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How is the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed?
Last Updated: Sep 23, 2025 |
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- Appointments
- Secretary-General
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When has the General Assembly held meetings away from UN Headquarters?
Last Updated: Sep 22, 2025 |
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Views: 17
When has the Security Council met outside of New York?
Last Updated: Sep 22, 2025 |
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Views: 14
How can I access the Library's online subscriptions?
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2025 |
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Views: 17132
How are UN Member States seated in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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Views: 39726
How can I find out how a country has voted in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Sep 17, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- Voting records
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Views: 2034
What is the origin of the blue helmets worn by UN peacekeepers?
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2025 |
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- Peacekeeping
- UN history
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Views: 37932
Is this a scam? Is this fraudulent?

Last Updated: Sep 15, 2025 | Views: 120234
What does it mean when the General Assembly "takes note of" a report?
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2025 |
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Where can I find information about the International Conferences on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy?
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2025 |
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Views: 344

Who are the current members of the UN?
Last Updated: Dec 12, 2024 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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Views: 193321
What are the opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the UN General Assembly and of the General Debate?
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- General Debate
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Views: 146211
What is the longest speech given at the United Nations?
Last Updated: Apr 22, 2025 |
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Views: 115804
Are UN resolutions binding?
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2025 |
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Views: 110895
How many African countries are members of the United Nations?
Last Updated: Feb 18, 2025 |
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Views: 87064
What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- Security Council
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Views: 82925
What is the difference between a resolution and a decision?
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2024 |
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Views: 49089
How are UN Member States seated in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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Views: 39726
What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2025 |
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Views: 39304
How do organizations and non-member states get observer status in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2025 |
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Where can I find the co-sponsors of draft resolutions or decisions?
Last Updated: May 21, 2025 |
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Views: 23794
Who is the first speaker in the annual general debate of the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Dec 05, 2023 |
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- General Assembly
- General Debate
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Views: 19306
Who are the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly?
Last Updated: May 06, 2025 |
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Views: 18059
Can the public attend and observe the UN General Assembly general debates?
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- General Debate
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Views: 17649
How are judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2025 |
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Views: 17411

Are UN resolutions binding?
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2025 |
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Views: 110895
What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- Security Council
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Views: 82925
What is the International Criminal Court (ICC) and what is its relationship with the UN?
Last Updated: Feb 18, 2025 |
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Views: 80046
What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2025 |
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Views: 39304
Where can I find the co-sponsors of draft resolutions or decisions?
Last Updated: May 21, 2025 |
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Views: 23794
Where can I find the names of the countries that have never been elected non-permanent members of the Security Council?
Last Updated: Oct 25, 2024 |
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- Member States
- Security Council
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Views: 21488
How are judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2025 |
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Views: 17411
Where can I find a list of vetoes? How does the Security Council vote on draft resolutions?
Last Updated: Apr 22, 2025 |
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Views: 9669
Where can I find a chart of the UN System?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2025 |
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Views: 9337
How are countries elected to membership in UN bodies?
Last Updated: May 30, 2025 |
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Views: 5305
What is the Index to Proceedings?
Last Updated: Jul 18, 2025 |
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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?
Last Updated: Jul 22, 2025 |
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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?
Last Updated: May 08, 2025 |
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Views: 1814
Where can I find speeches made during General Assembly, Security Council, and Economic and Social Council meetings?
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 |
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Views: 442
How can I research the topic of UN Security Council reform?
Last Updated: May 13, 2025 |
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Views: 374

How do I file a human rights violation complaint with the United Nations?
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2024 |
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- Human rights
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Views: 171093
What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination?
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2025 |
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- Human rights
- International law
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Views: 19844
Where can I find UN information on the “Cylinder of Cyrus” a.k.a. "Edict of Cyrus"?
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2024 |
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- Human rights
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Views: 10173
Where can I find this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt at the UN?
Last Updated: Apr 22, 2025 |
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Views: 5456
What countries have been members of the Human Rights Council?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2025 |
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- Human rights
- Member States
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Views: 5308
Where can I find a procedural history of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women?
Last Updated: Dec 04, 2024 |
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Views: 3580
Where can I find UN documents related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) issues at the United Nations?
Last Updated: Jun 12, 2025 |
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Views: 2429
How can I find how a country has voted in the Human Rights Council?
Last Updated: Nov 08, 2024 |
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- Human rights
- Voting records
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Views: 2342
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?
Last Updated: Nov 07, 2024 |
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Views: 1830
Where can I find information about the Human Rights Council?
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2025 |
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- General Assembly
- Human rights
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Views: 1120

How can I access the Library's online subscriptions?
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2025 |
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Views: 17132
How can I access the New York Times online?
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2025 |
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- Electronic resources
- Using the Library
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Views: 16965
How do I start research on UN topics?
Last Updated: Dec 06, 2024 |
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Views: 8330
What is the United Nations System Electronic Information Acquisitions Consortium (UNSEIAC)?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2025 |
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- Electronic resources
- Using the Library
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Views: 5871
Who may use the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Jul 24, 2025 |
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Views: 5810
How can I access the Economist or the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) online?
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2025 |
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- Electronic resources
- Using the Library
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Views: 2653
Does the Library scan or digitize UN documents?
Last Updated: Mar 20, 2025 |
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Views: 1797
What is a Factiva Reader ID?
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2025 |
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- Electronic resources
- Using the Library
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Views: 1506
Have a symbol?
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2025 |
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