General debate statements at your fingertips
At the beginning of each session of the General Assembly, world leaders gather at UN Headquarters to share their views on the world stage. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year's general debate has transitioned to a mainly virtual format.
Want to learn more about which speakers have represented your country over the years? Which speaker gave the longest speech? Which Heads of State have delivered statements since 1946? Ask DAG has the answers!
1 Million Records in the UN Digital Library
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is celebrating the milestone of creating over one million bibliographic metadata records in the UN Digital Library, its online catalogue.
Explore 75 years of UN milestone documents
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has unveiled an online exhibit of key documents that have shaped international relations and led to remarkable changes in the lives of the peoples of the world.
Digitization Update - Marine Resources
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has now digitized the complete documentation of the "First International Technical Conference on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the Sea", consisting of technical and working papers, meeting records, and committee reports.
We invite you to explore these historical documents in the UN Digital Library.
Preservation Week and UN Oral History
Did you know that the UN Dag Hammarskjold Library offers a digital collection of oral history interviews and transcripts with senior UN officials and diplomats that offer insider views and personal perspectives on the Organization's work to maintain world peace? This is the UN Oral History Collection, a joint project of the UN Library and Yale University.
Digitization Update – Human Settlements
The global discussion on human settlements began as early as 1965 when the General Assembly identified inadequate housing as one of the most urgent problems necessitating immediate solutions and called upon all nations to mobilize resources and make strong efforts to improve the housing conditions for millions of people.
Researchers can now delve into the UN Conference on Human Settlements documentation which was recently digitized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library.
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Chat with us!
In addition to answering questions by phone and email, the Library now offers an online chat service. From questions about UN document symbols or events in the organization’s rich history, we have already responded to over 2,000 queries.
Remote access to Library services
The United Nations remains open for business, and so does the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Digital services will now be offered remotely to our clients and the Reading Rooms are open for in person services again.
Digitization Update - World Conf on Women
In 1975, the First World Conference of the International Women's Year was held in Mexico City. The Conference marked the beginning of a new era of greater participation of women and girls in all aspects of social progress, development, and the search for peace, and urged Member States to recognize women’s rights and to develop policies to fully integrate women into all areas of life.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has now digitized the complete documentation of the Conference.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library by the numbers
2019 was a busy year for the Dag Hammarskjöld Library! Explore our diverse Library activities, resources and operations via our infographic.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library by the numbers
2019 was a busy year for the Dag Hammarskjöld Library! Explore our diverse Library activities, resources and operations via our infographic.
World Economy on the Cusp of a New Decade
On 23 January 2020, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library held this year’s debut Insight Series about the recently launched UN flagship publication World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020.
Library launches linked data services platform
How can we make the UN’s published output relevant for searchers? Linked data is structured data interlinked with other data, making it more useful (and discoverable) through semantic queries. The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is pleased to announce the launch of their new linked data services platform: metadata.un.org.
Digitization Update - UN Energy Conference
Did you know that, long before the adoption of the 2030 Agenda which set ensuring access to affordable, sustainable and modern energy for all as one of its 17 sustainable development goals (SDG 7), the UN had already started exploring new sources of energy for sustainable development?
The UN Conference on New Sources of Energy, held in 1961 in Rome, Italy, discussed the applications of geothermal, wind and solar energy, as well as the means by which sustainable energy could be brought into wider use. The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has now digitized the complete documentation of the Conference on New Sources of Energy.