LSC-North Harris Library Research Guides: Model United Nations: Starting Point

LSC-North Harris Represents the Republic of Ghana

This year, LSC-North Harris will represent the Republic of Ghana.

It will also represent the Association for Women's Rights in Development.

Official Model UN Websites

Official Information about the Model UN Program

Model United Nations
This is the website of the Model UN program.
UN Association USA
This is the website of the United Nations Association of the United States of America, a private organization created to support the UN.
MyDiplomat
This app from the United Nations Association of the United States of America informs users of major international issues and simulates diplomatic experiences.
UN General Assembly
This is the website of the General Assembly, of which participants in Model UN simulate.

Background

Background Information about Ghana

Search the library database Credo Reference for short articles introducing you to the history, politics, economy, and geography of Ghana.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Includes materials from over 650 reference books on a variety of topics in higher education, including art, business, history, languages, literature, science, criminal justice, and political science.

Web Information about Ghana Foreign Relations

Websites with Information about Ghana Diplomatic Issues

International Relations
The official website of Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
CIA World Factbook
The US Central Intelligence Agency provides information about security and diplomatic issues related to Ghana.
US Relations with Ghana
The US-based Council on Foreign Relations provides information about the history of the US-SA relationship.
Foreign Policy Magazine
Articles about Ghanan topics published in the magazine Foreign Policy.
Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations
The official website of Ghana's ambassador to the United Nations.

Web Information about the Association for Women's Rights in Development

Websites with Information about the Association for Women in Development

Marilyn waring
Marilyn Waring, a feminist scholar from New Zealand, was a leading member of AWID for decades. This is her official website.
Observatory on the Universality of Rights
OUR is a collaborative organization that "aims to monitor, analyze, and share information on initiatives that misuse religion, culture, and tradition to undermine the universality of human rights."
United Nations Issues: Gender Equity
A UN website about that organization's positions on women's rights.

Articles from Databases

Find Database Articles

The video embedded above shows you how to search Academic Search Complete, which is a database with newspaper, magazine, and scholarly journal articles on a wide variety of subjects. Use it to search for information about Ghana's international relations. I suggest the following searches:

Ghana and international relations
Ghana and United Nations

Consider limiting your search results to the past 4 years in order to reflect fairly current information.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Video Tutorial

Videos

Find Educational Videos about Ghana

Search our three video databases for information about Ghanan government, history, and geography.

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Classic cinema, independent films, and top documentaries in streaming video. Includes Media Education Foundation Collection.
Video Tutorial
Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Full-length videos on various topics, documentaries, instructional materials and limited historical news reports.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS.

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