Science as a Shared Journey: Engaging Communities, Building Trust, and Advancing Open Science for the SDGs
Building momentum towards the 4th UN Open Science & Open Scholarship Conference. This STI Forum side event took place on 7 May, 2025. Watch the recording.
Preserving the Past: Security Council Supplements Online
The UN Library has digitized an important series of Security Council documents: the supplements and special supplements to the official records.
[NEW] UN Library Opening Hours starting 9 June 2025
UN Library’s opening hours for in-person and online services.
1st Open Science Conference
The Conference took place on 19 November 2019, organized in collaboration with SPARC, under the theme “Towards Global Open Science: Core Enabler of the UN 2030 Agenda”.
3rd Open Science Conference
The Conference took place from 8 to 10 February 2023, with the theme "Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of Science". Watch the Conference recording.
UN Charter Libraries Knowledge Network
The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library puts forward a proposal for a UN Charter Libraries Network, a knowledge network that will collaboratively re-envision the work and nature of partnerships among affiliated libraries with the United Nations.
UN Depository Library Programme To Be Gradually Discontinued
The historic UN Depository Programme will be phased out to make way for a future-oriented Knowledge Network.
Library Holiday Service Hours
The Library will resume its full schedule on 6 January 2025. Our online resources and research products are available 24/7.
Explore Every Word: Full-Text Search for Security Council Resolutions Is Here!
The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library digitized Security Council resolutions from 1946 to present. They are now accessible and fully searchable in the United Nations Digital Library.
What We Do
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library’s digitalization initiative preserves and enhances access to the United Nations' documentary history, providing cost-free and easy access to a global audience.
Digitalized Document Series
Access a list of our digitized collections, including resolutions & decisions made by UN's Principal Organs since 1946, a variety of Benchmark Series, and on the SDGs.
Collaborations
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library (DHL) welcomes collaborative partnerships in preserving and providing public access to the United Nations’ vast documentary heritage.
Insight Series Keynote: International Open Access Week
Focusing on the past, present and future of Open Access, the event took place on 23 October 2024. Watch the recording.
Enhancing Gender Data on UN Security Council Representatives
The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library has completed a notable project that enriches the data available on the historic gender ratio of UN Security Council representatives.
2023: A Year of Innovation & Progress for the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library
In 2023, the United Nations Headquarters Library marked a year of significant transformation and notable achievements.