United Nations

Have a UN doc number, title, date? Start here:

• U.N. Official Document System (ODS) search page, full-text U.N. documents from 1993; resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic & Social Council from 1946 onwards
• UN Documentation Center most helpful if you know who produced the document (GA, Sec. Council e.g.) and have the date
• International Law Commission [search docs back to 1949]
• UNBISnet Citations to U.N. documents. Full-text of U.N. resolutions since 1979. Voting records, agendas
• United Nations Treaty Collection - remote access requires student i.d.

Other Starting Points for UN docs:

• Official Web Site Locator for the U.N. System
• United Nations Homepage
• United Nations Documentation: Research Guide
• Selected U.N. Resources and Research Tools: Overview and Search Tips
• International Court of Justice - Official Site
• International Court of Justice - Official decisions and other Court-related documents, from Cornell
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Providing information on national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture.
• The U.S. Mission to the United Nations
• UN Crime and Justice Information Network
• United Nations Scholars' Workstation at Yale University - collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps and pointers to U.N. information.
  The list of "Research Approaches to UN Information" is especially helpful to the internet researcher.
• WWW Virtual Library: UN links
• United Nations Department of Public Information