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Digital Collections
Digitization Update - World Social Situation
Topics: Digital Collections
To promote a deeper understanding of how the world economy and drivers of social progress have evolved over time, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has digitized 12 historic volumes of the Report of the World Social Situation published between 1952 to 1993.
Digitization Update - United Nations Maps
Topics: Digital Collections
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has roughly 8000 UN authored maps in its collection. This map collection is unique in its scope, relating to the work the United Nations through the decades.
Digitization Update - Human Rights Yearbook
Topics: Digital Collections
The United Nations is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this December. What were the concerns of the Organization in the field of human rights over the decades, and where can historic information on Member States activities be located?
Digitization Update - Comm on Contributions
Topics: Digital Collections
The Library’s Digitization Unit is pleased to announce that the Committee on Contribution’s monthly status reports from 1950-1993 are now available online. The reports detail the status of contributions by each Member State to the regular budget of the United Nations over the years, and give insight into the ranking and status of payments.
Digitization Update - SG Bulletins & Staff Rules
Topics: Digital Collections
In an ongoing initiative the Library’s Digitization Unit has scanned over 160 memorable Secretary-General’s bulletins, including UN staff rules, from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
Digitization Update - CSW Historical Meetings
Topics: Digital Collections
On the occasion of the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library is pleased to announce summary records from the first ten sessions of the Commission (1947-1956) are now available in the UN Digital Library.
UN’s founding documents now freely available
Topics: Digital Collections
The entire proceedings of the San Francisco Conference have been digitized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library’s Digitization Team, and can now be accessed globally from the United Nations Digital Library. The collection is searchable by volume.
Digitization Update - Statistical Yearbook
Topics: Digital Collections
To mark the launch of the Statistical Yearbook 2017, the Library’s Digitization Unit scanned 55 volumes of past issues referencing statistics of countries and regions dating back to 1948.
The United Nations Digital Library is here!
Topics: Digital Collections, Resources
The United Nations Digital Library (UNDL) is now available! A result of the successful collaboration between the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the United Nations Office at Geneva Library, the platform provides access to UN-produced materials in digital format free of charge.
Update on UN Digitization Programme
Topics: Digital Collections
In response to General Assembly resolution 52/214 of 1998, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library began its digitization programme to preserve fragile UN documents and to provide online access to people all over the world. The programme focuses on parliamentary documents published before 1993 in all official UN languages.
