Dag Hammarskjöld Library at Uppsala University
Peace and Security
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A central part of the UN mandate as set out in the Charter is the maintenance of world peace. Over the years, the UN has played a major role in helping defuse international crises and in resolving protracted conflicts.
The world organization has undertaken complex operations involving peacekeeping operations, preventive diplomacy, peacebuilding and humanitarian assistance and in recent years has played a vital role in addressing some of the most prolonged and difficult conflicts.
Documentation
Yearbook of the United Nations, Part One: Political and Security Questions provides an excellent overview of the work of the United Nations with a detailed subject index. A complete collection of yearbooks and a CD-rom is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala and the Libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Since October 2008 the complete full text collection of The United Nations Yearbooks is available online at http://unyearbook.un.org/.
Databases and Indexes
The official web site of the United Nations serves as a web portal linking to Peace & Security issues through the blue headline.
A web portal to peace and security issues linking UN main bodies and focal points and full text documents and reports is posted at the Official web site of the United Nations, section Global Issues on the UN Agenda.
The UN Library online catalogue UNBISnet contains reports, documents and articles related to UN activities linking to full text for recent years. Subject search can be performed using relevant terms from the UNBIS THESAURUS.
Printed Indexes