Latin American Studies

Links and Resources

Economic Development
Inter-America Development Bank oldest and largest regional multilateral development institution	International Monetary Fund a cooperative institution that 182 countries have voluntarily joined because they see the advantage of consulting with one another	USAID United States Agency for International Development
The World Bank 1) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), 2) the International Development Association (IDA), 3) the International Finance Corporation (IFC), 4) the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), 5) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Environment
The Rainforest Alliance an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests for the benefit of the global community	Greenpeace USA	Greenpeace International people actively working to preserve the global environment
Government and Politics
Organization of American States hemisphere for political, economic and social dialogue	US Department of State background notes on Latin America	Political Database of the Americas Georgetown University Organization of American States
History
H-LatAm international forum for the scholarly discussion of Latin American History
Human Rights
Amnesty International international organization working for the improvement of human rights	Human Rights Watch: Latin America	Washington Office on Latin America WOLA, promoting human rights, democracy and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
Indigenous Peoples
Cultural Survival a non-profit organization founded in 1972 to defend the human rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples and oppressed ethnic minorities	Native Web resources for indigenous cultures around the world	Zapatistas in Cyberspace international circulation of the struggles of the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico
Newspapers
Escape Artist World Press links to international media sources	Newsrack online newspapers and magazines of the world
Related Student Organizations
Environmental Action Group	Diversity Coalition	Model United Nations
Research and Resource Links
Caribseek
Latin American and Caribbean Embassies in the United States
Latin American Network Information Center
Latin American Studies Organization the largest professional Association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America
Latin American Studies Resources and Research
LOC Country Studies
MSU Latin American and Caribbean Links
Tulane's Latin American and Caribbean Links

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