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United Nations Documents

UN Digital Library

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.

United Nations Official Document System (ODS)

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.

UN OHCHR - Treaty Body Database

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.

Yearbook of the United Nations

The Yearbook is the principal reference work of the United Nations and provides a detailed overview of the Organization's activities.

UN iLibrary

The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations.

The Index to Proceedings

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.

All UN Databases

Full listing of databases from the UN System.

UN Documents training videos

Find recorded training sessions offered by our colleagues at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at UNHQ.

United Nations Records Management

Photo of an archivist looking at a map The ST/SGB/2007/5 (Record-keeping and the management of United Nations archives) states that “all records, including electronic records and e-mail records, created or received by a staff member in connection with or as a result of the official work of the United Nations, are the property of the United Nations” and it places records management as a responsibility of all staff members, departments and offices. Photo of stacks with blue folders

Featured Collections and Topical Guides

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Quotes Database

A curated collection of quotes related to modern multilateralism.

Audio Guide: Podcasts

Episodes from our own podcast, The Next Page, as well as podcasts from the UN system and other audio content about multilateralism.

UN Geneva Artworks

Catalogue for the artworks on display at the United Nations Office at Geneva

UN Archives Geneva Collections

The UN Archives Geneva platform gives access to the archives of the United Nations in Geneva, the League of Nations (1919-1946), international peace movements (from 1870), and private papers.

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