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United Nations: Intro

Guide to information created by the UN and the UN Family of Organizations

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Other UN Research Guides

United Nations Research Guides. (Dag Hammarskjöld Library). Wide range of research guides on all major topics the UN addresses: from development and peace and security to happiness.

United Nations Research Guide. From Georgetown University. 

Research Guide: The United Nations. From the Columbia University Law School. Detailed information about UN documents, symbols, and publishing.

Getting material from NRLF

The Northern Regional Library Facility (NRLF) is an off-campus storage facility for many historic UN documents. NRLF materials are available to request in UC Library Search.

  • Borrow print materials from NRLF in UC Library Search. 
  • Receive electronic or paper copies of book chapters or journal articles in eligible titles in UC Library Search.

UC Berkeley Libraries and the United Nations

The University of California Berkeley was a Depository for the United Nations since 1948 until the cessation of the program and also houses documents and publications from the League of Nations.

Key United Nations Databases

UN Digital Library. Freely available UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and publications starting in 1979. 

UN iLibrary. Global search and discovery for digital publications and documents created by the United Nations. Although much of this content is open access, the database provides enhanced discovery and browsing at the chapter level, in some cases back to 1947.

UN Member States On the Record.  Links to searches for member states across UN databases including key documents such as statements made by heads of state before principal organs, resolutions, reports on Human Rights conventions, and more.

United Nations Official Documents System (ODS). Born digital UN documents published from 1993 and scanned documents from 1946 to 1993, including resolutions of the principal organs and Official Records. 

United Nations Yearbook. Historic starting point. Provides a summary of key events and citations to important documents. 

UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. Provide timely information on the current activities of the principal organs and subsidiary bodies, including summaries of meetings.

UN Reference Books

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