On the?International Day for Universal Access to Information, the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library has relaunched its popular website?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Member States on the Record.

The new version features an updated and modern layout with data visualizations that make finding relevant documentation a breeze.

Powered by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Digital Library and Ask DAG, the Library¡¯s knowledge base of frequently asked questions, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Member States on the Record is the one-stop shop for Member State-related information and provides direct access to documents that reflect a country¡¯s positions.

For each Member State, the website features:

  • Date of membership with links to associated documents
  • Dates served as a member of the
    • Security Council
    • Economic and Social Council
    • Human Rights Council
  • General debate statements
  • All speeches in principal organs
  • Co-sponsorship information of draft resolutions
  • Notes verbales announcing diplomatic relations between States
  • Press releases for the presentation of credentials of newly-appointed Permanent Representatives to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

New content includes:

  • Security Council membership timeline
  • Photos of Permanent Representatives to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ presenting their credentials
  • Photo gallery of Member States Representatives at the general debate
  • Interactive membership timeline and map

We are launching in English with the other official language versions to follow.

Stop searching and start finding! Go to un.org/en/library/unms and choose your Member State.


A special note of thanks to our colleagues in the DGC Multimedia Resources Unit who worked with us to integrate the photographs from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Photo using their latest technology,?as well as the DMSPC Kamino Data Science & Visualization Team and the Geospatial Information Section for their consultation.


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