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U.N. Resources

Structure of the United Nations System
Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen M. Hobby. Vol. 1: United Nations. 12th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2007. p3-5.
United Nations Development Programme
U.N. agency that works to eradicate poverty
United Nations Home Page
Contains search engine for UN press releases, General Assembly documents, Security Council Resolutions, etc. Database subjects include treaties, relief, land mines, statistics & indicators, etc. To find agencies of the UN, most with their own search engines, click on "About Us, UN System." Con conexión a la página principal de las Naciones Unidas en Español.
United Nations Statistics Division
Information from the UN (United Nations) Statistics Division, including the publications World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook. Includes geographical, economic, demographic, and social indicators data for all 185 UN members.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nationa. Ed. Melissa Sue Hill. Vol. 1. Gale, 2017, pp. 237-239
World Health Organization (WHO)
The U.N. public health organization

Reference Resources

Background Material in Subject Encyclopedias

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Subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference ebooks on a wide variety of topics. Useful for background information and topic exploration.
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Looking Up Specialized Terms

Many of our Subject Guides will point you to specialized dictionaries in a a field, for example, psychology. Our Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Guide shows you how to look for a specialized dictionary on your subject.