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• United Nations Charter
  The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945.
• Catalogue of Documents
  Catalogue of documents and publications indexed by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva (1979-). UNBISnet also provides instant access to a growing number of full text resources in the six official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), including resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council from 1946 onward.
• Dag Hammarskjöld Library
  Catalogue of UN documents and publications, voting records, and an index to speeches.
• Data and Statistics
  An enormous, free database of statistical information gathered by the United Nations and related agencies. Includes data from more than 180 countries and from a diverse group of IGOs, including the FAO, Unesco, UNDP and the WHO.
• Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
  ECOSOC is the principal organ to coordinate economic, social, and related work of the 14 UN specialized agencies, functional commissions and five regional commissions. The Council also receives reports from eleven UN funds and programmes.
• Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - Resolutions and Decisions
  Coverage is from 2001 to present.
• General Assembly
  General Assembly occupies a central position as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. Comprising all 192 Members of the United Nations, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion.
• General Assembly - Resolutions
  Coverage is from the first session in 1946 to present.
• General Assembly - Session Documents
  Coverage is from 2002 to present
• Index to Speeches
  Citations to speeches made in the General Assembly (1983-), the Security Council (1983-), the Economic and Social Council (1983-) and the Trusteeship Council (1982). Links to the full text of speeches are provided.
• International Court of Justice (IJC)
  The (ICJ) has a twofold role: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (Contentious cases) and to give advisory opinions (Advisory proceedings) on legal questions. Coverage is from 1947 to date.
• Member States
  This site contains the following types of documents organized by member state: meeting records, draft resolutions, states parties reports and press releases.
• Peacekeeping Operations
  United Nations peacekeeping is a unique and dynamic instrument developed by the Organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict create the conditions for lasting peace.
• Press Releases
  Current press releases from the UN. Includes searchable database.
• Secretary-General – Selected Documents
  Coverage from 1992 to present.
• Security Council – Mission Reports
  Coverage is from 1992 to present.
• Security Council – Presidential Statements
  Coverage is from 1994 to the present
• Security Council - Reports of the Secretary General
  Coverage is from the first session in 1946 to present.
• Security Council – Resolutions
  Coverage is from the first session in 1946 to present.
• Security Council – Sanctions Committee
  Detailed information on each sanctions committee, including relevant measures, lists, Committee Guidelines and comprehensive documentation, including official documents and Press Releases.
• Voting Records
  The voting records for all resolutions which were adopted by the General Assembly beginning with its 32nd session (1977-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-). Links to the full text of resolutions are provided.

• UNBISnet(United Nations Bibliographic Information System)
  UNBISnet is the catalog for United Nations documents and publications. Also included are commercial publications and other non-UN sources held in the collection of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. The coverage of UNBISnet is from 1979 onward, however, older documents are being added to the catalogue on a regular basis. UNBISnet also provides instant access to a growing number of full text resources in the six official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), including resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council from 1946 onward.
• United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
  United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) provides access to over 300 statistical series covering all countries, from more than 30 specialized international data sources.
• United Nations Official Document System (ODS)
  The United Nations Official Document System (ODS) provides full-text access to all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.

For further assistance, contact:

• Marie Concannon, Government Documents Coordinator
• Sandy Schiefer, Government Documents Librarian