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What does it mean when the General Assembly "takes note of" a report?
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What is the hierarchy of norms in the UN legal order?
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What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
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Where can I find the reform proposals of Secretary-General António Guterres?
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Are there Public Collected Papers of the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
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Where can I get information about regional groups?
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Where can I find information about the International Conferences on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy?
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How can I research the legislative history of a UN General Assembly resolution?
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How can I research the topic of UN Security Council reform?
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How are countries elected to membership in UN bodies?
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Who are the current members of the UN?
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What are the opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the UN General Assembly and of the General Debate?
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What is the longest speech given at the United Nations?
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Are UN resolutions binding?
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How many African countries are members of the United Nations?
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What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
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What is the difference between a resolution and a decision?
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How are UN Member States seated in the General Assembly?
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What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
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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 the co-sponsors of draft resolutions or decisions?
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Who is the first speaker in the annual general debate of the General Assembly?
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Who are the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly?
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Can the public attend and observe the UN General Assembly general debates?
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How are judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
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Are UN resolutions binding?
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What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
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What is the International Criminal Court (ICC) and what is its relationship with the UN?
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What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
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Where can I find the co-sponsors of draft resolutions or decisions?
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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?
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How are judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
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Where can I find a list of vetoes? How does the Security Council vote on draft resolutions?
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Where can I find a chart of the UN System?
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How are countries elected to membership in UN bodies?
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What is the Index to Proceedings?
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How are members of the Security Council elected? How are non-permanent members of the Security Council selected? Why are there permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council?
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Where can I find the letters of 24 December 1991 regarding the continuation of the membership of the USSR by the Russian Federation?
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Where can I find speeches made during General Assembly, Security Council, and Economic and Social Council meetings?
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How can I research UN peacekeeping?
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How do I file a human rights violation complaint with the United Nations?
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What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination?
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Where can I find UN information on the “Cylinder of Cyrus” a.k.a. "Edict of Cyrus"?
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What countries have been members of the Human Rights Council?
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Where can I find this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt at the UN?
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Where can I find a procedural history of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women?
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Where can I find UN documents related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) issues at the United Nations?
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How can I find how a country has voted in the Human Rights Council?
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What is the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and how was it established?
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Where can I find information about the Human Rights Council?
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How can I access the Library's online subscriptions?
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How can I access the New York Times online?
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How do I start research on UN topics?
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What is the United Nations System Electronic Information Acquisitions Consortium (UNSEIAC)?
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Who may use the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
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How can I access the Economist or the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) online?
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Does the Library scan or digitize UN documents?
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What is a Factiva Reader ID?
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Have a symbol?
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