.
9. The next site you visit will require you to enter your UCSD login and password. After this, you will be connected to the proxy server.

To configure Internet Explorer 7.x to access the UCSD proxy server on a Windows computer:

1. Click on Tools on the menu bar, and select Internet Options.
2. Click on the Connections tab.
3. Click on the LAN Settings button.
4. Check the check box next to “Use a proxy server for your LAN”.
5. Type “webproxy.ucsd.edu” in the field next to Address.
6. Type “3128″ in the field next to Port.
7. Click on the OK button.
8. Click on the OK button again.
9. The next site you visit will require you to enter your UCSD login and password. After this, you will be connected to the proxy server.