UN Libraries

United Nations Libraries Around the World

Since the inception of the United Nations, UN libraries have provided information services to the UN Secretariat, the permanent missions and the general public.

  • Addis Ababa (ECA): Economic Commission for Africa Knowledge and Library Services
  • Bangkok (ESCAP): Library of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
  • Beirut (ESCWA): Library of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
  • Dakar (IDEP): Library of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 
  • Geneva (OHCHR Library): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Library and Human Rights Gateway
  • Geneva (UNOG): Library of the UN Office in Geneva 
  • Mexico (ECLAC): ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico - Information Resources and Documents Distribution Centre
  • New York (UNHQ): The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is the UN Headquarters Library
  • Port of Spain (ECLAC): ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean - Caribbean Knowledge Management Centre
  • Santiago (ECLAC): Hernán Santa Cruz Library, Library of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Tokyo (UNU): Library services at the United Nations University
  • Vienna (UNOV): The Library belongs to the global network of United Nations Libraries and, at the Vienna International Centre, works closely with two other libraries: the International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Library and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Library