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'We the peoples': the role of the United Nations in the 21st century
New York : UN, 2000. 80 p.
Note: Also issued as A/54/2000. Commonly referred to as The Millennium Report
Document Symbol: DPI/2103
Sales No.: 00.I.16
Internet: http://www.un.org/millennium/sg/report.
Keywords: GLOBALIZATION / GOVERNANCE / SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT / PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS / POVERTY MITIGATION

Annual review of United Nations affairs
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana, 1950-.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.058 A615.
Keywords: ACTIVITIES / UN

Basic facts about the United Nations
New York : UN, 2000. xvi, 346 p.
Note: Concise introduction to the structure and activities of the UN
Document Symbol: DPI/2155
Sales No.: 00.I.21
Keywords: UN / ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / HISTORY / ACTIVITIES

La Charte des Nations Unies : commentaire article par article / sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Cot et Alain Pellet
Paris : Economica; Bruxelles : Bruylant, 1985. xvi, 1553 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.122(04) C486; UNRef 341.133(04) C486; LSA 341.133(04) C486.
Keywords: CONSTITUTIONS / UN / CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

The Charter of the United Nations : a commentary / edited by Bruno Simma et al.
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press; Munchen : Beck, 1994. xlix, 1258 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.122(04) C487; UNRef 341.13(04) C487; Ref 341.13(04) C487; LSA 341.13(04) C487.
Keywords: CONSTITUTIONS / UN / CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Charter of the United Nations : commentary and documents, 3rd rev. ed. / Leland M. Goodrich, Edvard Hambro and Anne Patricia Simons
New York : Columbia University Press, 1969. xxii, 732 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.122 G658; UNRef 341.133 G658; LSA 341.133 G658.
Keywords: CONSTITUTIONS / UN / CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice
New York : UN, 1993. vi, 108 p.
Document Symbol: DPI/1398.
Internet: http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/.
Keywords: CONSTITUTIONS / TERMS OF REFERENCE / UN / ICJ / CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Chronology and fact book of the United Nations, 1941-1991 / [edited by] Kumiko Matsuura, Joachim W. Muller, Karl P. Sauvant
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana, 1992. viii, 598 p.
Note: Lists membership in UN and its major organs, terms of office of Secretaries-General, presidencies in major UN organs, UN peacekeeping operations, international decades, years, weeks and days and regular UN budgets. Gives brief information about the specialized agencies. Reproduces basic documents of the organization. Supplement to: Annual review of United Nations affairs
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.09 C557; UNRef 341.13 C557; LSA 341.13 C557
Keywords: HISTORY / ACTIVITIES / TERMS OF REFERENCE / RULES OF PROCEDURE / UN

Common Country Assessment (CCA) and United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) guidelines
[New York] : UN, 1999. various pagings.
Note: Also issued in electronic form (CD-ROM)
UN Library (NY) Call No.: DP(09)/U54
Keywords: GUIDELINES / OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES / RESIDENT COORDINATORS / NATIONAL EXECUTION OF PROJECTS / COORDINATION WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM

A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations / edited by Helmut Volger ; with a preface by Kofi Annan
The Hague ; New York : Kluwer Law International, 2002. xx, 806 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNRef 341.1(03) C744; Ref 341.1(03) C744.
Keywords: ENCYCLOPAEDIAS / UN

Dear United Nations ... : how to order UN publications, where to find "freebies", what is on the Internet
New York : UN, 1997. 40 p.
Note: Lists the various UN organs, programmes and agencies and their information products
Document Symbol: DPI/1887
Keywords: INFORMATION SOURCES / DIRECTORIES / INTERNET / UN

Documents of the United Nations Compensation Commission. Volume 1, basic documents
New York ; Geneva : UN, 2001. viii, 222 p.
Document Symbol: S/AC.26/SER.A/1.
Sales No.: 00.I.23.
Keywords: UN COMPENSATION COMMISSION / DOCUMENTS

Documents on reform of the United Nations / edited by Paul Taylor, Sam Daws, Ute Adamczick-Gerteis
Aldershot, England; Brookfield, Vt. : Dartmouth, 1996. xvii, 575 p.
Note: Reproduces texts of UN documents, journal articles and conference papers on UN reform
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNRef 341.13(04) D637
Keywords: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY / PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS / FINANCING / ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE / ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM / UN / SECURITY COUNCIL

The Economic Commission for Europe in the age of change
Geneva : UN, 1998. xvi, 102 p.
Document Symbol: E/ECE/1357.
Keywords: UNITED NATIONS

The encyclopedia of the United Nations and international relations, 2nd ed. / [edited by] Edmund Jan Osmanczyk
New York : Taylor and Francis, 1990. xvii, 1220 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.341.13(03) E57; UNRef 341.13(03) E57; Ref 341.13(03) E57; LSA 341.13(03) E57.
Keywords: ENCYCLOPAEDIAS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / UN

Everyman's United Nations : a complete handbook of the activities and evolution of the United Nations during its first twenty years, 1945-1965, 8th ed.
New York : UN, 1968. xii, 634 p.
Note: Supplemented by: Everyone's United Nations, 9th and 10th eds.
Sales No.: 67.I.5
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST/DPI(05)/E8
Keywords: UN / HISTORY / ACTIVITIES

Everyone's United Nations : a handbook on the United Nations, its structure and activities, 9th ed.
New York : UN, 1979. xii, 477 p.
Note: Focuses on the period 1966-1978. Supplements: Everyman's United Nations. Supplemented by: Everyone's United Nations, 10th ed.
Sales No.: 79.I.5
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST/DPI(05)/E8
Keywords: UN / HISTORY / ACTIVITIES

Everyone's United Nations : a handbook on the work of the United Nations, 10th ed.
New York : UN, 1986. 484 p.
Note: Covers first 40 years of UN's existence but focuses on the period 1978-1985. Supplements: Everyman's United Nations and Everyone's United Nations, 9th ed.
Sales No.: 85.I.16
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST/DPI(05)/E8
Keywords: UN / HISTORY / ACTIVITIES

Final clauses of multilateral treaties
New York : UN, 2003. ix, 125 p.
Sales No.: 04.V.3.
Internet: http://www.
Keywords: MULTILATERAL TREATIES

A global agenda : issues before the [...] General Assembly of the United Nations
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 1991-.
Note: Annual publication of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: Ref 341.13(058) G562; UNX 13(05) C280
Keywords: WORLD POLITICS / UN / GENERAL ASSEMBLY

A guide to information at the United Nations
New York : UN, 1995. ix, 119 p.
Note: Describes UN agencies, departments and programmes and their information products
Document Symbol: DPI/1444
Sales No.: 95.I.4
Keywords: GUIDES / UN SYSTEM / INFORMATION SOURCES

Historical dictionary of the United Nations / by A. LeRoy Bennett
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1995. xxxii, 244 p.
Note: Includes texts of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNRef 413:341.13 H673
Keywords: HISTORY / UN

How to do business with the United Nations : the UN procurement manual
New York : United Nations Association of the United States of America, 19??-.
Note: Irregular
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNRef 658.7(05)/H8; UNX.658.7(05)/H8
Keywords: TENDERING / OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES / TECHNICAL COOPERATION / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / UN / MANUALS

Image & reality : questions and answers about the United Nations
New York : UN, 1999. 51 p.
Document Symbol: DPI/2003.
Sales No.: 99.I.7.
Internet: http://www.un.org/geninfo/ir/.
Keywords: UN

Index to proceedings of the Economic and Social Council
New York : UN, 1953-.
Note: Continues: Disposition of agenda items (1950-1951) (E/INF/44-48); Check list of United Nations documents: part 5, Nos. 1-3: Economic and Social Council (1946-1949) (ST/LIB/SER.F/5:1-3) (Sales category: I). Annual; Holdings recorded in UN-I-QUE
Keywords: INDEXES / ECOSOC

Index to proceedings of the General Assembly
New York : UN, 1953-.
Note: Pt. I: Subject index; pt. II: Index to speeches. Continues: Disposition of agenda items (1947-1949) (A/INF/7, 15, 24, 28, 36); Index to the official records of the first part of the first session of the General Assembly (London, 1946) (A/INDEX/1946/Pt.1). Annual; Holdings recorded in UN-I-QUE
Keywords: INDEXES / GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Index to proceedings of the Security Council
New York : UN, 1965-.
Note: Continues: Checklist of United Nations documents: pt.2, no. 1: Security Council, 1946-1949, (ST/LIB/SER.F/2) (53.I.3). Annual. Holdings recorded in UN-I-QUE
Keywords: SECURITY COUNCIL / INDEXES

Index to resolutions of the Economic and Social Council, 1946-1970
New York : UN, 1981. iv, 207 p.
Document Symbol: ST/LIB/SER.H/4.
Sales No.: 81.I.16.
Keywords: ECOSOC / INDEXES / RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS

Index to resolutions of the General Assembly, 1946-1970
New York : UN, 1972. 2 v.
Note: Pt. I: Numerical list; pt. II: Subject index
Document Symbol: ST/LIB/SER.H/1, Parts I-II
Sales No.: 72.I.3 (Pt. 1); 72.I.14 (Pt. II)
Keywords: INDEXES / RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS / GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Index to resolutions of the Security Council, 1946-1996
New York : UN, 1997. vi, 666 p.
Note: Supersedes ST/LIB/SER.H/5 (93.I.6)
Document Symbol: ST/LIB/SER.H/5/Rev.1
Sales No.: 98.I.4
Keywords: INDEXES / RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS / SECURITY COUNCIL

International administration : law and management practices in international organisations
Dordrecht [Netherlands] : published for UNITAR by Nijhoff, 1989-. xv, [356], 11 p. : table : graphs.
Note: Updated periodically by loose-leaf suppls. Includes substantive articles on management issues in the UN, such as recruitment, social security, the planning and budgeting process, administration of justice, administrative and financial reform efforts, etc.
Document Symbol: UNITAR/ST/29
Sales No.: 90.III.K.ST/29
Keywords: ADMINISTRATION / FINANCING / INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS / UN

Nations on record : United Nations General Assembly roll-call votes
Dundas, Canada : Peace Research Institute-Dundas, 1975-.
Note: Basic volume covers 1946-1973; supplements received for 1974-1977, 1978-1983, 1984-1986, 1987-1989, 1990-1992
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.13 N278; UNRef 341.13 N278
Keywords: UN / GENERAL ASSEMBLY / VOTING

Our global neighbourhood : the report of the Commission on Global Governance
Oxford, England; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. xx, 410 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.327 O93; 327 O93.
Keywords: UN / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Portfolio for peace : excerpts from the writings and speeches of U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on major world issues, 1961-1970
New York : UN, 1970. 140 p.
Sales No.: 70.I.24.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST/OPI(02)/T367.
Keywords: SPEECHES / U THANT / SECRETARY-GENERAL / UN

The procedure of the UN Security Council, 3rd ed. / Sydney D. Bailey and Sam Daws
Oxford, England; New York : Clarendon Press, 1998. xix, 689 p.
Note: Appendices include major UN documents pertaining to the work of the Security Council
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNRef 341.13 B1592
Keywords: RULES OF PROCEDURE / SECURITY COUNCIL

Provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council
New York : UN, 1983. [14] p.
Document Symbol: S/96/Rev.7.
Sales No.: 83.I.4.
Internet: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/scrules.htm.
Keywords: RULES OF PROCEDURE / SECURITY COUNCIL / UN

The quotable Kofi Annan : selections from speeches and statements by the Secretary-General
New York : UN, 1998. 46 p.
Document Symbol: DPI/1971.
Sales No.: 98.I.10.
Keywords: UN / SECRETARY-GENERAL / QUOTATIONS

Reforming the United Nations : new initiatives and past efforts
The Hague : published in cooperation with the United Nations by Kluwer Law International, 1997. 3 v.
Note: Compilation of major UN and non-UN documents and studies regarding reform of the UN system
Sales No.: 96.I.33
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST(02)/M958
Keywords: ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM / ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE / ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / UN

Regulations and rules governing programme planning, the programme aspects of the budget, monitoring of implementation and the methods of evaluation
New York : UN, 1999. 40 p.
Document Symbol: ST/SGB/2000/8.
Keywords: PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION / RULES AND REGULATIONS / PROGRAMME PLANNING / PROGRAMME BUDGETING / PROGRAMME EVALUATION

Renewing the United Nations : a programme for reform
New York : UN, 1997. 95 p.
Note: Describes reform measures proposed and/or undertaken by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Abbreviated version in DPI/1918
Document Symbol: A/51/950; DPI/1918
Internet: http://www.un.org/reform/track2.htm.
Keywords: ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM / ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE / ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / UN

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization
New York : UN, 1946-.
Note: Issued as General Assembly Official Records (GAOR), Suppl. No. 1. Holdings recorded in UN-I-QUE
Internet: http://www.un.org/documents/ga/docs/56/a561.pdf.
Keywords: ACTIVITIES / UN

Resolutions and statements of the United Nations Security Council (1946-1992) : a thematic guide, 2nd ed. / edited by Karel C. Wellens
Dordrecht [Netherlands]; Boston, Mass. : Nijhoff, 1993. xxxvi,, 963 p.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.15 R435; UNRef 341.103 R435; LSA 341.103 R435.
Keywords: RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS / SECURITY COUNCIL / UN / GUIDES

Rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council
New York : UN, 1992. vii, 50 p.
Document Symbol: E/5715/Rev.2.
Sales No.: 92.I.22.
Keywords: RULES OF PROCEDURE / ECOSOC / UN

Rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council
New York : UN, 1983. v, 19 p.
Document Symbol: E/5975/Rev.1.
Sales No.: 83.I.10.
Keywords: RULES OF PROCEDURE / FUNCTIONAL COMMISSIONS / ECOSOC / UN

Rules of procedure of the General Assembly, embodying amendments and additions adopted by the General Assembly up to 31 December 1984
New York : UN, 1985. xix, 86 p.
Note: Amendments incorporate changes to the rules of procedure adopted by the General Assembly in 1990 and 1993
Document Symbol: A/520/Rev.15 + Amend. 1-2
Sales No.: 85.I.13 + Amend. 1-2
Keywords: RULES OF PROCEDURE / GENERAL ASSEMBLY / UN

The structure of the United Nations General Assembly : an organizational approach to its work, 1974-1980 / Blanche Finley
White Plains, N.Y. : UNIPUB/Krause International Publications, 1988. 2 v.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.13 F512; UNRef 341.135 F512; LSA 341.135 F512.
Keywords: ACTIVITIES / WORK PROGRAMME / ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / GENERAL ASSEMBLY / UN

The structure of the United Nations General Assembly : its committees, commissions and other organisms, 1946-1973 / Blanche Finley
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana, 1977. 3 v.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.13 F513; UNRef 341.135 F513; LSA 341.135 F513.
Keywords: ACTIVITIES / WORK PROGRAMME / ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / GENERAL ASSEMBLY / UN

The veto : a historical necessity, 1946-2001 : a comprehensive record of the use of the veto in the UN Security Council /by Anjali V. Patil
[S.l. :s.n.,], 2001. 844 p. + 1 CD-ROM.
Note: CD-ROM contains texts of Security Council resolutions : 1-1350.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX 341.134 P299; UNRef 341.134 P299; LSA 341.134 P299
Keywords: VETO / SECURITY COUNCIL / UN

Trilingual compendium of United Nations terminology
New York : UN, 1986. 4 v.
Note: Trilingual : E/F/Ger. Vol. I: Organizational names; conferences; recommendations; international organizations outside the United Nations system; acronyms and abbreviations; vol. II: English, French and German alphabetical index to V. I; vol. III: Departments and offices of the Secretariat and other bodies based in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi; titles and functions; English, French and German alphabetical index; vol. IV: Selected general terminology
Document Symbol: [ST/CS/]GTS/4/Rev.1
Sales No.: 86.I.20
Keywords: TERMINOLOGY / UN / ENGLISH LANGUAGE / FRENCH LANGUAGE / GERMAN LANGUAGE

The UN at 50 : statements by world leaders, New York, 22-24 October 1995
New York : UN, 1996. xxii, 492 p.
Note: Compendium of statements delivered at the Special Commemorative Meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. Includes reproduction of the group photograph of Heads of State and Government
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNA(02)/UN3
Keywords: ANNIVERSARIES / UN

The United Nations : a chronology of conflict / Geoff Simons
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1994. xvi, 345 p.
Note: Includes text of the Covenant of the League of Nations
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.09 S611; UNRef 341.13 S611
Keywords: HISTORY / DISPUTE SETTLEMENT / UN

The United Nations : international organization and world politics, 2nd ed. / Robert E. Riggs, Jack C. Plano
Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, 1994. xi, 364 p.
Note: Textbook that provides an introduction to the work of the United Nations
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNX.1 R569; UNRef 341.13 R569
Keywords: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS / UN

The United Nations at 40 : a foundation to build on
New York : UN, 1985. vi, 202 p.
Document Symbol: DPI/865.
Sales No.: 85.I.24.
Keywords: HISTORY / ACTIVITIES / UN

United Nations documentation : list of basic reference sources
New York : UN, 1995. xv, 36 p.
Document Symbol: ST/LIB/34/Rev.2/Add.1.
Keywords: BIBLIOGRAPHIES / UN / DOCUMENTS / REFERENCE MATERIALS

United Nations handbook
Wellington : Ministry of External Relations and Trade, 1973-.
Note: Provides current information on all organizations of the UN system, including their mandates, structure and membership. Annual.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: 341.1(05) U5; UNX.05 U8; Ref 341.1(05) U5; LSA 341.1(05) U5
Keywords: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / DIRECTORIES / UN SYSTEM

The United Nations in our daily lives
New York : UN, 1998. ix, 106 p.
Note: Gives examples of how the work of the UN and its related agencies and programmes affects the lives of people around the world. For young readers (12 years and up)
Sales No.: 98.I.11
Internet: http://www.un.org/Pubs/ourlives/.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST/SG(02)/UN791.
Keywords: UN SYSTEM / ACTIVITIES

The United Nations Security Council : toward greater effectiveness
New York : UNITAR, 1982. xvi, 334 p.
Document Symbol: UNITAR/CR/15.
Sales No.: 82.XV.CR/15.
Keywords: UNITED NATIONS / UN. SECURITY COUNCIL

World concerns and the United Nations : model teaching units for primary, secondary and teacher education
New York : UN, 1998. xxiv, 164 p.
Note: Appendices include texts of the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN organizational chart and list of Member States
Sales No.: 98.I.9
UN Library (NY) Call No.: ST/DPI(09)/T253
Keywords: WORLD POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / DEVELOPMENT / UN / TEACHING MATERIALS

World concerns and the United Nations : model teaching units for primary, secondary and teacher education
New York : UN, 1998. xxiv, 164 p.
Sales No.: 98.I.9.
UN Library (NY) Call No.: ST/DPI(09)/T253.
Keywords: TEACHING MATERIALS / EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION / UNITED NATIONS

Yearbook of the United Nations
The Hague : published for the UN by Nijhoff, 1947-.
Note: Annual. Holdings recorded in UN-I-QUE
UN Library (NY) Call No.: UNST/DPI(05)/Y3
Keywords: HISTORY / ACTIVITIES / UN