Development Gateway Country Overview
(http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/country.do?country=ly&iso3=LBY)
“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.
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
Libya Business Directory (http://www.libyabusinessguide.com/main)
An important website that includes addresses and contact information not only for businesses in Libya but also for academic and research institutions, the media, the arts and entertainment.
Libya Directory (http://www.marweb.net/libya/)
This is an online directory and search engine with information of political, economic and social life in Libya.
National Center for Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)(http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx)
The US CDC issues health warnings and advisories and related materials for countries around the world.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The official web site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides access to their online catalog, medical reports, bibliographies, travel cautions, and a variety of information relating to the medical sciences and situation both in the United States and for countries around the world.
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/home-page/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.
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