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Who are the UN Special and Personal Representatives, Envoys and Advisers of the Secretary-General and how are they appointed?
Last Updated: Apr 19, 2021 |
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What is the Genocide Convention?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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How can I access the New York Times online?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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- Electronic resources
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Views: 7278
What states were founding members of the UN?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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- Member States
- UN history
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Views: 286
What is the difference between membership and participation in the UN?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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- Member States
- Permanent Observers
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Views: 1737
How is membership of the principal organs determined?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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Views: 317
Where can I find information about the Security Council discussion of the India-Pakistan question?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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- Security Council
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Views: 165
How can I login to the Dag Hammarskjöld Library website?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 842
Where can I find statements made by Ireland during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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Views: 1213
Where can I find statements made by Syrian Arab Republic during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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Views: 1315

What are the opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the UN General Assembly and of the General Debate?
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2021 |
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- General Assembly
- General Debate
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Views: 112726
How are the non-permanent members of the Security Council selected?
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2019 |
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Views: 81337
Are UN resolutions binding?
Last Updated: Apr 26, 2018 |
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Views: 68229
What is the longest speech given at the United Nations?
Last Updated: Mar 19, 2021 |
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Views: 58769
How many African countries are members of the United Nations?
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021 |
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Views: 56716
How is the contribution of a country to the UN budget determined?
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2021 |
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Views: 38438
Who are the current members of the United Nations?
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2021 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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Views: 37838
What is the difference between a resolution and a decision?
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2019 |
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Views: 28851
What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
Last Updated: Nov 01, 2019 |
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- General Assembly
- Security Council
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Views: 26399
How are member states seated in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Dec 31, 2020 |
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- General Assembly
- Member States
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Views: 19927
Where can I find information about which countries have co-sponsored Security Council or General Assembly resolutions?
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021 |
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Views: 15924
Who is the first speaker in the annual general debate of the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Feb 27, 2019 |
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- General Assembly
- General Debate
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Views: 13512
How do organizations and non-member states get observer status in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Dec 31, 2020 |
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Views: 12992
How can I find out how a country has voted in the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021 |
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- Voting records
- General Assembly
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Views: 12916
What is the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund?
Last Updated: Jun 25, 2019 |
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Views: 12009

How are the non-permanent members of the Security Council selected?
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2019 |
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Views: 81337
On what basis was Security Council permanent membership granted?
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2019 |
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Views: 74808
Are UN resolutions binding?
Last Updated: Apr 26, 2018 |
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Views: 68229
What is the International Criminal Court (ICC) and what is its relationship with the UN?
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021 |
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Views: 28335
What is the Uniting for peace resolution?
Last Updated: Nov 01, 2019 |
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- General Assembly
- Security Council
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Views: 26399
Can the UN Charter be amended, and how many times has this occurred?
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2019 |
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Views: 16591
Where can I find information about which countries have co-sponsored Security Council or General Assembly resolutions?
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021 |
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Views: 15924
How are judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
Last Updated: Apr 16, 2019 |
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Views: 8676
What does the term "Official Records" mean?
Last Updated: May 10, 2018 |
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Views: 7771
What does it mean when a decision is taken “by consensus”?
Last Updated: Mar 29, 2021 |
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Views: 7268
Where can I find a chart of the UN System?
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2019 |
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Views: 6536
Where can I find a list of vetoes?
Last Updated: Apr 26, 2018 |
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Views: 5900
Where can I find Security Council voting information?
Last Updated: Mar 26, 2021 |
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Views: 5520
What is the Caesar report and where can I find it?
Last Updated: May 08, 2018 |
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- Security Council
- Human rights
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Views: 5217
Where can I find the names of the countries that have never been elected non-permanent members of the Security Council?
Last Updated: Jul 17, 2019 |
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- Security Council
- Member States
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Views: 4467

How do I file a human rights violation complaint with the United Nations?
Last Updated: Nov 01, 2019 |
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- Human rights
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Views: 108652
What is the UN definition of “Stateless Person”?
Last Updated: Apr 26, 2018 |
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Views: 8834
What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination?
Last Updated: Aug 14, 2020 |
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- Human rights
- International law
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Views: 7049
What is the purpose of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies general comments?
Last Updated: Jan 06, 2020 |
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- Human rights
- Treaties
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Views: 6862
What is the Caesar report and where can I find it?
Last Updated: May 08, 2018 |
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- Security Council
- Human rights
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Views: 5217
What is the Genocide Convention?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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Views: 4974
Where can I find information about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2020 |
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Views: 4694
Where can I find UN information on the “Cylinder of Cyrus” a.k.a. "Edict of Cyrus"?
Last Updated: Oct 18, 2019 |
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- Human rights
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Views: 3506
Where can I find a list of human rights treaties?
Last Updated: Nov 06, 2019 |
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- Human rights
- Treaties
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Views: 3442
What is the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and how was it established?
Last Updated: May 21, 2019 |
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Views: 2982
Where do I find information on the drafting process of the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
Last Updated: May 09, 2018 |
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Views: 1962
Where can I find the procedural history of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women?
Last Updated: Jan 06, 2020 |
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Views: 1740
Which countries have been members of the Human Rights Council?
Last Updated: Oct 09, 2019 |
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- Member States
- Human rights
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Views: 1551
Where can I find the travaux preparatoires of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment?
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019 |
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Views: 1485
Where can I get information on indigenous/traditional knowledge?
Last Updated: Sep 21, 2020 |
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Views: 1400

How can I access the Library's online subscriptions from outside UN Headquarters?
Last Updated: Mar 22, 2021 |
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Views: 5735
How do I start research on United Nations topics?
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2021 |
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Views: 4618
How can I get copyright permissions for UN material?
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2019 |
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Views: 3973
Can researchers and general public contact the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Mar 24, 2021 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 3383
What UN documents are available online?
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021 |
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Views: 3032
What is the United Nations System Electronic Information Acquisitions Consortium (UNSEIAC)?
Last Updated: May 09, 2018 |
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- Using the Library
- Electronic resources
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Views: 2833
Who may use the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Mar 24, 2021 |
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- Using the Library
- UN documents
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Views: 2710
Where is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library located?
Last Updated: May 09, 2018 |
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- Using the Library
- Headquarters
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Views: 2225
I'm a researcher. My research subject is about the UN. Can I use the Library?
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2021 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 1517
Can I access Library resources when I am telecommuting?
Last Updated: Mar 22, 2021 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 1217
May I borrow books from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library?
Last Updated: Jan 07, 2020 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 876
How can I login to the Dag Hammarskjöld Library website?
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 842
What is the difference between the UN Library and the UN Archives in New York?
Last Updated: Mar 24, 2021 |
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Views: 650
Does the Dag Hammarskjöld Library accept publications as gifts?
Last Updated: Feb 03, 2020 |
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- Using the Library
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Views: 516
I work for a UN programme, fund or specialized agency in New York. Can I use Library resources?
Last Updated: May 09, 2018 |
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