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International Sources
Social Watch Provide qualitative information related to poverty, equality, and education.
UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Statistical tables provide quantitative data related to poverty and economic development, gender, and education.
UN Development Program (UNDP) Human development indicators provide quantitative data related to poverty, gender development, and education. Ratifications of core labor standard conventions are also provided. See also indicators on millenium development goals and technical notes.
UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The Institute for Statistics collects quantiative information on education (access and participation, resources, literacy and attainment). See also metadata for source notes and definitions.
UNICEF Statistics section provides a snapshot of economic and social indicators (from the State of the World's Children Reports).
United Nations Includes State Party Reports and the Conclusions and Observations of UN Committees relating to the CCPR, CEDAW, CERD, CESCR, CMW, CRC.
World Bank This database provides country specific information related to education. This database provides gender-related information on health, labor force participation, and educational attainment by country and region.
Nongovernmental Organizations
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Brief country-specific reports on issues of compliance with internationally recognized core labor standards. The 2003 edition of the Annual Survey details violations of trade union rights in 133 countries during the year 2002. These violations range from provisions in national legislation which restrict legitimate trade union activity, through outright bans on freedom of association, to intimidation, wrongful detention, torture and murder of trade unionists.
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