Research Guides: United Nations and International Documents Collections: Using UN Indexes

How do UN indexes work?

The indexes of the United Nations are divided into two parts:

1. A subject index to all the documents (reports, letters, meeting records, resolutions, etc.) issued by the body in question during a particular session/year

2. An index to speeches delivered before the forum in question during a particular session/year.

UN Indexes in Bobst Library

Index to proceedings of the Security Council
Call Number: JX1977 .A5 Non-circulating
Index to proceedings of the Trusteeship Council
Call Number: JX4021 .U32 Non-circulating
Index to proceedings of the General Assembly
Call Number: JZ5006 .I64 Non-circulating
Index to proceedings of the Economic and Social Council
Call Number: Z7161 .I5 Non-circulating
Treaty series (League of Nations)
Call Number: KZ172 .T74 Non-circulating
Treaty series (United Nations)
Call Number: KZ172 .T74 Non-circulating

International Indexes in Bobst

International development abstracts
Call Number: HC59.7 .I56 Non-circulating
Bimonthly publication that indexes and provides abstracts for articles and reports on agriculture, natural resources, environment, health and food. Contents page arranged by subject, with more specific access via subject, regional, author, and journal indexes. Each year, the last issue contains cumulative contents page and indexes.
Index to international statistics
Call Number: Z7552 .I532 Non-circulating
Indexes international statistics from various intergovernmental agencies by subject, name, geographic area, category (age, commodity, country, company/enterprise, industry and sex), title, publication number and issuing source. IIS numbers provided correspond to IIS microfiche, available in the west wing of the 6th floor reference center at Bobst.

Online Index at UN Website

Index to Proceedings