Research guides to the United Nations
- Globalex: Researching the United NationsA guide to the UN focusing on the legally related aspects of the UN and its agencies: research guides, databases, reports.
- Globalex: International Human Rights Research GuideGood but brief outline of the major human rights organizations with many links to the major subgroups.
United Nations: Key Resource Links
- UN Document SymbolsA brief explanation of the meaning behind UN document symbols.
- UN Document CenterQuick links to finding documents within the UN generally, as well as within each major UN organ.
- Directory of UN Online ResourcesQuick links sorted alphabetically, by topic, or by organization.
- UN Official Documents System (ODS)A searchable full-text database from 1993 of most publicly available UN documents. Search by UN symbol, keyword or title.
- UN Digital LibraryThe Library's online catalog covering documents from 1979 onward, most with links to the document's full-text.
- OHCHR: Universal Human Rights IndexOverviews of recommendations by the three major monitoring human rights protection organizations within the UN: Treaty Bodies, Special Procedure Reports and the Universal Periodic Review.
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