On the International Day for Universal Access to Information, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has relaunched its popular website UN Member States on the Record.
The new version features an updated and modern layout with data visualizations that make finding relevant documentation a breeze.
Powered by the UN Digital Library and Ask DAG, the Library’s knowledge base of frequently asked questions, UN Member States on the Record is the one-stop shop for Member State-related information and provides direct access to documents that reflect a country’s positions.
For each Member State, the website features:
- Date of membership with links to associated documents
- Dates served as a member of the
- Security Council
- Economic and Social Council
- Human Rights Council
- General debate statements
- All speeches in principal organs
- Co-sponsorship information of draft resolutions
- Notes verbales announcing diplomatic relations between States
- Press releases for the presentation of credentials of newly-appointed Permanent Representatives to the UN
New content includes:
- Security Council membership timeline
- Photos of Permanent Representatives to the UN presenting their credentials
- Photo gallery of Member States Representatives at the general debate
- Interactive membership timeline and map
We are launching in English with the other official language versions to follow.
Stop searching and start finding! Go to un.org/en/library/unms and choose your Member State.
A special note of thanks to our colleagues in the DGC Multimedia Resources Unit who worked with us to integrate the photographs from UN Photo using their latest technology, as well as the DMSPC Kamino Data Science & Visualization Team and the Geospatial Information Section for their consultation.
