Recommended Newsletters and E-Groups
The following is a list of free, on-line resources relating to the UN, civil society, and issues such as peace and security, human rights, and development.
Newsletters
www.cceia.org
The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs focuses its efforts on three broad themes: Ethics, War and Peace, Global Social Justice and Religion in Politics.
www.cdi.org
Since 1972, the Center for Defense Information (CDI) has provided expert analysis on various components of U.S. national security, international security and defense policy. CDI promotes wide-ranging discussion and debate on security issues such as nuclear weapons, space security, missile defense, small arms and military transformation. The website offers seven newsletters ranging from columns by contributing writers, to defense security updates and other publications.
www.cgdev.org
The Center for Global Development offers four email services and two blogs with syndicated content. The news primarily consists of major trends and new ideas in rich country development policy according to the website.
www.centerforunreform.org
The Center for U.N. Reform Education is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization. The organization was founded in 1978, and aims to help facilitate reform and restructuring at the UN. The website offers e-alerts and emails on developments they monitor and upcoming events.
www.cpn60.com
Dissemination of news from the United Nations via journal and newsletter; CENTERPOINT NOW, published a Commemorative Journal, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the United Nations in September 2005 and has been publishing a weekly UN news update since January 2006.
www.tcf.org
The Century Foundation conducts public policy research and analyses of economic, social, and foreign policy issues, including inequality, retirement security, election reform, media studies, homeland security, and international affairs. The Century Foundation is nonprofit and nonpartisan and was founded in 1919 by Edward A. Filene.
www.civicus.org
Civicus, a world alliance for citizen participation publishes a weekly newsletter promoting civic existence, expression and engagement.
www.cfr.org
Formed in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations works to provide independent, nonpartisan scholarly work on relevant issues in foreign affairs. The site offers daily, and weekly newsletters on international news as well as newsletters for educators and other topics such as foreign affairs and geoeconomics.
www.fcnl.org/NuclearCalendar
The Friends Committee on National Legislations publishes a Nuclear Calendar every Monday US Congress is in session dealing with relevant nuclear issues.
www.fes-globalization.org
Working as to promote "dialogue on globalization," FES is a German non-profit institution that maintains offices in New York, Berlin, and Geneva and publishes monthly briefing papers, fact sheets, and other reports.
www.foreignpolicy.com
This website offers free e-alerts, a blog, and two years free of subscription charges when you subscribe to their services on global politics economics and ideas.
www.wmgd.net
The Global Democracy Newsletter is a newly launched publication with an aim to create awareness for the immediate need of Global Action Plan to unleash the "Power of People" for democratic global Governance and bring an era of peace, unity, prosperity and happiness for all in the world.
www.theglobalist.com
The Globalist is a website that is concerned primarily with globalization and has daily newsletters and e-briefing services.
www.globalpolicy.org
Global Policy Forum monitors policy making at the UN and promotes accountability of global decisions, educates and mobilizes for global citizen participation and advoctes on vital issues of international peace and justice. The website offers bi-weekly newsletters.
www.youthlink.org
 GYAN is a not-for-profit group established in 1999 that aims to facilitate youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making; collaborate among diverse youth organizations; and to provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action. Their newsletter is published monthly.
www.goodnewsagency.org
Published every three weeks, the Good News Agency carries positive and constructive news from all over the world relating to voluntary work, the work of the United Nations, non governmental organizations, and institutions engaged in improving the quality of life - news that doesn't "burn out" in the space of a day.
www.humansecuritycentre.org
The Human Security Centre is part of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada that published the 2005 Human Security Report: War and Peace in the 21st Century. The site also offers many different newsletters and email services: HS News (published weekday mornings), HS Research (monthly online compilation of new human security-related published research), HSC Announcements (publications, press releases and new e-resources), and HS News Weekly.
www.crisisgroup.org
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, with nearly 120 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. The Crisis Group offers weekly newsletters.
www.just-international.org
JUST, an international movement for a just world publishes a monthly newsletter called Just Commentary. Just is dedicated to establish a society, which will seek, in a modest way, to develop global awareness of the injustices within the existing system with the aim of evolving an alternative international order, which will enhance human dignity and social justice. More specifically, their primary goal is to establish a spiritual and intellectual foundation for a just world.
www.kosmosjournal.org
Founded in 2001, Kosmos is the leading international Journal for planetary citizens committed to the birth and emergence of a new planetary culture and civilization. The group offers monthly news subscription services.
www.maximsnews.com
Established in 1999, Maxims News is a news network that covers the United Nations and the international community. With over 8,000 media contacts, Maxims News prints up to date stories and receives over 1 million hits a year.
www.opendemocracy.net
Open Democracy is a group that looks to promote human rights and democracy through analysis, dialogue and debate.
http://www.un.org/depts/dpa/
Politically Speaking aims to inform the UN community about the work of the UN Department of Political Affairs in critical areas such as political analysis, peacemaking and preventive diplomacy, electoral assistance and the substantive servicing of the U.N. Security Council and other bodies. The publication will appear twice a year, and is produced with graphic design support from the Department of Public Information.
www.reformtheun.org
Reform the UN has a mission to track developments while ensuring transparency and accountability. The site has an email update service as well as resources on the UN, government, and civil society.
www.ipsterraviva.net
Terra Viva is a daily UN journal produced by the Inter Press Service in publication since 1993.
www.wfuna.org/news/newsletter/index.cfm
Inspired by Kofi Annan's commitment to "making the UN a more effective instrument in the hands of the world's people", in April 2002 the World Federation of United Nations Associations published the first issue of UN Connections. For more then four years, and over 65 issues to date, UN Connections has been keeping people around the world connected to the major topics at the UN. The newsletter has continued to be a dynamic and insightful source of information, and a tool for activism.
www.unwire.org
The UN Wire is a free daily news source featuring articles about the UN and the world from hundreds of international sources.
www.unausa.org
United States office of the United Nations associations publishes a twice-monthly news letter and offers current UN and international events.
www.un.org/news
A news service based out of the United Nations website offers email notifications of breaking news about the UN as well as daily briefing services.
www.violencestudy.org
This monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children.
 www.unescap.org
UNESCAP was established in China in 1947 and has 62 members. The group deals with emerging social issues, the environment, sustainable development and many other goals. The organization offers primarily quarterly newsletters.
www.unicef.org/voy/speakout/speakout_564.html
What Young People are Saying is bi-monthly newsletter from UNICEF that has worked to build knowledge and community between youths since 1995.
 www.womensedge.org
Founded in 1998, Women's Edge consists of over forty organizations and fifteen thousand individuals committed to the economic empowerment of women and girls worldwide. This group offers a monthly newsletter.
Internet Resources
www.takingitglobal.org
TakingITGlobal is an international youth portal that offers free blogs, wikis and project pages for youth-led programs and activities. It is a space for meeting other young activists, networking and exchanging ideas.
www.aspirationtech.org/blog/nonprofitoperations?PHPSESSID=abc737fa813e9bb66a3b8c405a45061c
Aspiration is a company that works to provided software and technology solutions to the nonprofit sector. There sight includes toolkits that include: "How to Improve Your Nonprofit Operations in Under Two Months", and "10 Nonprofit Operations Success Steps."
www.securitycouncilreport.org
Security Council Report publishes, on a regular monthly basis, independent and objective information and analysis about the United Nations Security Council.
www.undp.org
The UNDP provides resources in the forms of regional news and annual reports on issues concerning democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and the environment, HIV/AIDS, and women's empowerment.
www.un.org/webcast
UN Webcast offers 5 channels of video directly from UN headquarters, updated daily.
E-Groups
www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976796017
One World United States offers an e-group and forum for young people to discuss pertinent social issues.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reformtheun/
There is a Yahoo.com E-Group in conjunction with the Reform the UN group that has over 800 members who post regularly on the group webpage.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenact/
WomenAct is the listserv maintained by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in New York. The Committee works to facilitate international networking among NGOs that support the Beijing Platform for Action and are affiliated with the United Nations and/or its specialized agencies.
wfuna-una-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - send an email to this address to subscribe. Daily updates on what is going on at the UN and within the World Federation.
Please let us know if you would like to suggest a newsletter or e-group for this list! Write to: editor@wfuna.org
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