Multilingualism at the United Nations
The second volume of its “Why it Matters” series – focusing on multilingualism is published in honour of International Mother Language Day.
Informed Societies and Integrity in Public Information at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library
The UN Library and IFLA hosted an event to explore information trends and the impacts on delivering quality information in the public sphere.
Building Structural Equity and Inclusion in Open Scholarship practices
Watch the recording of the virtual panel discussion that looks at the science-policy-society interface through the lens of open scholarship.
Webinar on Gender Equality in Open Scholarship
This virtual dialogue focused on gender equality in the Open Science suite of activities
2021 by the numbers
In 2021, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library considerably increased its global reach and initiated new ways of collaborating with UN and research communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library and DESA host Open Science Conference
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library (in the Department of Global Communications) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) recently held the second global Open Science Conference under the theme From Tackling the Pandemic to Addressing Climate Change.
UN Digital Library receives 2021 Jus Gentium Research Award
The UN Digital Library has been awarded the 2021 Jus Gentium Research Award by the American Society of International Law (ASIL).
Dag Hammarskjöld Library in 2020 by the numbers
In 2020, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library increased its global reach and found new ways of working with the UN community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Unpaywall and Open Access
If you have searched the Dag Hammarskjöld Library catalogue recently, you may have noticed a new feature: the addition of pink PDFs in your results list which link to the full text of open access articles. The new links are supported by the Unpaywall database, a non-profit service that has indexed over 27 million open access scholarly articles.
Digitization Update - World Food Conference
In the early 1970s, as the world faced a severe food crisis, the UN General Assembly, pursuant to recommendations by the 17th Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization, decided to convene a World Food Conference in 1974. The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has now digitized the complete documentation of the Conference.
Digitization Update - Trusteeship Council
The majority of Trusteeship Council documents are now accessible in full-text in the UN Digital Library.
General debate statements at your fingertips
At the beginning of each session of the General Assembly, world leaders gather at UN Headquarters to share their views on the world stage. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year's general debate has transitioned to a mainly virtual format.
Want to learn more about which speakers have represented your country over the years? Which speaker gave the longest speech? Which Heads of State have delivered statements since 1946? Ask DAG has the answers!
1 Million Records in the UN Digital Library
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is celebrating the milestone of creating over one million bibliographic metadata records in the UN Digital Library, its online catalogue.
Explore 75 years of UN milestone documents
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has unveiled an online exhibit of key documents that have shaped international relations and led to remarkable changes in the lives of the peoples of the world.
Digitization Update - Marine Resources
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has now digitized the complete documentation of the "First International Technical Conference on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the Sea", consisting of technical and working papers, meeting records, and committee reports.
We invite you to explore these historical documents in the UN Digital Library.