Technical Standards
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Technical Standards for the Palais des Nations:
Sanitary Facilities
Ventilation and Air-Conditioning
Electrical Installations
Insulation of Chilled Water, Heating, Cold Water and Domestic Hot Water Pipes
Hydraulics and Controls
Compliance with Terms and Conditions applicable to the Construction Industry:
Guide for International Organizations - T&C Construction Industry
Information for teachers
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Thank you for your upcoming visit of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Our team looks forward to welcoming you.Tours last for approximately one hour. Information given during the tours covers the history, structure and current activities of the United Nations and the United Nations Office at Geneva, as well as related information on the Palais des Nations and its surroundings.The historical and artistic diversity of Palais des Nations,…
Library Services
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Ask a Librarian
Use our Ask us online form, or our chat service, to send your question. A team of specialized librarians is always ready to assist you with your research.
Databases and e-journals
Most databases and e-journals are automatically accessible at UN staff offices in the Palais des Nations. Staff may inquire regarding options for remote…
United Nations Museum Geneva
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When the League of Nations was dissolved in 1946, the Palais des Nations and its other assets were transferred to the United Nations. In homage to its predecessor, in 1947, the League of Nations Museum was established to showcase most of the League's documents and artefacts.
Renamed as the UN Museum Geneva in 2015, the space now highlights the history of the League of Nations and the United Nations.…
Previous Directors-General
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The UN Geneva Directors-General have fulfilled their functions as the representative of the Secretary-General in Switzerland, as executive head of the United Nations Office at Geneva and the designated official for security for Switzerland, as mandated in the Secretary-General’s bulletin on the organization of the United Nations Office at Geneva…
Digitization Projects
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Digitization Projects
The UN Library & Archives Geneva undertakes in-house and cooperative digitization projects to make the historical collections accessible online. It also digitizes smaller portions of its collections and individual documents subject to researchers’ request and availability of resources…
Library Collections
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The UN Library & Archives Geneva offers access in print and electronic format to a comprehensive collection of United Nations documents and publications, as well as to materials of the specialized agencies and the United Nations affiliated bodies. The collection, comprising more than 4 million print items in the six languages of the Organization, covers all aspects of the work of the United Nations since…
Host Country
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Following a referendum in March 2002, Switzerland became on 10 September 2002 the 190th Member State of the United Nations. Before joining as a full member, the Host Country was a Permanent Observer to the Organization, as well as an active member of many of its specialized agencies, programmes, funds, and the Conference on Disarmament.
The relationship between the United Nations and Switzerland is governed by the…
Collection Development Policy
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Collection Development Policy
The policy followed by the UN Library & Archives Geneva for collections management and acquisition of material is currently based on the UN Secretary-General’s report: "Modernization and integrated management of United Nations libraries: new strategic directions" (https://undocs.org/A/AC.198/2005/4).
Management of the United…
Library & Archives Partnerships
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PERMANENT MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
In accordance with its mandate as instrument of international understanding, the Library & Archives Geneva partners with Permanent Missions and International Organizations to set up a variety of cultural activities and events to promote UN objectives, multilateralism and…
