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UN Resources

Several new and updated resources regarding the United Nations have recently been announced. Here is a summary of three:

United Nations Yearbook
For anyone who has been in an United Nations Depository, you have probably seen the rows of red books, with UN Yearbook stamped on the spine. If you have been doing research on the actions of the members of the UN or particular resolutions it is probable that you have even used these books with their tiny type. Well, now you don't need to be in the library to use these wonderful resource, the United Nations has digitized them from 1946-2005. (Note: 2005 is the most recent edition; it takes 3-4 years to write one of these volumes.)

The United Nations Yearbook online lets you search across all the yearbooks or just one. You can also browse the volumes. You will find in here the work done by various countries to modify resolutions before the United Nations. Want to know who voted which way? You can find it here. When researching the UN and how it works this is one of the best source of information.

Source: GovPubs Library Blog at UC-Boulder

United Nations Television
Check out the UN on YouTube:
United Nations Television has launched a channel on YouTube. The channel broadcasts programmes from the 21st Century and UN in Action television series.

Source: Law Librarian Blog

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) is an agency of the United Nations established to assist Member States with issues concerning illicit drugs and international crime. UNODC?s online legislation legal library provides full text of drug control laws and regulations adopted by countries in support of international drug control treaties. It includes legislation adopted since 1948.

Source: Virtual Library Cat's Eye View blog

Full post as published by LexLibris on October 23, 2008 (boomark / email).