Database by : Sheikh GULZAAR
The United Nations is the planet’s town hall Virtually all the world’s problems are studied, negotiated and acted upon here. Its decisions affect our everyday life. The UN is also the world’s single most important depository and clearing house of knowledge. Every year, it publishes hundreds of reports, books and compilations of statistics.
The rich storehouse of information is now accessible through the Internet. Set up in five thematic categories, the United Nations Website on the internet World Wide Web about the work of the Organization and its organs. The categories are:
Peace and Security,
Economic and Social Development,
International Law,
Human Rights nd Humanitarian Affairs.
From documents and resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly to the most recent statistics collected by the UN Covering the above categories to full texts of hundreds of international treaties, the UN Web site be a wonderful source of information. (Writer-South Asia)
The UN Web site can be accessed at
http://www.un.org
The Web site can also connect you with the Web sites of the family of UN organizations. The official Web site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations provides easy access to the web sites of UN programmes, as well as those of its specialized agencies, autonomous bodies, inter-agency coordination mechanisms and a number of other groups which deal with United Nations.
The Web Site Locator can be accessed at
http://www.unsystem.org
The Web site provides framework for guiding researchers in international economic and social development through the broad substantive work of the United Nations, including policy development and coordination, sustainable development, social policy, advancement of women and programmes for development of Africa and least developed countries.
Information on social and economic development issues can be accessed at
http://www.un.org/esa
The UN Web Site brings you the most complete sources of information on human rights on the internet, including information on UN treaty bodies, complaints procedure and voluntary trust funds. Users can also find the full texts of international human rights treaties, declarations and principals.
Information on human rights can be accessed at
http://www.un.org/rights
The UN Web site is also a place where you can send questions and comments on the role and work of the United Nations.
Send your feedback to:
e.mail: ecu@un.org
UN resources in six languages
In addition to English, the UN Web site is now available in the five other official languages of the UN-Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish- at the following addresses.
http://www.un.org/arabic
http://www.un.org/chinese
http://www.un.org/russian
http://www.un.org/spanish
Cyber School Bus can be accessed at
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus
For your comments and questions on CyberSchoolBus, please send your e.mail to
Cyberschoolbus@un.org
About the United Nations:
Selected CyberSites
Business opportunities
Procedure for inclusion as potential supplier, subcontracting services and contact information:
http://www.un.org/depts/ptd
http://www.un.org/partners/business
Budget
United Nations expenditures and outstanding contributions; financial tidbits;
http://www.un.org//news/ossg/finance.htm
Calendar of events
Calendar of conferences and meetings, overview of conferences and observances and UN Journal (programme of daily meetings at UN Headquarters);
http://www.un.org//events
Civil society
The statements of the Secretary-General on civil society, documents and information on youth groups and UN Associations:
http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/cs.htm
Databases
Access to on-line database, including Security Council meetings on film and video, landmines and refugees, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and social indicators:
http://www.un.org/databases
Departments
Web sites of various UN departments in New York, including Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Department of Political Affairs and department of Peacekeeping Operations:
http://www.un.org/depts
Disarmament
Documents of the Conference on Disarmament, UN Institute for Disarmament Research and major statements:
http://www.un.org/depts/dda
http://www.un.org/depts/dda/cab/index.htm
http://www.un.org/
(For a small arms nd light weapons, ammuntion and explosives, Un register of conventional arms nd practical disarmament measures)
Documents
Documents of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, UN Conference documents and statements and reports of the Secretary-General:
http://www.un.org/docs
East Timor
UN Mission in East Timor (UNMET),
UN documents and press releases:
http://www.un.org/peace/etimor/etimor.htm
Economic and Social Issues
Alphbetical index to documents/information, from Ageing to Youth
http://www.un.org/esa/subindex
Employment opportunities
Employment opportunities with the United Nations and its field operations and list of Professional posts currently available:
http://www.un.org/depts/ohrm
http://www.un.org/depts/icsc
http://www.un.org/depts/dpko
(to apply for field employment and to download P-11 application form)
Exchange rates
Operational rates exchange( 1994-1998) with text file and spreadsheet file:
http://www.un.org/depts/treasury
General Assembly
Background information and documents.
http://www.un.org/ga
General Information
Basic facts about the UN, full text of the Charter of the United Nations, list of Member States and an on-line tour of UN Headquaters:
http://www.un.org/aboutun
Human rights
Information on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and texts of UN conventions (treaties):
http://www.un.org/rights
http://www.unhchr.ch
International Court of Justice
Basic documents, decisions of the ICJ and current docket of the Court:
http://www.icj.cji.org
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Legal documents, news and tribunal cases:
http://www.un.org/icty
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Summary and full text of judgements, transcripts of hearings, case summaries and information about the ICTR
http://www.un.org/ictr
International Criminal Court
Statute of the ICC, background information, speeches and statements:
http://www.un.org/icc
International Law Commission
Statute of the ILC, rights and duties of States, arbitral procedure, most-favoured-nation clause, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and other international treaties:
http://www.un.org/law/ilc
Internship
Information on the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme:
http://www.un.org/depts/ohrm
IRAQ
Security Council resoulations, distribution plans, information for companies and progress reports countrywide
http://www.un.org/law/iop
Kosova
UN documents, official statements and news:
http://www.un.org/kosova
Library
United Nations system collection, legal collection and map library; also list of UN depository libraries around the world
http://www.un.org/depts/dhi
http://www.un.org/depts/dhi/dis.htm
(for depository libraries)
Member States
List of UN Member States and addresses of permanent missions to the UN:
http://www.un.org/members
Model UNs
List of existing Model UN organisations, links to Model UN resources and home pages and calendar of meetings:
http://www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus/munda/munlinks.htm
News
Daily press releases, daily news summary, press briefings at the UN, fact sheets and newsletters:
http://www.un.org/news
http://www.un.org/news/ossg
(for daily briefings)
NGOs
Directory of NGOs associated with DPI and in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and list of UN offices responsible for relations with NGOs:
http://www.un.org/moreinfo/ngolink/welcome.htm
Palestine
Database of UN documents, including resolutions and decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly on the question of Plestine:
http://www.un.org/depts/dpa/qpal
Peace & Security
Current and past United Nations peacekeeping missions, field employment, UN medals, disarmament and electoral assistance:
http://www.un.org/peace
http://www.un.org/depts/dpko
Population
World population trends and International Conference on Population and Development:
http://www.un.org/popin/popin/htm
Publication and sales
Access to on-line ordering for UN publications:
http://www.un.org/pubs
Radio and TV
Audio-visual services and products, radio news and other radio programmes:
http://www.un.org/av
Reform at the UN
Bulletin of UN reform, documentation and press releases:
http://www.un.org/reform
Salary
Job classification, vacancy announcements, salary scales and daily subsistence allowances:
http://www.un.org/depts/icsc
Search
Search all documents, search in only selected areas and search one selected area using an optimized interface:
http://www.un.org/search
Secretary-General
Statements, reports and messages of the Secretary-General:
http://www.un.org/docs/sg
Security Council
Background, structure, rules of procedure and documents:
http://www.un.org/overview/organs/sc.html
http://www.un.org/depts/dhi/resguide/scvote.htm
(for voting information)
Statistics
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, social indicators, statistics and indicators on world population and women:
http://www.un.org/depts/unsd
Treaties
Ful texts of United Nations treaties:
http://www.un.org/depts/treaty
UN system
List of UN agencies, programmes and funds in alphabetical order:
http://www.unsystem.org
UNICs
List of UN information centres around the world:
http://www.un.org/aroundworld/unics/home.htm
Women
UN actions for women, documents of world conferences on women and news and views:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch
Youth
Youth information network and Model United Nations:
http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/csyouth.htm
Y2K
Media advisory, press releases and meeting documentation:
http://www.un.org/members/yr2000
For further information on the UN, please contact:
Public Inquiries, United Nations, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 1_212-963-4475
e.mail: inquiries@un.org
