International Documents -- United Nations

"The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter, are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends. " [from the UN web site]

United Nations Home Page

UNICEF Home Page

The UN in Brief -- [online, 2002] great overview of UN

The UN in our Daily Lives -- [online, 1998] Description of many of the organizations in the UN, including UNICEF | UNCTAD | UNDP | UNEP | UNFPA | ODCCP | WFP | UNRWA | UNHCR | ILO | FAO | UNESCO | ICAO | WHO | World Bank | IMF | UPU |ITU | WMO | IMO | WIPO | IFAD | UNIDO | IAEA

UN Briefing Papers: Human Rights Today -- [online, 1998] This outlines the concrete steps that are being taken by the United Nations at the international and national levels to strengthen its human rights programmes and work more effectively with its partners in government and civil society to assure rights for all.

The United Nations just turned 60! [October 24, 2005] The University of Michigan celebrates this with an excellent website about the UN.

Here are a few of the UN publications available in our library: Who's Hungry? and How Do We Know? [e-book] Eco-restructuring [e-book] Energy Statistics Yearbook [1984-2001] The State of Food and Agriculture       [1991-2004, web access to latest edition] Women in Transition A Children's Rights Glossary

We have a number of other UN publications in our library. Conduct a keyWORD search of the Grinnell College Libraries Catalog, with your subject as keyword and "United Nations" or "UNICEF" as the publisher.

Questions? Contact Kevin Engel, Beth Bohstedt, or any of the Librarians.