In search of the latest global population trends? Or the new figures that reveal where the world economy is heading? Or want to find out how the international community is faring on the Global Goals?

The answers can likely be found in the new publications catalogue launched by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) this month to increase both the organization and accessibility of content for everyone.

UN DESA Publications Catalogue

The new UN DESA Publications Catalogue allows users to search and browse all UN DESA publications.

These publications are easily accessible as the content is organized:

  • by category
  • by year
  • by related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The catalogue provides details, summaries and links to additional information for each publication.

And they are available for download free of charge!

Working Papers Catalogue

We have also launched a new Working Papers Catalogue.

This catalogue contains over 180 working papers that can be easily searched or browsed:

  • by category
  • by year
  • by related SDGs

Each working paper provides the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification, relevant keywords, and related information. They are also free.

With the new catalogues, users will also have access to statistics of the most-downloaded content by specific week, month and year, allowing for data analysis on the general reception of our publications and working papers.

You are encouraged to take a UN DESA survey about our publications and working papers