Reviews of United Nations Information Resources

This is a list of UN Common Library's Electronic Information Resources by the subject of coverage. The Library prepared detailed review of each resource which can be seen by clicking on the resource name.

The relevant reviews may be utilised by the United Nations staff, to:

Become aware about what the UN Agencies and the UN offices possess on a specific subject area.

Improve public awareness about a UN Agency's Information Resources by using the text of reviews in the Agency's Newsletters and other Promotional or Public Information Activities.

Forward the relevant reviews by e-mails and web pages to the project personnel, focal points, partners, contacts or any other person, institution or organization for advocacy purpose.

 

 

Agriculture

  • FAOSTAT - Agricultural Statistics of the World
  • WAICENT - World Agricultural Information Centre - Full-Text Documents

General

  • ProQuest Direct - web-based interface with selected full-text access to bibliographic records in six major databases
  • NGLS Handbook - information on the programmes, policies and activities of UN agencies and institutions active in the fields of economic and social development, human rights, and humanitarian and emergency relief
  • Human Development Reports - 1990 through 1999 - Ten years' Human Development Rports of UNDP

Humanitarian Issues

  • REFWORLD - Information on all aspects of Refugee situations

Industry and Trade

  •  MaESTro Web - a comprehensive global directory on Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs).

Population

  • POPLINE - the world's largest bibliographic references database on population

Statistics

  • MBS Online - Monthly global statistics database of the United Nations

United Nations

  • ODS - online digital repository of all documents, resolutions, decisions of  the United Nations
  • UNTC - United Nations Treaty Collection online
  • Social Summit Digital Library - documents of the World Summit for Social Development and the national reports

Women

  • The World's Women 2000 - a Statistical source-book and comprehensive analysis of how women fare in different parts of the world