United Nations Collection

In 1994, the United Nations announced the designation of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to be one of the UN publication depository libraries in Egypt.
Hence, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina holds UN Publication since 1994 to the present in different formats and in three languages, Arabic, English and French.

Most UN printed publications are classified by the BA according to DDC and shelved in the main reading hall level B1, while special formats are available in the Multimedia Library. Like other BA collections all UN materials (printed and AV) are searchable through the BA catalog available online.

The collection consits of various types of publications including reference materials, books, periodicals, reports, newsletters, videos, CDs and DVDs handbooks, guides, annual reports, bibliographies and indexes as well as masthead Documents (working papers for the delegates / meeting records / resolutions / agendas mainly materials prepared to serve at UN meetings) of UN main organs, subsidiary organs and UN specialized agencies.

The collection covers an enormous amount of international issues, thus providing researchers as well as the general public with free access to information on a broad scope of topics related to different aspects of human life worldwide.

The collection subject coverage include the following topics: Human Rights, Peace Keeping, Poverty, Security, Education, International Law, Environment, International Relations, Economic and Social Development as well as other topics of interest to the UN agencies.

The BA as a UN depository library also receives General Assembly material and its subsidiary organs including the three councils (Economic and Social Council, Security Council, Trusteeship Council and the Secretariat).
The BA is entitled to receive publications from other international organizations affiliated to the United Nations known as UN specialized agencies

• FAO (=Food and Agriculture Organization)
• ILO (=International Labour Organization)
• UNESCO (=United Nations Education, Scientific and Culture Organization)
• WHO (=World Health Organization)
• World Bank
• IMF (=International Monetary Found)
• WTO (=World Trade Organization) / GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
• WIPO (=World Intellectual Property Organization)
• IFAD (=International Fund for Agricultural Development)

You may also visit the UN Homepage http://www.un.org , which has a broad coverage on every UN issue. In addition to the UN publications mentioned above, the Depository Library of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina also receives publications from other international agencies like the Red Cross, the Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ISESCO and some publications were received from the Council of Europe (COE).

http://www.unic-eg.org/docs/UNEgypt.htm

http://www.worldbank.org/