International Resources

The UN's stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law and security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achievement of world peace. With 191 member countries, the UN is composed of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Secretariat, and International Court of Justice, along with the UN System - 12 independent organizations such as the IMF, plus UN offices, programs, and funds such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

A to Z list of all the agencies within the UN

Search the catalog of UN publications since 1979 - if the document is available full text, a link is provided. Also search voting records and an index to speeches.

intergovernmental organization of developing states (now 130+ of them) in the UN. Aims to "articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development".

Browseable databases of key documents from the General Assembly (such as the Resolutions) the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.

Full-text official United Nations documentation. Most series begin in 1993, but older documents are added on a daily basis, and the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council are available from 1946 onwards. But you will not find here press releases, UN sales publications, the United Nations Treaty Series, or brochures issued by the Department of Public Information.

Research guides by subject created by UN staff in Geneva. Any books,articles, database, journals would need to be searched search via EWU Libraries website, but the UN Library Geneva guides pull together UN documents and publications by subject that are available to anyone.