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Who was Ralph Bunche?
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What are the official languages of the United Nations?
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What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination?
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- Human rights
- International law
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Where can I get information about regional groups?
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Where can I find statements made by Iceland during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly?
Last Updated: Jan 24, 2023 |
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Where can I find information about the main sponsor of a General Assembly resolution?
Last Updated: Jan 18, 2023 |
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- Resolutions
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Where can I find information about a Member State's position on an event or topic?
Last Updated: Jan 18, 2023 |
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- Research tools
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Are meeting records issued for informal meetings? for closed meetings?
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2023 |
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How do I file a human rights violation complaint with the United Nations?
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2023 |
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Where can I find statements made by Saudi Arabia during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly?
Last Updated: Jan 09, 2023 |
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What are the opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the UN General Assembly and of the General Debate?
Last Updated: Sep 29, 2022 |
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- General Debate
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How are the non-permanent members of the Security Council selected?
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2019 |
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Are UN resolutions binding?
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2022 |
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What is the longest speech given at the United Nations?
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How many African countries are members of the United Nations?
Last Updated: Jun 28, 2022 |
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Who are the current members of the United Nations?
Last Updated: Jan 09, 2023 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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- General Assembly
- Security Council
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Views: 43733
How is the contribution of a country to the UN budget determined?
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What is the difference between a resolution and a decision?
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How can I find out how a country has voted in the General Assembly?
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- General Assembly
- Voting records
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How are Member States seated in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2022 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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How do organizations and non-member states get observer status in the General Assembly?
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Where can I find information about which countries have co-sponsored Security Council or General Assembly resolutions?
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What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
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Who is the first speaker in the annual general debate of the General Assembly?
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- General Debate
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On what basis was Security Council permanent membership granted?
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2019 |
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How are the non-permanent members of the Security Council selected?
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Are UN resolutions binding?
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What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
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- Security Council
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What is the International Criminal Court (ICC) and what is its relationship with the UN?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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Can the UN Charter be amended, and how many times has this occurred?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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Where can I find information about which countries have co-sponsored Security Council or General Assembly resolutions?
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What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
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How are judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
Last Updated: Mar 15, 2022 |
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Where can I find the names of the countries that have never been elected non-permanent members of the Security Council?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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- Member States
- Security Council
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What does the term "Official Records" mean?
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Where can I find a chart of the UN System?
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Where can I find a list of vetoes? How does the Security Council vote on draft resolutions?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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What is the Caesar report and where can I find it?
Last Updated: Jan 12, 2022 |
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- Human rights
- Security Council
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Where can I find speeches made during the General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council meetings?
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2022 |
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How do I file a human rights violation complaint with the United Nations?
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2023 |
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- Human rights
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Views: 143845
What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination?
Last Updated: Jan 27, 2023 |
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- Human rights
- International law
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Views: 15564
What are General Comments of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies?
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2021 |
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- Human rights
- Treaties
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What is the UN definition of “Stateless Person”?
Last Updated: Dec 20, 2021 |
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What is the Genocide Convention?
Last Updated: Jul 06, 2022 |
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What is the Caesar report and where can I find it?
Last Updated: Jan 12, 2022 |
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- Human rights
- Security Council
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Where can I find information about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
Last Updated: Mar 30, 2022 |
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Where can I find UN information on the “Cylinder of Cyrus” a.k.a. "Edict of Cyrus"?
Last Updated: Jun 13, 2022 |
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- Human rights
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Where can I find a list of human rights treaties?
Last Updated: Jun 02, 2022 |
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- Human rights
- Treaties
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What is the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and how was it established?
Last Updated: Jun 02, 2022 |
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Which countries have been members of the Human Rights Council?
Last Updated: Oct 09, 2019 |
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- Human rights
- Member States
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Where do I find information on the drafting process of the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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Where can I get information on indigenous/traditional knowledge?
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2022 |
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Where can I find the procedural history of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women?
Last Updated: Jun 02, 2022 |
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What is the UN doing for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees?
Last Updated: Jul 22, 2022 |
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How can I access the Library's online subscriptions?
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How do I start research on United Nations topics?
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How can I get copyright permissions for UN material?
Last Updated: Jun 01, 2022 |
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What is the United Nations System Electronic Information Acquisitions Consortium (UNSEIAC)?
Last Updated: Jan 12, 2022 |
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- Electronic resources
- Using the Library
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Can researchers and the general public contact the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 |
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- Using the Library
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Who may use the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2022 |
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- UN documents
- Using the Library
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What UN documents are available online?
Last Updated: Aug 03, 2022 |
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Where is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library located?
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2022 |
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- Headquarters
- Using the Library
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How can I log in to the Dag Hammarskjöld Library website?
Last Updated: Sep 07, 2022 |
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- Using the Library
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May I borrow books from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Jul 21, 2022 |
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- Using the Library
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What is the difference between the UN Library and the UN Archives in New York?
Last Updated: Jun 09, 2022 |
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Does the Dag Hammarskjöld Library accept publications as gifts?
Last Updated: Aug 03, 2022 |
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- Using the Library
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What is the UNBIS Thesaurus?
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2022 |
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- Research tools
- Using the Library
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I work for a UN programme, fund or specialized agency in New York. Can I use Library resources?
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2022 |
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How can I create alerts in the UN Digital Library?
Last Updated: Jul 21, 2022 |
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