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About the UN: Internet Sources

United Nations: About the UN
http://www.un.org/aboutun/

UN General Assembly
http://www.un.org/ga/55/

Chart of UN Organization
gopher://gopher.undp.org:70/00/unearth/unsystem/11

United Nations System
http://www.unsystem.org/
(Official Web site locator for UN system of organizations; includes alphabetic index, frequently requested information, and a "What's New?" section.)

Permanent Missions to the United Nations - New York
http://www.undp.org/missions/
(Links to Web pages and e-mail addresses of Permanent Missions in New York; links to Permanent Missions, Consulates, and Embassies in Geneva.)

United Nations Member States
http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html
(Lists 188 member states and dates of admission; links to Permanent Missions.)

United Nations News Centre
http://www.un.org/News/
(Links to searchable sites on press releases and briefings, plus latest developments, radio news, photos, and factsheets.)

United Nations Daily Journal
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/
(Agendas for UN scheduled meetings from May 1, 1996, to date.)

Internet Access by UN Organizational Structure
http://www.library.yale.edu/un/un3a.htm
(Links to organizational charts, principal organs, New York offices and departments, other UN bodies and specialized agencies, and more.)

United Nations Pathfinder
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/pathfind/frame/start.htm
(Subject research guide focusing on international security and peacekeeping, economic and social development, the environment, disarmament, international law, and human rights; provides online links.)

United Nations CyberSchoolBus:
Model UN Discussion Area
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/munda/index.html
(Global service for all Model UN participants; free registration required.)

About the UN: Print Sources

For browsing, see the 4th floor call number area beginning with JX1975 (League of Nations).

Annual Review of United Nations Affairs
JX 1977 .A1 A5
Main Book Stacks, 4th floor
Reprints key UN documents. Most recent: 1998.

United Nations Bulletin
Shelved by title
Government Periodicals, 3rd floor
Articles about United Nations activities, 1946-1954.

United Nations Monthly Chronicle / UN Chronicle
Shelved by title
Government Periodicals, 3rd floor
Articles about the United Nations and texts of resolutions, 1964-1998.

United Nations Review
Shelved by title
Government Periodicals, 3rd floor
Articles about the United Nations, 1955-1964.

United Nations World
Shelved by title
Government Periodicals, 3rd floor
Articles about the United Nations and activities, 1947-1954.

Yearbook of International Organizations
JX 1904 A42
General Reference, 2nd floor
Multivolume set includes brief descriptions with address, date founded, and associations with IGOs and NGOs.

Yearbook of the United Nations 1996
JX 1977 A37 Y4 1996
Ask at 3rd floor Documents desk
Includes subject index, an index of resolutions and decisions, and reports of major IGOs. Also 1994, 1995; earlier volumes on shelf.

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