Need help finding UN budget documents?
As part of the management reforms proposed by Secretary-General António Guterres, the UN is switching from a biennial to an annual budget on a trial basis, beginning with the programme budget for 2020.
Since budget documents can be hard to find, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has put together some tips on locating documents related to the proposed programme budget for 2020.
Latest Security Council Research Tool Online
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 edition of the Security Council Index to Proceedings has just been published and can be consulted online.
The Index to Proceedings gives insight into how various issues were brought before the Security Council for discussion and action, and which decisions were taken by the 15 Security Council members on questions of global concern.
Digitization Update - Conv on Climate Change
In February 1991 the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change launched negotiations for an international treaty on climate change in Washington D.C. To offer an inclusive picture of the work of the Negotiating Committee during those formative years, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has digitized official and unofficial foundation papers from its archives.
Partnerships for Development
Partnerships for Development – What Role for Libraries?
A panel of experts and policy-makers explored this question at an event organized by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library in collaboration with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
Digitization Update - World Social Situation
To promote a deeper understanding of how the world economy and drivers of social progress have evolved over time, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has digitized 12 historic volumes of the Report of the World Social Situation published between 1952 to 1993.
Visit by Metropolitan Museum Watson Library
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library recently welcomed colleagues from the Metropolitan Museum’s Thomas J. Watson Library for a tour of the Library.
Upgraded website for UN Member States
The new UN Member States on the Record website makes it even easier to find primary source materials related to each Member State’s contribution to the activities and deliberations of the UN.
This vital UN information resource has been completely revamped and given a streamlined look and feel.
Digitization Update - United Nations Maps
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has roughly 8000 UN authored maps in its collection. This map collection is unique in its scope, relating to the work the United Nations through the decades.
Kofi Annan declassified: preserving his legacy
When former Secretary-General Kofi Annan completed his 10-year-term at the head of the Organization, he left behind 1,200 boxes of records – a literal flood of memos, letters, and handwritten notes. Several of his close collaborators, UN Archives staff and a lecturer at City College came together at an event hosted by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library to talk about how those records were brought out into the open.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library by the numbers
2018 was a busy year for the Dag Hammarskjöld Library! Explore our diverse Library activities, resources and operations via our infographic.
Digitization Update - Human Rights Yearbook
The United Nations is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this December. What were the concerns of the Organization in the field of human rights over the decades, and where can historic information on Member States activities be located?
Researching the Security Council
What topics were considered by the Security Council in 2018? Where can you find voting information for a resolution? How are the non-permanent members of the Security Council selected? How is the agenda of the Security Council decided? The Dag Hammarskjöld Library provides the answers you seek with a variety of multilingual resources.
30 Articles, 30 Documents: the UDHR at 70
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), this Dag Hammarskjöld Library exhibit presents 30 key documents, each one expanding on and illustrating the specific human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the 30 individual articles comprising the Declaration.
Digitization Update - Comm on Contributions
The Library’s Digitization Unit is pleased to announce that the Committee on Contribution’s monthly status reports from 1950-1993 are now available online. The reports detail the status of contributions by each Member State to the regular budget of the United Nations over the years, and give insight into the ranking and status of payments.
A dialogue on equal, open access & the SDGs
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library, in association with SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), organized an OpenCon satellite conference on 23 October 2018 in UN Headquarters. The theme was Access for all? Equity of access to information, inclusion, and the UN 2030 Agenda.