The top priority of the UN Library&Archives Geneva is to provide research and information services to support the participation of Member States in the United Nations. This page serves as a quick guide to some of the key services and resources for Permanent Missions in Geneva.
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The Library & Archives is located inside the United Nations in Geneva, in Building B of the Palais des Nations.
Visitors must enter through the Pregny Pavillion. Click on the map for a larger version.
Access to UN-produced content including UN documents and publications. Links to full text appear when available. Voting information for resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and Security Council, and citation to speeches made in the principal organs.
Full text search of documents issued since 1993; resolutions of all principal organs & Security Council plenary documents since 1946. Includes the Daily Journals of New York and Geneva.
Includes documents submitted to any of the UN human rights treaty monitoring bodies. Filter by convention, country, type of document, document symbol, and/or date.
The Yearbook is the principal reference work of the United Nations and provides a detailed overview of the Organization's activities.
The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations.
An annual bibliographic guide to the proceedings and documentation of the major UN organs: a comprehensive subject index to the documents and an index to speeches.
Full listing of databases from the UN System.
A curated collection of quotes related to modern multilateralism.
Find episodes from our own podcast, The Next Page, and podcasts from the UN system.
Catalogue for the artworks on display at the United Nations Office at Geneva
Organized by topic and updated daily, Conference Primers bring together key resources for keeping abreast of the discussions and decisions of all major conferences in Geneva.
Conference Primers PRO are more in-depth, tailored packages of information resources + services to support preparation for and engagement in specific conferences hosted by UN Geneva.
Which resources do you use to keep abreast of the discussions at major conferences and events? To suggest resources to be added to the Conference Primers website, please share your recommendations here.
View the recording of the 3/11/2020 session about Key Library & Archives resources for the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva.
The Commons has been developed by the UN Library Geneva and the UN Geneva Centre for Learning and Multilingualism to generate new opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and collaboration for diplomats, UN staff and interns in Geneva.
Permanent Missions staff and staff of the UN: Contact us to request a tailored session for yourself or your team!
Find recorded training sessions offered by our colleagues at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at UNHQ.
