United Nations Libraries Around the World

Since the inception of the United Nations, UN libraries have provided information services to the UN Secretariat, the permanent missions and the general public.

  • Addis Ababa (ECA): Economic Commission for Africa Knowledge and Library Services
  • Bangkok (ESCAP): Library of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
  • Beirut (ESCWA): Library of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
  • Dakar (IDEP): Library of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 
  • Geneva (OHCHR Library): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Library and Human Rights Gateway
  • Geneva (UNOG): Library of the UN Office in Geneva 
  • Mexico (ECLAC): ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico - Information Resources and Documents Distribution Centre
  • New York (UNHQ): The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is the UN Headquarters Library
  • Port of Spain (ECLAC): ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean - Caribbean Knowledge Management Centre
  • Santiago (ECLAC): Hernán Santa Cruz Library, Library of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Tokyo (UNU): Library services at the United Nations University
  • Vienna (UNOV): The Library belongs to the global network of United Nations Libraries and, at the Vienna International Centre, works closely with two other libraries: the International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Library and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Library