Country Information

• Business Source Complete
  • Choose Country Reports in the right-hand column
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) The World Factbook (general country information)
  • Burma
  • Laos
  • Philippines
• EIU.com 
• Global Edge (business oriented)
  • Burma
  • Laos
  • Philippines

News

• PressReader (full image reproductions of international newspapers)
• Factiva (international text-only news)

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Databases

Research Tip Sheet

• Asia-Studies Full-Text Online
• Environment Index
• International Political Science Abstracts
• PAIS Index
• Policy File Index
• Political Science Database
• Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
• World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

• Conceived to foster economic growth and cooperation in Asia
• Provide loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines

Government of Canada

• Canada and the Asia-Pacific
• Global Affairs Canada
• Global Issues and International Assistance 
  • Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy
  • Empowering Women and Girls and Gender Equality

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• Made up of countries from around the world focused on global monetary cooperation, financial stability, international trade, employment, sustainable economic growth, and the reduction of poverty
  • IMF eLibrary

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Intent on improving the economic and social well-being of people around the world including working with governments
  • OECD iLibrary

OxFam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)

• Focused on a world without poverty, where people are valued and treated equally and have influence over decisions affecting their lives
• Operate through sustainable development programs, public education, campaigns and advocacy, as well as providing humanitarian assistance in times of disaster and conflict
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines

United Nations (UN)

• Focus on international peace and security, protecting human rights, humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable develpoment, and upholding international law
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Human Development Reports
  • Official Documents of the UN
  • UN Data
  • United Nations Digital Library
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    • World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE)
  • United Nations iLibrary
  • United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

The World Bank

• Mission to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity
  • DataBank
  • Gender Equality Data and Statistics
  • Health Nutrition and Population Statistics
  • World Development Indicators

World Food Programme (WFP)

• Delivering food assistance in emergencies, as well as working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Focused on combatting diseases and promoting health, including a focus on air, food, and water quality

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Think Tanks

• Custom Google Search
• Harvard Kennedy School

Library Resources

• Catalogue (for books, handbooks, encyclopedias, videos, etc.)
• Grey Literature: How to Find it?
• Government Information (custom Google search, isolate to Asia and Pacific, or Intergovernmental Organizations)