Bhutan USCR: Refugee Information for BHUTAN (http://www.refugees.org/world/countryindex/bhutan.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and from the various countries of the world.
DG Country Profile (http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/index?country%5Fiso=bt)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
"The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development consulting firms." Searchable by keyword.
Elections in Bhutan (http://www.electionworld.org/election/bhutan.htm)
Electionworld.org provides regularly-updated information about the president, prime minister, parliament, and political parties of Bhutan, as part of Elections Around the World. Links to related Web sites on politics and elections in Bhutan are available.
H-Asia Discussion Network (http://www.h-net.org/%7Easia/)
H-Asia Discussion Network is a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences. The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other scholars of Asia to easily communicate their current research. The site includes recent reviews published and recent messages posted by H-Asia.
UNDP in Bhutan (http://www.undp.org.bt/)
The homepage of the United Nations Development Programme in Bhutan with links to other international agencies, Bhutanese government agencies and services, and international development partners. Includes full text of a "Discussion paper on Bridging the Digital Divide in Bhutan."
World Bank Group - Bhutan (http://www.worldbank.org/bt)
Access this site from the country menu of the World Bank's homepage. Features a concise country overview, develpment data, project information with full text reports, statistics on poplulation and GNP, and news. Also features a brief on "Conserving Bhutan's Natural Heritage."
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