Selected United Nations Resources at BSC
Spring 2004

Reference Materials

Basic facts about the United Nations. United Nations. Dept. of Public Information, 1998.

JX1977 .B27 1998 (another copy is on reserve).

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements. Edmund Jan Osmañczyk.  Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1985.  REF JX1977 .O8213 1985
 

Europa directory of international organizations.  Part two: the United Nations (pp.17-195). London: Europa, 1999.  REF JZ4838 .E97 1999

Everyone's United Nations. United Nations: Dept. of Public Information, 1986. 

REF JX1977 .A37 E9 1986

Human development report 2002 : deepening democracy in a fragmented world. United Nations Development Programme. New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2002. HD4904.7 .H586 2002

World statistics pocketbook. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics
Division. New York, NY : United Nations, 2001. HA154 .S67 2001

Worldmark encyclopedia of the Nations: United Nations volume.  New York: Gale, 2001.

REF. G63 .W67 1995 vol.1

Yearbook of the United Nations. New York : United Nations.

JX1977 .A37 Y4 1996 (Latest Edition in Reference)

Books (selected titles)

Abortion policies : a global review . Department of Economic and Social Development.
United Nations. New York : United Nations, 1992.

Ahead of the curve? : UN ideas and global challenges. Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss.  Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001.  JZ4986 .E47 2001
 

Cities in a globalizing world : global report on human settlements 2001. United Nations Centre for Human
Settlements. London  : Earthscan Publications, 2001. HT65 .C57 2001

Climate action report : 1997 submission of the United States of America under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. United States. Dept. of State. Washington, DC : [U.S. Dept. of State]. Govt. Doc. S 1.2:C 61/2/997

Environmental impact assessment : issues, trends and practice.
Scott Wilson Resource Consultants (Ron Bisset) under the guidance and technical support of the UNEP International Working Group on EIA. Nairobi, Kenya : Environment and Economics Unit, United Nations Environment Programme, 1996. TD194.6 .B52 1996

Environment and trade : a handbook . The United Nations Environment Programme,
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Economics and Trade Unit and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. International Institute for Sustainable Development. Winnipeg : International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2000. HF1379 .E58 2000

Family : challenges for the future. United Nations. New York, NY : United Nations
Publications, 1996. HQ728 .F3114 1996

Global outlook 2000 : an economic, social and environmental perspective. New York : United Nations, 1990. CB161 .U55 1990

Global environment outlook 3 : past, present and future perspectives.  United Nations Environment Programme.  Nairobi, Kenya: Earthscan, 2002.  GE170 .G57 2002 (BOOK) GE170 .G57 2002 (CD-ROM)

Global Research Network Meeting on HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations :
inaugural meeting report, June 25-26, 1998, Geneva, Switzerland National Institute on Drug Abuse, Joint UN Institute on HIV/AIDS, and others.  Bethesda, Md.: The Institute, 1999.

Great debates at the United Nations : an encyclopedia of fifty key issues 1945-2000. Robert F. Gorman.  Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.  KZ4968 .G67 200

Human development report 2000 : human rights and human development. United
Nations Development Programme. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000. REF HD4904.7 .H586 2000  (Library also has previous years)

Life counts : cataloguing life on earth.  Michael Gleich et al. United Nations Environment Programme. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2002. QL752 .L54 200

Report of regional consultations held for UNEP's first global environmental outlook. United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Environment Information and Assessment. Nairobi : UNEP, 1997. HC79 .E5 R4651 1997

The state of the world's refugees, 2000 : fifty years of humanitarian action. Geneva : UNHCR ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

The United Nations and crime prevention. New York : United Nations, Dept. of Public
Information, 1996. K5001 .U55 1996

An urbanizing world : global report on human settlements, 1996. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. Oxford ; Oxford University Press for the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT), 1996. HT65 .U73 1996

War crimes : brutality, genocide, terror, and the struggle for justice. Neier, Aryeh. New York : Times Books, 1998. K5301 .N45 1998

World resources 2000-2001: people and ecosystems: the fraying web of life. United
Nations Environment Programme Washington, DC : World Resources Institute. REF GE300 .E289 2000

To find additional books by or about the United Nations, search the library catalog.  Put in 'United Nations' (use the single quote marks to search by phrase) and click on Subject to find books about the UN, Author to find books put out by the UN, or Search Everything to find all of the above.

Periodicals

United Nations chronicle New York, NY : United Nations Dept. of Public Information.
Back issues both Bound and Microfilm; also online, in various formats, from 1984 - present (see UN Chronicle in http://bv2mf3qr2c.search.serialssolutions.com/).

U.S. participation in the UN : report by the President to the Congress for the year ... Washington, D.C. : Bureau of International Organization Affairs : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1975 Govt. Doc S 1.70/8:984 (Some issues housed in Govt. Doc and some in Mcrofilm area; recent issues online at http://state.gov/p/io/conrpt/partic/)

The InterDependent, published by the United Nations Association of the U.S. Online at http://www.unausa.org/publications/id.asp.

Websites

United Nations Homepage. http://www.un.org/

The main page of the United Nations. Offers links to other UN sites, as well as the latest news on the United Nations.

United Nations Systems Homepage. http://www.unsystem.org/

Lists links to all affiliate programs and institutions in alphabetical order. A good starting point, this page gives the user the entire scope of the UN functions.

United Nations Environmental Programme. http://www.unep.org/

Deals with all types of environmental policy and action developed through the United Nations on both global and local scales.

United Nations Development Programme. http://www.undp.org/

A program dedicated to developing regions by attracting and using aid effectively, developing education, protecting human rights, and empowering women.

United Nation's Children Fund. http://www.unicef.org/

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
 

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization http://www.unesco.org/

UNESCO aims to contribute to peace and security in the world, by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication.

Food and Agricultural Organization of The United Nations. http://www.fao.org/

The FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees. http://www.unhcr.ch/

The UN refugee organization is mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems.

United Nations Population Funds. http://www.unfpa.org/

Developed in 1969, the United Nations Population Fund helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems.
 

UNAIDS. http://www.unaids.org/

United Nations took an innovative approach in 1996, drawing six organizations together in a joint and cosponsored programme - the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The six original Cosponsors of UNAIDS - UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank - were joined in April 1999 by UNDCP.
 

United Nations Development Fund For Women.  http://www.unifem.undp.org/

UNIFEM promotes women's empowerment and gender equality. It works to ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice, and supports efforts that link the needs and concerns of women to all critical issues on the national, regional and global agendas.
 

Model United Nations Headquarters  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/modelun/index.asp

Information on how to set up and run a Model United Nations. Includes useful resources on UN basics, global issues, etc..