Research Guides: Electronic Resources: Databases, A-to-Z

UNOG Library Electronic Resources Collections

Your library provides access to many online databases. Use the tabs in this resource guide to find databases by title or by subject category.

The majority of these databases are accessible from all workstations within the Palais des Nations. Please contact us library@unog.ch to ask about conditions for access to these resources or to arrange for a training session.

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Africa Confidential
Online full text edition of Africa Confidential. Fortnightly analysis of political and economic developments and a forecast of both general trends and specific events in Africa (with occasional special supplements).
Coverage: 1999+. Access: If a registration form appears, please fill it in.
African Journal Archive
The African Journal Archive is a retrospective open access journal service that preserves and makes available African journal literature dating as far back as 1906, originating from a wide base of publishers and societies on the African continent.
allAfrica.com
Content from 130 African news organizations, including full-text news stories in English and French, multi-lingual video streaming, along with a searchable archive of over 900,000 articles.
Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals
Full text of decisions of the ICTY, ICTR, The Special Court for Sierra Leone, The International Criminal Tribunal for Timor-Leste and the ICC; selected cases are summarized and annotated by experts.
Anti-discrimination database (OHCHR)
Information on measures taken at the international, regional and national levels, including: international and regional instruments, case law, legal measures adopted by States, as well as information on policy and institutional measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
AREAER Online (IMF)
The Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions (AREAER) tracks the exchange rate and trade regimes of all members of the International Monetary Fund (currently 189 countries) and three territories (Aruba, Hong Kong SAR, and Curaçao and Sint Maarten—formerly the Netherlands Antilles). AREAER Online provides direct access to the data used to create the yearly reports beginning in 1999.
Armed Conflict Database - IISS
Database from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) covering international and internal conflicts and terrorism.

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Brill E-Books: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Collection
Full text electronic version selected Martinus Nijhoff Publishers books in the broad field of human rights and humanitarian law. UNOG Library has purchased access to a selection of titles.
Brill E-Books: International Law Collection (2009)
International Law E-Books Online is the electronic version of the book publication program of Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in the broad field of international law. UNOG Library has purchased access to titles published in 2009.
Brill E-Books: Social Sciences Collection (2009)
Social Sciences E-Books Online is the electronic version of the book publication program of Brill Publishers in the fields of Social Sciences. UNOG Library has purchased access to titles published in 2009.
Browzine
BrowZine presents the Library's e-journals and articles in a new way. You can browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across disciplines.
To access BrowZine from your smartphone or tablet, download the mobile app.

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CAIRN General Collection
French language database covering the humanities and social sciences. Allows searching and provides access to abstracts of 150 journals. Full-text access to 58 journals including Economie internationale, Mondes en dveloppement and Revue internationale de droit conomique.
Cambridge Journals Online
Includes access to select e-journal subscriptions and open-access titles.
Chartered-based bodies database (OHCHR)
Documents of UN charter-based bodies
Climate Change and Law Collection
This comprehensive collection of climate change and law documents contains original source, non-edited and non-redacted “grey literature” (non-peer reviewed) in English, centered on climate change and the law. Incorporated in the category of ‘law’ is any discipline of law which addressed climate change, including corporate law, environmental law and human rights law.
Collected Courses of the Hague Academy
Since 1923 The Hague Academy of International Law organizes prestigious post-university summer courses in private international law and public international law. The courses are published in the book series "The Hague Academy Collected Courses", now comprising over 360 volumes. This comprehensive online version includes full-text search.

Country Reports (EIU)
EIU Country reports help to keep pace with how national, regional and global events will affect business in the short-to medium term. Each report examines and explains in depth the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments.Covers 200 countries and updated monthly.
Core U.S./Most Cited Law Journals (HeinOnline)
Collection of hundreds of legal periodicals published at U.S. law schools. All titles begin with the first volume published. HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.
Criminal Justice Journals (HeinOnline)
Collection of periodicals designed for the Criminal Justice researcher. All titles begin with the very first volume published. HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.

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Dictionario de la Lengua Española de la Real Academia Española
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Online version of the latest edition of the Dictionario de la Lengua Española de la Real Academia Española

DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
Discover and access academic peer-reviewed books from 175 publishers.
DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
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Directory of over 2000 free, full text scientific and scholarly journals.

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Ebook Central
Full-text e-books on a wide range of topics, including history, psychology, business, political science, and gender studies.
ecoi.net (European Country of Origin Information Network)
ecoi.net provides up-to-date and publicly available country of origin information, including non-governmental, governmental and international organisations, news, maps and national laws.
Economist
Full text articles from the Economist.
Economist (access via EIU.com)
Access to articles from the current issue and previous issues of the Economist (1998- ) available via EIU.com
e-Helvetica Access
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e-Helvetica Access is a specialised database that provides access to digital and digitised collections of the Swiss National Library and to Web Archive Switzerland. Ii includes: websites of historical importance, books, periodicals, university and official publications that have been published in electronic form. You will also find printed publications that have been digitised. Please note that access to certain documents is restricted for copyright reasons and that the use of documents must comply with specific use regulations.
EIU.com
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A set of databases on international business intelligence prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit: China Hand, Country Commerce, CountryData, Country Finance, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, Country Profile, Country Report, Executive Briefing, Global Outlook, Risk Briefing, ViewsWire, World Commodity Forecasts and Worldwide Regulatory Update. Provides continuously updated, comprehensive analysis of political and economic trends, global outlook on macroeconomics, risk and executive briefings, international business newsletters, statistical tables of historical data, and more, on nearly 200 countries. Also provides access to The Economist, European Voice and Roll Call: The Newspaper of Capitol Hill since 1955.

EIU Country Commerce
This practical reference guide to the specific operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in 55 countries offers unbiased guidance on critical issues such as obtaining proper permits and registrations, protecting your intellectual property in the Internet age and complying with local tax laws-including e-commerce rules. Updated annually
EIU Country Profiles and Reports
Outline a country's economic and political status and background. Country Profiles put an annual perspective on the long-term political and social issues affecting each country, providing a complete introduction to all international markets.Covers 200 countries and updated annually. Country reports help to keep pace with how national, regional and global events will affect business in the short-to medium term. Each report examines and explains in depth the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments. Detailed two-year forecasts complement the analysis and pinpoint political and economic developments and trends.Covers 200 countries and updated monthly.
EIU CountryData
Economist Intelligence Unit - Country Data is a database of annual, quarterly and monthly economic indicators and forecasts. It gives you access to 317 series on 150 countries and 45 regional aggregates, running from 1980 and forecasting out five years. For the 60 most important markets, key variables are additionally projected to 2030.
EIU ViewsWire
Every day the ViewsWire highlights up to 250 key economic, political and market developments around the world and provides concise analytical briefings on the implications for business. Covers 201 countries.
Emerald Management
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Includes full-text access to the journal Library Hi-Tech and abstracts for other publications.

Encyclopedia Britannica
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Includes the complete text of the online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Book of the Year and Timeline Browse. Includes more than 130,000 links to the web sites selected by Britannica editors. Updated continually.
Encyclopedie Larousse
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Free online version of the Encyclopdie Larousse. Includes users contributions.
Encyclopédie de l'état du monde
This historical, economic and geopolitical encyclopedia combines the archives of the yearbook l'État du monde, the Dictionnaire historique et géopolitique du XXe siècle and the Nouvel état du Monde. This tool gives access to historical information for each country and region, maps, chronologies, and bibliographic references. The history of the 20th century is illustrated by thematic files, encyclopaedic articles and a world timeline. Also available: analytical articles on international relations, new international challenges and statistical data by country and by region. Access: ID and Password required. Contact library@unog.ch.
e-periodica.ch
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Swiss journals online, an ETH Zurich Library service, provides open access to digitized Swiss journals.
HeinOnline European Center for Minority Issues
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Contains several publications of the ECMI, including ECMI Reports and Working Papers. The ECMI conducts practice-oriented research, provides information and documentation, and offers advisory services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe. HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.

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Factiva.com @ UNOG Library (Please ask your Librarian about conditions for access.)
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News and business information from 152 countries in 22 languages. Includes key news wires: Dow Jones, Reuters, Associated Press, Asia Pulse, Agence France Presse, etc.); key newspapers: same-day and archival coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, Financial Times; key TV & radio transcripts: BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, NPR; key general business and industry publications: The Economist, Forbes, Newsweek, Business Week, L'Express, Far Eastern Economic Review, etc. Coverage varies by source.
FAO Corporate Document Repository
Foreign Law Guide
FLG provides essential information on the primary and secondary sources of foreign law for more than 170 jurisdictions (States, crown colonies, semi-independent states and regional organizations). Comprehensive in content and global in scope, it contains exhaustive links within the work and to many URLs on the world level.

HeinOnline Federal Register Library
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The Federal Register Library is a comprehensive, image-based, and fully-searchable collection of U.S. Federal Register volumes. HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.

HeinOnline Foreign & International Law Resources Database
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HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.

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Gallica
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Gallica is the online library of the National Library of France, and includes other partners information. New content is added on a weekly basis, so far it gives access to more than 2 millions documents.

Gallica Ebooks
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Gallica is the online library of the National Library of France, and includes other partners information. New content is added on a weekly basis, so far it gives access to more than 2 millions documents.
Gallica Periodicals

Global Search
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Searches UNOG Library Catalog and e-Resources simultaneously
Grand Robert de la langue francaise
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Le Grand Robert de la langue franaise provides the entire 6 volumes of the latest print edition of this prestigious work. Enriched with numerous editorial additions and new features, it is the largest contemporary dictionary of the French language. Le Grand Robert online contains 100,000 entries, 350,000 definitions, spellings, etymologies, usage, literary citations, and conjugations of all verbs.
How to install Le Grand Robert in Firefox and Windows (explanations in French only).
World Bank Global Economic Monitor
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World Bank Global Economic Monitor (GEM) provides daily, monthly and quarterly updates of global economic developments, with coverage of high income- as well as developing countries. GEM also provides monthly briefs of topical issues including: High income countries (United States, Japan, Euro Area), Industrial production, High-tech markets, International trade, Commodity prices, International finance, Currencies and Focus topic (ad hoc, event driven).
World Bank International Debt Statistics
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International Debt Statistics (IDS)?formerly known as Global Development Finance (GDF)?provides external debt and financial flows statistics for countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt under the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Coverage : Data run from 1970 for most reporting countries.

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Harvard Business Review
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Harvard Business Review online
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HeinOnline American Bar Association Journals
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HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. Although HeinOnline already contains substantial holdings, new titles are constantly being added and the depth of coverage is being expanded over time. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.

HeinOnline United Nations Law Collection
This collection contains exact reproductions of major United Nations legal publications, including the complete collection of the United Nations Treaty Series, the League of Nations Treaty Series, the Monthly Statement of Treaties & International Agreements, UNCITRAL Publications, UNIDIR Publications, the United Nations Legislative Series and much more.

Finding Aids and additional features make it easy to pull up a UN Treaty by entering a UNTS Citation, search for a UN Treaty, and link to law review articles that cite a UN Treaty.
HeinOnline World Trials
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This collection includes more than 3,200 trials including complete sets of American State Trials, Howell?s State Trials, and the Nuremburg Trials. It also includes famous trials from Philadelphia?s Jenkins Law Library, Cornell University, and the University of Missouri-Columbia?s trials collections. It contains trial transcripts, critical court documents, and trial-related resources such as monographs which analyze and debate the decisions of famous trials, as well as biographies of many of the greatest trial lawyers in history.
Human Rights by Country (OHCHR)
Present human rights information and documents by country

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HeinOnline Intellectual Property Journals
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HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.

HeinOnline International & Non-U.S. Law Journals
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An image-based collection of International and non-U.S. law journals. All titles begin with the first volume published. HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.
ILO Library Catalogue (Labordoc)
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Labordoc contains references to a wide range of print and electronic publications, including journal articles, from countries around the world, on all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods, and the work-related aspects of economic and social development and human rights.
IMF E-Library
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The IMF e-Library delivers the IMF?s publications, research, analytical papers, and reports as a one-stop resource for IMF content. Includes various electronic formats, full-text searching, citation and sharing tools.
IMF Data (new open-access platform)
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This new open-access platform replaced the former IMF e-Library Data , which was closed in September 2015.
IMF Data includes portals and dynamic visualization to showcase datasets which became available free of charge on January 1, 2015. The datasets are: International Financial Statistics (international and domestic finance), Balance of Payment Statistics (international economic transactions data and International Investment Position), Government Finance Statistics (budgetary and extra-budgetary financial operations data of governments), and Direction of Trade Statistics (value of exports and imports between countries and their trading partners).
How to search IMF Data - IMF Data Help
IMF Economic Review
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The IMF Economic Review is the official research journal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed, high-quality, context-related academic research on open-economy macroeconomics. It emphasizes rigorous analysis with an empirical orientation that is of interest to a broad audience, including academics and policymakers. Studies that borrow from, and interact with, other fields such as finance, international trade, political economy, labor, economic history or development are also welcome.

IMF Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
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Budgetary and extra-budgetary financial operations data of governments, with history to 1990.
IMF International Financial Statistics (IFS)
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Statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance, with history to 1948.

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Covers all forms of foreign (non-Anglo-American) law, including comparative law and legal systems (journal articles, congress reports, essay collections, yearbooks, and book reviews). Coverage : 1985+
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (H.W. Wilson)
Covers law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications published in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It also indexes monographs in the area of jurisprudence, with an estimated 2,500 monographs to be indexed annually. Coverage : 1983+
IngentaConnect
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IngentaConnect can be used primarily to find abstracts and citations. Full-text access is available for journals to which UNOG Library subscribes, including African and Asian Studies, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, IDS Bulletin, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy and Strategic Survey.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
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The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences contains over 2.5 million references from an international selection of publications including over 2800 journals indexed and 7000 books added yearly. IBSS focuses mainly on the four core social science disciplines: anthropology, politics, economics and sociology. It also covers a number of interdisciplinary subjects, such as development studies, human geography and environment, and gender studies.Coverage : 1951+
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center
This database offers information on different dimensions of security & counter-terrorism and is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues. Content includes full text journals, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, blogs, FAQs, and proprietary Background Information Summaries that pertain to terrorism and security.
Taylor & Francis Online
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Full-text access is given for journals to which the UNOG Library subscribes, including Adelphi Papers, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Survival and Third World Quarterly.

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IHS Jane's Intelligence Review
Jane's Intelligence Review forecasts the implications of recent events on global security and country risk and identifies the key emerging threats for the international community.
International Law Reports (Justis)
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International Law Reports is a database devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of decisions of international courts and arbitrators as well as judgments of national courts. Covers all significant cases of public international law since 1919 and on a wide range of topics such as state and diplomatic immunity, treaties between states, war and terrorism. Registered users can save searches, subscribe to e-alerts and RSS feeds.
JSTOR
JSTOR gives access to a full-text searchable collection of leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. All titles begin with volume one.UNOG Library subscribes to collections I, II and IV.
Jurisprudence database (OHCHR)
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This database provides easy access to jurisprudence emanating from the United Nations Treaty Bodies which receive and consider complaints from individuals (CCPR, CAT, CEDAW, CERD, CRPD, CED, CESCR and CRC).

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Kluwer Law International @ UNOG Library (Please ask your Librarian about conditions for access)
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Kluwer Law Online can be used primarily to find abstracts and citations of legal periodicals. Full-text access is available for journals to which UNOG Library subscribes, including Common market law review, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, European Foreign Affairs Review, Journal of International Arbitration, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, and World Competition.

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Language of Peace
Languageofpeace.org is an innovative tool to search provisions of Peace Agreements. Designed to meet the needs of mediators, drafters, conflict parties and other stakeholders, it provides easy access to compare and collate language on key issues across 75,000+ provisions of around 1,000 peace agreements.

Language of Peace was created through the Legal Tools for Peace-Making Project, carried out by a research team at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (University of Cambridge), in collaboration with the United Nations Mediation Support Unit.

Lexilogos - Dictionaries (ENG)
Free website in which you will find online dictionaries for numerous languages. (English interface)
Lexilogos - Dictionaries (FRE)
Free website in which you will find online dictionaries for numerous languages. (French interface)
Lexilogos - Online Translator
Free website in which you can translate simple phrases in numerous languages. (English interface)
Lexilogos - Traducteur en ligne
Free website in which you can translate simple phrases in numerous languages. (French interface)

Lexis.com @ UNOG Library (Please ask your Librarian about conditions for access)
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Accessible from all UNOG Library workstations. Please ask your Librarian for the ID and Password. Full text database which provides access to over 10,000 news, business and legal publications. Includes more than 50 major English-language newspapers as well as non-English language news sources; broadcast transcripts from the major television networks and wire services. Law sources available include: case law and legislation from around the world and articles from over 600 law journals; U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1790 to present and all U.S. Federal laws from 1988 to present.
Library & Information Networks for Knowledge Database (WHOLIS)
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World Health Library Online Catalog

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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
This online version represents a new edition of the Encyclopedia of Public International Law that was published between 1991 and 2001. Nearly all topics are being rewritten and many new topics included in order to capture the latest developments in international law. The intention is that the Encyclopedia will be a work that reflects international law from a global perspective while taking into account regional perspectives. The authors of the articles are legal scholars and practitioners from all over the world.
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Case Law Database
The MICT (Mechanism for International Tribunals) Case Law Database (CLD) provides access to extracts of key judgements and decisions of the ICTR, ICTY, and MICT Appeals Chambers. The full text of the corresponding appeal judgements and decisions are also available.
Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Online version building on Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Includes access to the citations database, word popularity rankings and others.

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Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online (New)

The new edition retains the inspiring tradition of bringing together the world's most influential economists writing in their own voice in their areas of expertise. Released simultaneously online The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is a dynamic, updated resource serving the information needs of a new generation of economists.

The online Dictionary is a dynamic resource for economists which:
>contains full text of 2008 print edition
>incorporates quarterly additions and updates
>allows remote access to members of subscribing institutions
>offers excellent search and browse facilities, which make it possible to explore the content of the Dictionary with great speed and ease
>contains hyperlinked cross-references within articles, making it an indispensable tool for researchers and students
>features carefully selected and maintained links to related sites, sources of further information and bibliographical citations
>enables users to bookmark searches and articles, along with their own notes, in My Dictionary, or add links to articles on social bookmarking sites
>contains full text of the 1987 Archive edition

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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) is the first international Open Access project in the area of scholarly book publishing and is supported by the European Union. The OAPEN Library offers free full-text access to a growing collection of peer-reviewed academic books in the Humanities and Social Sciences from universities and university presses across Europe.
OECD iLibrary
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OECD iLibrary is the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's online library for books, journals, working papers and statistics and serves as the gateway to OECD analysis and data. (It replaces SourceOECD, which will continue to be accessible until al required functionalities on the iLibrary are available.) Users can download selected titles in PDF or HTML format or download statistics in HTML, XLS or CSV formats. OECD iLibrary contains all publications and datasets released by OECD, International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998.
OHCHR Anti-Discrimination Database
The OHCHR anti-discrimination database provides easy access to information on measures taken at the international, regional and national levels, including: international and regional instruments, case law from international, regional and national courts, legal measures adopted by States, as well as information on policy and institutional measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
OLISnet
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OLISnet is OECD's Secure Extranet information service for Member country officials and other authorized organizations. It provides access to Committee meeting documents, related event information, and OECD publications and statistical products on economic and social sciences.
Open Journal Systems (OJS)
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Collection of open access journals
Oxford Dictionaries Pro
Oxford Dictionaries Pro is a current English language resource. It contains dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference and offers quick search access to definitions of words, phrases, and idioms. It offers guidance on style and usage, grammar, and spelling; plus specialist guides for legal and technical writing.
Oxford Dictionaries | Arabic
Oxford Dictionaries | Arabic is an extensive and interactive online dictionary of Modern Standard Arabic and English. Informed by Oxford’s renowned language research and compiled by an international team of expert advisors, the dictionary is based on language as it’s used today.
Oxford English Dictionary
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The new Oxford English Dictionary Online, provides access to the material contained in the 20-volume Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and the 3 volumes of Additions, as well as quarterly releases of at least 1000 new and revised entries.
Oxford Journals
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Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press, publishes academic and research journals covering a broad range of subject areas, such as economics, law, and refugee studies. UNOG Library?s Oxford Journal subscriptions include: African affairs, Cambridge Journal of Economics, European journal of international law, Human rights law review, International Journal of Refugee Law, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Refugee Studies, and Refugee Survey Quarterly.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries: Arabic-English; English-Arabic; Chinese-English; English-Chinese; French-English; English-French; German-English; English-German; Italian-English; English-Italian; Russian-English; English-Russian; Spanish-English; English-Spanish.
Oxford Reference Online
A cross-searchable database of over 100 of Oxford's central English and bilingual dictionaries, usage, quotations, and subject reference books. Online texts are updated after new editions of the print monographs are published.
Oxford Reports on International Law
Oxford Reports on International Law brings together decisions on public international law from international courts and tribunals, domestic courts and ad hoc tribunals. The full scope of international case law is available and accompanied by expert analysis. It consists of four modules: Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts, Oxford Reports on International Criminal Law, Oxford Reports on International Human Rights Decisions, Oxford Reports on International Courts of General Jurisdiction. Search options include full text, keyword, date of decisions, jurisdiction and ILDC citation.
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law
Access full-text online editions of market-leading reference works and treatises such as Oppenheim's International Law, and the Oxford Commentaries on International Law. Browse, search and move between references and case reports as well as further commentary and analysis.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank's official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products. OKR contains research from thousands of works including World Bank published books, World Development Reports, Policy Research Working Papers, Economic and Sector Work studies, journal articles, and World Bank Group annual reports and independent evaluation studies.

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Le Petit Robert
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Le nouveau Petit Robert is an everyday tool for proper usage of the French language. This online dictionary contains 60,000 entries, 300,000 definitions, etymologies, and phonetic transcriptions. It also contains quotes, examples and expressions, homonyms and conjugation of 6,500 verbs.
How to install Le Petit Robert in Firefox and Windows (explanations in French only).
Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online (New)
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The new edition retains the inspiring tradition of bringing together the world's most influential economists writing in their own voice in their areas of expertise. Released simultaneously online The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is a dynamic, updated resource serving the information needs of a new generation of economists.

The online Dictionary is a dynamic resource for economists which:
>contains full text of 2008 print edition
>incorporates quarterly additions and updates
>allows remote access to members of subscribing institutions
>offers excellent search and browse facilities, which make it possible to explore the content of the Dictionary with great speed and ease
>contains hyperlinked cross-references within articles, making it an indispensable tool for researchers and students
>features carefully selected and maintained links to related sites, sources of further information and bibliographical citations
>enables users to bookmark searches and articles, along with their own notes, in My Dictionary, or add links to articles on social bookmarking sites
>contains full text of the 1987 Archive edition
Palgrave Macmillan Journals
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Abstracts of all Palgrave Journals. UNOG Library subscribes only to IMF Economic Review in full text.

Pentagon Papers (HeinOnline)
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Officially titled United States - Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense. These "Pentagon Papers" are a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967

PERSEE - Portail de revues scientifiques en sciences humaines et sociales
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Offers full-text access to 20 French-language journals covering the humanities and social sciences. Established by the Ministry of State Education, Higher Education and Research (France). Journals include Politique trangre, Revue franaise de science politique and Revue internationale de droit compar.
Presse suisse en ligne
News, Full text

In partnership with publishers and/or cultural heritage libraries in Switzerland, the Swiss National Library has digitized over 30 Swiss newspapers titles.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a web-based interface providing indexing, abstracting, and selected full-text access to records in 15 major databases. Altogether, it covers 8272 magazines, journals, newspapers and Newsletters. Coverage : dates vary by source; generally periodicals indexed back to 1971 with full-text back to 1988; newspapers indexed back to 1989 with full-text back to 1995.
Proquest Mobile
Now, you can access ProQuest Central databases on the mobile web. Works with an iPhone®, iPod touch®, Android™, or BlackBerry® device. See how it works with this video
PubMed Central
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PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature. Access to the full text of articles in PMC is free, except where a journal requires a subscription for access to recent articles.

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REDALyC
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Redalyc allows users to find full-text articles in social sciences, humanities, natural and exact sciences. Users can browse sources by topic, title and country; search for articles by keyword, author or title. This collection of periodicals in Spanish language is enlarged with some English titles.
Refworld
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Provided by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Refworld is an essential support tool for refugee status determination and other related research purposes. The database contains a vast collection of reports concerning situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks.
ReliefWeb
The leading source for humanitarian information on global crises and disasters, collecting and providing the latest reports, maps and infographics and videos from trusted sources. It is a specialized digital service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Revues.org
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Revues.org is a French portal of humanities and social sciences journals, focusing on history, political science, sociology, linguistics and literature. Access is free. The majority of publications are in French, but journals published outside of France and in other languages are included as well. The titles are published by research institutions, university presses and private publishers and are selected by an academic council. Of special interest are Calenda (a French research calendar that includes close to 9?000 events related to humanities and social sciences) and In-extenso (French search engine that provides free access to research articles and Internet sites).
Rosenne's Law and Practice of the International Court: 1920-2015
Preserving Rosenne’s focus on the caselaw of the Court, the Fifth Edition is supplemented with increased references to the leading academic literature, and, like the Fourth Edition, is divided into four substantive volumes.

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SA ePublications Open Access Journal Collection
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The collection currently comprises 46 South African journals, which may be searched individually, and provides immediate access to the PDF versions of 6 000+ full-text articles. Of the journals in the collection, 15 appear on the Approved South African Journals list, the ISI list, or the IBSS list. New journal titles and issues are added to the collection on an ongoing basis. Some journals also contain metadata records (including abstracts) for older articles where full text is not available.
SAGE Journals Online
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SAGE Journals Online can be used primarily to find abstracts and citations. Full-text access is available for the select journals to which UNOG Library subscribes.
Wiley Online Library
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Wiley Online Library can be used primarily to find abstracts and citations. Full-text access is available for the select journals to which UNOG Library subscribes, including Development Policy Review, Disasters, Foreign Policy Analysis, The Political Quarterly and The World Economy.
SciELO
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SciELO intends to increase the national and international visibility, accessibility and credibility of the Latin American and Caribbean scientific publication, through the integrated publishing of national and regional collections of scientific journals on the Internet.
ScienceDirect Journals
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Full-text scientific database which includes abstracts and full-text journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. Access to full text is limited to certain journals only.

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Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
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The eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 220,200 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 179,800 downloadable full text documents in pdf format.Access: create your own free account in order to view full-text papers.

Social Services Abstracts
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Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300+ serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews. Coverage : 1979+

Springer Online Journals Complete
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Springerlink can be used primarily to find abstracts and citations. Full-text access is available for the select journals to which UNOG Library subscribes. Full-text titles include, among others, Review of International Organizations, Population research and policy review, International review of economics, Human rights review.
Statesman's Yearbook Online
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The Statesman?s Yearbook features extensive updated profiles on every country in the world. Each profile includes a concise geographic, historic, economic, political, social and cultural overview of the country together with essential statistics. It includes detailed maps of all 194 countries, biographic profiles of all current leaders, links to key national websites and access to the complete Archive from 1864.
Stratfor
Strategic forecasting and custom intelligence analysis and forecasting of existing or potential competitive and security threats in specific markets or regions.

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HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements Library
An image-based collection of all treaties for which the U.S. has ever been a party. HeinOnline is a full text archive of U.S. and Canadian law journals. The emphasis is on historical material that has not previously been available online or accessible through online indexes. It is possible to browse the archive's contents or search by keyword. There is also a "citation navigator" to assist in finding articles directly from a citation. All material is available as a high quality image of the original document.
TermiumPlus
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Termium Plus is the Government of Canada's linguistic database containing bilingual records (English/French) for terminology, proper names and translation problems. Contains many specialized terms not typically found in standard bilingual dictionaries. Includes approximately three million English and French terms and names, as well as over 70,000 Spanish terms.

Transnational Dispute Management
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Portal devoted to all aspects of commercial and investment arbitration (legal, political, business etc.). Includes TDM Journal, academic articles, collection of laws, regulations, contracts, guidelines, treaties, tribunal/court awards in the field of investment arbitration. It also gives access to OGEMID forum debating issues related to oil, gas and energy infrastructure.

Treaty-based bodies database (OHCHR)
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Documents of UN treaty-based bodies

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UN-I-QUE: United Nations Info Quest
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UN-I-QUE was created by the UN Dag Hammarskjld Library to provide quick access to document symbols/sales numbers for UN materials (1946 onwards).
UN iLibrary
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UN iLibrary contains a selection of recent publications by United Nations departments.
United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
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Procedural history, status of ratifications, etc. of international instruments
UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database
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The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) contains detailed imports and exports statistics reported by statistical authorities of close to 200 countries or areas. It concerns annual trade data from 1962 to the most recent year. UN Comtrade is considered the most comprehensive trade database available with more than 1 billion records.
UNCTADstat
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Gives free access to all UNCTAD statistics, with basic and derived indicators built upon common rules, harmonized environment and clear methodology. The statistical series are regularly updated and classified into easy-to-navigate themes. UNCTADstat offers ready-to-use analytical groupings, with a unique coverage for countries and products and a particular focus on developing and transition economies.
UNdata
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UN Data aims to bring UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point, allowing them to search and download a variety of statistical information on various topics including population, industry, energy, refugees, human development and MDGs. Users can access a large number of UN databases containing over 55 million data points either by browsing the data series or through a keyword search. Useful features include country profiles, advanced search options and several glossaries. New databases and features are regularly added.
Universal Human Rights Index
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The database provides easy access to country-specific human rights information emanating from international human rights mechanisms in the United Nations system: the Treaty Bodies, the Special Procedures and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
This tool aims at raising awareness of the human rights recommendations coming from these mechanisms and assisting governments, civil society organizations, national human rights institutions, and United Nations partners with their implementation. The Index allows the user to find out about human rights issues worldwide, and to see how the legal interpretation of international human rights law has evolved over the past ten years.
United Nations Juridical Yearbook
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Published by the UN Office of Legal Affairs since 1963, the Yearbook reviews legal developments of the UN and related intergovernmental organizations and includes information on national legislation and treaties concerning the legal status of the UN and related organizations, a general review of their legal activities, texts of multilateral treaties, summaries of select decisions of their administrative tribunals and of legal opinions of the UN Office of Legal Affairs, information on decisions of international courts and tribunals, etc.
United Nations Law Collection (HeinOnline)
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United Nations Legal Publications (Global Search)
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Proceedings of Diplomatic Conferences / Repertoire of Practice of the Security Council / Repertory of Practice of UN Organs / UNRIIA / Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the ICJ / UN Juridical Yearbook / UNCITRAL Yearbook / UNCITRAL publications / Yearbook of the ILC
United Nations Population Division Publications

United Nations Statistical Databases
Portal of United Nations Statistical Divisions different databases

United Nations Treaty Collection
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UN Treaty Collection offers a comprehensive database of international treaties and related information.
University of California Press Journals
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Abstracts of all University of California Journals. Full text is only available for certain titles.
UNODA Documents Library
UNODA's (UN Office for Disarmament Affairs) specialized archive provides quick and direct access to United Nations disarmament-related documents in one convenient location. It includes special sessions final documents and reports; Disarmament Commission guidelines and treaty review declarations.
UNODA Treaties Database
Find major multilateral arms regulation and disarmament agreements.
UNOG and League of Nations Archives Catalog
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UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Document Search (OHCHR)
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Collection of case opinions and reports that have been produced by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
UNWTO e-Library
Information source offering access to research and information in the area of tourism. The UNWTO Elibrary contains books, journals and statistical reports by country and by indicator.

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Wiley Online Library
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Wiley Online Library can be used primarily to find abstracts and citations. Full-text access is available for the select journals to which UNOG Library subscribes, including Development Policy Review, Disasters, Foreign Policy Analysis, The Political Quarterly and The World Economy.

World Bank Africa Development Indicators
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Contains over 1,400 indicators and time series from 1965 for 53 countries where data available. Data include social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, and environmental indicators.

World Bank Data Catalog
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Open access to the World Bank catalog of statistical data.
World Bank e-Library
Subscription to World Bank eLibrary ended 01/03/2017. Many World Bank publications can be found in the Open Knowledge Repository.
World Bank World Development Indicators
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World Development Indicators Online (WDI) provides direct access to more than 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups.Coverage : 1960+
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples (Minority Rights Group International)
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This online directory of minorities and indigenous peoples grew out of Minority Rights Group’s encyclopaedic World Directory of Minorities, first published in 1990 and updated and expanded in 1997. This World Directory has been restructured into database format, updated and expanded, and the entire text is now available free of charge for the use of all those throughout the world with an interest in any aspect of minorities and indigenous peoples, their rights, their historical, political or geographical context.
WTO Library catalogue
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World Trade Organization Library Online Catalog.

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Yearbook of the United Nations
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The Yearbook is the principal reference work of the United Nations and provides a detailed overview of the Organization's activities. Each Yearbook is fully indexed and includes all major General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council resolutions. The complete collection (1946-2005) is available here. Search options include full text through the complete collection or a specific period.

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