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OHCHR Library and Human Rights Gateway
Welcome
The overall goal of the OHCHR Library is to provide quality information and knowledge services on human rights in support of OHCHR work and to serve as an information and knowledge gateway for the public at large.
What's new?
The OHCHR library catalogue layout has been developed in Arabic. The library catalogue contains more than 25,000 titles, 670+ of them are in Arabic. Thanks to the new functionality of the catalogue, these 670+ documents are now directly searchable in Arabic language. Access the catalogue in Arabic
Library catalogue
Access the OHCHR Library catalogue to search through all the collections available in the Library, including books, reports, periodicals, videos, DVDs on human rights and Human Rights Training and Education publications.
Voting database of resolutions and decisions
The Voting database provides access to all the resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and by the Human Rights Council.
Research guides
The OHCHR Library has developed research guides to provide direct and easy access to specific resources available on various topics, such as: International Commissions of Inquiry, Fact Finding Missions and other investigations; Racial Equality and Justice; Disability Inclusion; and many more.
Human Rights Education and Training (HRET)
OHCHR coordinates, among others, UN education and public information programmes in the field of human rights (General Assembly Resolution 48/141). The work of OHCHR includes developing specialized human rights education and training materials and resources.
Learn more about OHCHR's work on human rights education and training
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
The power of the Universal Declaration is the power of ideas to change the world. It inspires us to continue working to ensure all people can gain freedom, equality and dignity.
World Conference on Human Rights Statements (Vienna, 1993)
Search and access all the speeches and statements made during the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993.
OHCHR publications
OHCHR produces an extensive range of publications on a variety of topics related to human rights, for governments, national institutions, civil society, the general public and the media.
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Who can use the OHCHR Library?
The Library is open to OHCHR staff members, human rights mechanisms, UN Member State delegates, NGOs as well as members of general public interested in human rights.
The library does not provide loan services to the members of public.
For more information on how to access the Library, please consult Access and hours.
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Access to classified records
Access to classified records may be granted on request on certain conditions. For more information, read this explanatory one-pager (PDF)
Contact information
Tel.: +41 22 928 9790
Fax: +41 22 928 9065
E-mail: [email protected]
Postal address:
OHCHR-Library
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, CH-1211
Geneva 10
SWITZERLAND