For easily accessible background material, go to Grolier Encyclopedia.
At Enloe: Novell application launcher, Library, Grolier
From home/ public library: see bookmark for password
Use the name of the country, not the term for a native of the place – e.g., Abkhazia (not Abkhazian).


Each UN Mission has a webpage. Type these into Google.
MINURCAT
UNOCI
UNMEE
UNMIL
UNAMID


Global Policy Forum (consultants to the UN)
http://www.globalpolicy.org/visitctr/about.htm
info on all countries. Type name of country into search box, and try country name and the word history.

British Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.bbc.co.uk
information about all countries. Search box at upper right.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
http://www.irinnews.org
info on Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Type name of country into search box.