Department of Education and Science Accessing Intercultural Materials (AIM) Information Repository - International Organisations
BBC News- news.bbc.co.uk
This facility provides country profiles, with a quick guide to the history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, as well as background information on key institutions.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (UK)- Commission
This website contains information on equality and human rights from a UK perspective. The website contains resources which may be of interest to researchers in the area, including a link to a 2008 research report entitled: “Equality group inequalities in education, employment and earnings: A research review and analysis of trends over time”.
International Organisation for Migration- IOM
This service is primarily designed for migrants wishing to return to their home country. It operates the DORAS project, providing detailed information on several countries, and the information packs may be of use to people seeking more information on various countries. Information on the website is available in more than eight languages.
It has produced a research paper entitled "Migration and the Economic Crisis in the European Union: Implications for policy". The text of the article is available here:
Migration_and_the_Economic_Crisis(1).pdf
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation- UNESCO
The UNESCO website contains details of research projects being conducted by the organisation, including one to monitor and evaluate access to quality education by minority groups. Publication can also be found on the website; these include the "UNESCO Guidelines on Intercultural Education", which can be found here:
Guidelines
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)- UNHCR
The UNHCR launched a joint publication with the International Organisation for Migration called “Not just numbers”. This is a toolkit for teachers and students at second level to examine the topics of migration and asylum seeking.
Manual
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