A personal account for access to NYTimes can be set up while onsite, and UN Geneva staff also have the possibility to create their NYTimes accounts remotely. See account setup instructions here.
Use pressreader.com to access thousands of press newspapers and magazines in 60+ languages. Set up your account in the Library, then use the pressreader app on your device. Access is valid for 30 days; open the app onsite to extend access.
Discover the Library's recent acquisitions and new books on featured topics!
The Tribune de Genève is a daily Swiss-French language regional newspaper which provides the latest news on current affairs.
Access the Tribune de Genève through PressReader.
Our eBook collections are available on-site to all users. Permanent Mission staff in Geneva may request credentials to access EBSCOhost eBooks remotely. UN Geneva and UNHCR staff can access all our eBooks remotely via OpenAthens.
The Library & Archives is located inside the United Nations in Geneva. As of 2 September 2024, all our services will be back in Building B of the Palais des Nations: Library reading rooms (1st floor) and Archives reading room (3rd floor).
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.
Find recorded training sessions offered by our colleagues at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at UNHQ.
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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. | ![]() |
A curated collection of quotes related to modern multilateralism.
Episodes from our own podcast, The Next Page, as well as podcasts from the UN system and other audio content about multilateralism.
Catalogue for the artworks on display at the United Nations Office at Geneva
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.