Research Resources

1. Agenda Background Guides

2. General Online Resources

3. Textbook suggestion: The Model Arab League Manual

4. Arab League Multilateral Treaties

5. Country-Specific Resources

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Provisional Agenda Background Guides

Background Guides are available to provide an introduction to the topics in the Provisional Agenda and suggest resources for further research. Model Arab League background guides are prepared by the Student Secretariat of the National University Model Arab League.

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General Online Resources

Arab League Charter

Yale Avalon Project – The Middle East 1916-2001: A Documentary Record

Al Jazeera Middle East

Middle East Policy Council

Middle East Institute

NCUSAR Publications

POMED: Weekly Wire Email Updates (Eng. or Arabic)

BBC News Country Profiles

CIA World Factbook

Middle East Research and Information Project

UN News Centre – Middle East

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Atlantic Council – Hariri Middle East Center

Brookings Institute – Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Council on Foreign Relations

Arab News

Al-Arabiya

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) Middle East

Doha Institute Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

The Soufan Group

Library of Congress Country Studies

Nation Master

World Health Organization (WHO)

World Bank E-Library MENA

US Department of State: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Bureau of African Affairs

UPenn African Studies

 BBC Timeline of the Arab League

Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in the Arab World

Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in the Arab World 

International Republican Institute MENA

Arab League Portal

The Middle East Channel at Foreign Policy

Ajam Collective

Muftah

Jadaliyya

POMEPS: Project on Middle East Political Science

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Textbook suggestion: The Model Arab League Manual by Drs. Philip A. D’Agati and Holly Jordan >> A guide to the program from two experienced alumni. Tips and ideas on topics including research, procedure, and maximizing the educational value of the experience.

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Arab League Multilateral Treaties

List of Notable UN Treaties(.pdf)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000)(.pdf)

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (18 December 1990)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (New York, 25 May 2000)(.pdf)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (6 October 1999)(.pdf)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and cultural rights (1966)(.pdf)

International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (1966)

Convention the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)

United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2003)

UN Convention on Terrorism

Chemical Weapons Convention (1997)

Landmines and Cluster Bombs

 Ottawa Treaty: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (1997)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

Political Declaration on the Implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace

Political Declaration on Strengthening Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations

Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

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Country-Specific Resources

Algeria MAL Annotated Bibliography for Algeria(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Algeria UN Press: Algeria BBC: Algeria  Constitute Project: Algerian Constitution World Bank: Algeria Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs  Department of State: Algeria  Country Reports: Algeria  Middle East Institute: Algeria  All Africa News: Algeria Algerian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Guardian UK: Algeria albawaba: Algeria Algiers Post WHO – Algeria	Bahrain MAL Annotated Bibliography for Bahrain(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Bahrain UN: Bahrain  Bahrain Embassy in US Al Jazeera: Bahrain BBC: Bahrain Bahrain eGovernment Portal WHO: Bahrain World Bank: Bahrain Government, Kingdom of Bahrain (Site in Arabic) Bahrain Newspapers Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs Countries at the Crossroads 2012 – Bahrain Gulf Daily News- The Voice of Bahrain Constitution of Bahrain
Comoros MAL Annotated Bibliography for Comoros(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Comoros Comoros Embassy in US 2010 Comoros Strategy paper BBC: Comoros Department of State: Comoros  Comoros Presidential Website (In French)  AP News: Comoros  The World Bank, Comoros World Health Organization: Comoros African Development Bank Group: Comoros Doing Business in Comoros	Djibouti MAL Annotated Bibliography for Djibouti(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Djibouti Afrol News: Djibouti  Djibouti Embassy in US BBC: Djibouti  Department of State: Djibouti  Djibouti Presidential Website (In French)  UN Press: Djibouti  Government of Djibouti (Site in French) World Health Organization: Djibouti allAfrica: Djibouti Africa Development Bank Group: Djibouti IRIN: Djibouti Doing Business in Djibouti Global Economy Index – Djibouti
Egypt MAL Annotated Bibliography for Egypt(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Egypt Egypt Embassy in US UN: Egypt Egypt Presidential Website  Egypt eGovernment Portal  CIA Factbook: Egypt Egyptian Geographic Al Ahram Weekly  Middle East Times  Constitution of Egypt Library of Congress: Egypt Egypt Daily News The Economist: Egypt Egypt News Global Economic Index – Egypt	Iraq MAL Annotated Bibliography for Iraq(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Iraq BBC: Iraq Iraqi National News Agency  Unicef: Iraq Iraq Foundation Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Iraq Nuclear Threat Initiative: Iraq Human Rights Watch – Iraq World Bank: Iraq Pew Research on Iraq Religion Iraq Government Website  United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Institute for the Study of War: Iraq Foreign Policy: Iraq Kurdistan Regional Government  Azzaman (Iraqi News Source)
Jordan MAL Annotated Bibliography for Jordan(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Jordan Embassy of Jordan (In Arabic) Ammon News albawaba: Jordan Global Economic Index: Jordan Kingdom of Jordan  Foreign Ministry of Jordan (In Arabic) Petra News  UN: Jordan  BBC: Jordan  Jordan eGovernment  The Jordan Times  Al Jazeera: Jordan  World Bank: Jordan	Kuwait MAL Annotated Bibliography for Kuwait(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Kuwait Embassy of Kuwait Kuwait Cultural Office Kuwait Times Arab Times Kuwait Gulf News: Kuwait U.S. Department of State Consular Information: Kuwait Kuwait News Agency AP: Kuwait World Bank Kuwait Data Office of the Historian: Kuwait
Lebanon MAL Annotated Bibliography for Lebanon(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Lebanon Human Rights Watch: Lebanon UNDP Lebanon al-Manar (the most prominent Lebanese pro-Hezbollah news outlet) Lebanon Ministry of Finance  UN: Lebanon UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon  Council on Foreign Relations: Hezbollah Lebanon World Institute  Now Lebanon	Libya MAL Annotated Bibliography for Libya(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Libya Human Rights Watch – Libya Constitution of Libya allAfrica – Libya Libya Herald Global Economic Index – Libya National Transitional Council UN Press: Libya United Nations Support Mission in Libya  Central Bank of Libya Department of State: Libya Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Libya
Mauritania MAL Annotated Bibliography for Mauritania(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Mauritania Government of Mauritania Constitution of Mauritania UNHCR – Mauritania allAfrica – Mauritania             WHO – Mauritania World Bank: Mauritania  Al Jazeera: Mauritania  Mauritania Daily Press UN Peacekeeping in Western Sahara BBC: Mauritania  Department of State: Mauritania  Mauritania Permanent Mission to the United Nations  Human Rights Watch: Mauritania	Morocco MAL Annotated Bibliography for Morocco(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Morocco World Bank – Morocco Human Rights Watch – Morocco/Western Sahara allAfrica – Morocco Morocco World News Morocco Tomorrow Global Economic Index – Morocco UN Peacekeeping in Western Sahara CIA Factbook: Morocco  Kingdom of Morocco  Al Jazeera: Morocco
Oman MAL Annotated Bibliography for Oman(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Oman Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Oman Observer Central Bank of Oman  Human Rights Watch: Oman Al Jazeera: Oman UN Press: Oman Omani History  BBC Oman Profile  Department of State: Oman  World Bank Data on Oman AP: Oman	Palestine MAL Annotated Bibliography for Palestine(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Palestine PLO Mission to the U.S. Institute for Palestine Studies Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics (In Arabic)  Palestine Monitor Palestine Pulse  AP: Palestine World Bank: Palestine  972 Mag (Independent reporting and commentary from Israel and Palestine) Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre  UN Truce Supervision Organization  Oslo Accords  Palestinian Authority Directory  Hamas
Qatar MAL Annotated Bibliography for Qatar(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Qatar BBC Qatar Country Profile Qatar Ministry of Interior Qatar National Research Fund Global Economic Index – Qatar Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs (In Arabic) Qatar Statistics Authority  Qatar Ministry of Environment  UN Press: Qatar  World Bank: Qatar  Al Jazeera: Qatar  Human Rights Watch: Qatar Department of State: Qatar	Saudi Arabia MAL Annotated Bibliography for Saudi Arabia(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Saudi Arabia The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Energy Information Administration: Saudi Arabia Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia Arab News: Saudi Arabia The Economist: Saudi Arabia Saudi National e-Government Portal Department of State: Saudi Arabia World Bank: Saudi Arabia  BBC: Saudi Arabia Al Jazeera: Saudi Arabia
Somalia MAL Annotated Bibliography for Somalia(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Somalia World Health Organization: Somalia Global Economic Index – Somalia UN Political Office for Somalia AEI Critical Threats: Somalia Constitution of Somalia  BBC: Somalia United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia  Red Cross Report on Somali Civil War  Department of State: Somalia  Prime Minister’s Office  Presidential Website  Somaliland Government	Sudan MAL Annotated Bibliography for Sudan(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Sudan Human Rights Watch – Sudan WHO – Sudan Sudan Tribune Global Economic Index – Sudan South Sudan News Agency Sudan News Agency (SUNA)  Al Jazeera: Sudan  United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan World Bank: Sudan  BBC: Sudan  Sudanese Secretariat General of the Council of Ministries
Syria MAL Annotated Bibliography for Syria(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Syria BBC Syria Country Profile Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) Brookings Institute: Syria  Nuclear Threat Initiative: Syria Arab League Syrian Policy  Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces  UN Special Envoy for Syria  Council on Foreign Relations on Syrian Civil War  Active War Map of Syria  Al Jazeera on Syrian Democratic Forces  AP News: Syria	Tunisia MAL Annotated Bibliography for Tunisia(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Tunisia WHO: Tunisia Human Rights Watch: Tunisia World Bank Data: Tunisia Al Jazeera Spotlight: Tunisia allAfrica: Tunisia BBC: Tunisia  Department of State: Tunisia  CIA Factbook: Tunisia  UN Press: Tunisia  Tunisia News Journal
UAE MAL Annotated Bibliography for the UAE(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – UAE Emirates.org UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C. Central Bank of the UAE (In Arabic)  Khaleej Times  UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs  AP News: UAE  World Bank: UAE UAE Today UAE Government Portal  BBC: UAE Crown Prince Court	Yemen MAL Annotated Bibliography for Yemen(.pdf) Country Fact Sheet – Yemen Yemen Times Yemen Embassy in Washington, D.C. Yemen Observer (Twitter page) Yemen Post Central Bank of Yemen Human Rights Watch: Yemen UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement  UN Special Envoy on Yemen  Yemen Institute  Al Jazeera: Yemen World Bank: Yemen Al Jazeera: Houthis  Office of the Historian: Yemen

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