CIA
-- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
COMESA, Common Market for Eastern and Southern
Africa (http://www.comesa.int/)
"The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was formed to replace
the former Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed from the earlier days
of 1981. COMESA (as defined by its Treaty) was established 'as an organisation
of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing
their natural and human resources for the good of all their people' and as such
it has a wide-ranging series of objectives which necessarily include in its priorities
the promotion of peace and security in the region. However, due to COMESA's economic
history and background its main focus is on the formation of a large economic
and trading unit that is capable of overcoming some of the barriers that are
faced by individual states.." Uganda is a member of COMESA.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions
of the world including the Middle East and Africa.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Global Information Networks in Education (http://ginie1.sched.pitt.edu)
"The Ginie project creates on-line learning communities for education professionals
working internationally on the front lines of civilization.." offering
information on a variety of topics such as: "Child and Young Adult Soldiers
...Education and Democracy ... Education and Psychological Distress in Countries
in Crisis ... Education for Peace and Reconciliation ...Land Mine Awareness Education
... Programme for Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction ... Rapid Education
for Victims of War, Forced Migrants and Displaced Populations."
International
Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa
(IRG) (http://www.ploughshares.ca/content/BUILD%20PEACE/IRG.html)
Offers military profiles described as follows. "The purpose of this background
information is to provide a summary of the military profile of each of the members
of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) - Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda. The profiles provide general information
relating to military affairs, armed forces, military equipment, trends in defence
spending, and arms imports of these states in the 1990s."
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for
Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system." |