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Documents and publications, historical

Major collection

Comprehensive collection of mimeographed and printed documents of the major organs and subsidiary organisations of the UN. It does not cover publications of the specialised agencies of the UN.

Use indexes listed below to access the documents in these collections.

This collection is organised by subject and covers, with some variations 1919-1946. A descriptive guide and key to the microfilm collection is with the collection.

Official records

Library holdings

Official Records of the General Assembly, (1965- ), UN, NY.
Verbatim record of Plenary Sessions
Annexes (reports presented to General Assembly bound and organised by Agenda item)
Supplements (reports of subsidiary bodies to the Assembly)
Annual Index to Resolutions and Decisions.

Official Records of Economic and Social Council, (l963-1997), UN, NY.
Verbatim record of Plenary Meetings
Supplements - Annual reports of subsidiary bodies and summary reports of Meetings of these bodies.
Annual Indexes to Resolutions and Decisions.

Official Records, Security Council, (1965-1993), UN, NY.
Official records of Meetings
Reports of Subsidiary bodies
Annual Index to Resolutions and Decisions.

Official Records, Trusteeship Council, (1966-1992), UN, NY.
Brief summary of Meetings, Agenda etc.
Supplements
Resolutions and Decisions.

Many reports of the subsidiary bodies to the General Assembly are catalogued as separate titles.

Indexes

Printed indexes

UNDEX. United Nations documents index, (1950-1974)
Series A: subject index
Series B: country index
Series C: list of documents issued

Note that this indexes significant publications of the UN main body and subsidiary organizations but not the publications of the Specialized Agencies within the UN systems, eg WHO, World Bank, UNESCO.

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