Prescott Library: UN Crisis Project (Clark, Lytle, Thomas): Getting Started

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Access archived articles from ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times with Index, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Visual History Archive Online
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The Visual History Archive® is USC Shoah Foundation’s online portal that allows users to search through and view more than 55,000 video testimonies of survivors and witnesses of genocide. Initially a repository of Holocaust testimony, the Archive has expanded significantly to include survivor and witness testimony from four other genocidal events: the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923), the Nanjing Massacre (1937), the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994) and the Guatemalan Genocide (1978-1996).

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ASK DAG
Ask DAG (the UN Library) and find answers about the United Nations and the library resources!
Charter of the United Nations
This UN Research guide provides links, documents, information, and additional resources related to the UN Charter.
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The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations and a multilateral treaty. It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945. The Charter has been amended three times in 1963, 1965, and 1973.
Our World in Data
Research and interactive data visualizations to understand the world’s largest problems.
Structure of the United Nations System
This entry from the Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations explains the various "organs" of the United Nations as well as subsidiary organs and other groups under the UN's system.
UN Documentation: How to Find UN Documents
UN Research Guide explaining how UN Documents are organized and how to search for them.
UN Resources by Topic
Broken down by topic, this listing provides names of UN organizations that deal with particular issues and includes links to their pages.
70 Documents, 70 Years
A Research Guide from the United Nations that reviews 70 documents that are key to the workings of the United Nations.

Here are some titles to help you get started. For more resources, check what is on reserve or search the library's card catalog.

The History, Structure, and Reach of the UN
by Heather Docalavich; Bruce Russett (Editor) Explores the history and structure of the United Nations.
Call Number: 341.23 Doc
Publication Date: 2015
An Insider's Guide to the UN
by Linda Fasulo Presents an introduction to the United Nations, discussing how it was created, the governing principles that guide its operation, and what it is like to be a participant.
Call Number: 341.23 Fas
Publication Date: 2009
The United Nations : a very short introduction
by Jussi M. Hanhimäki. Offers a brief overview of the United Nations, discussing the organization's history, origins, effectiveness, present form, response to current problems, and other related topics.
Call Number: 341.23 Han
Publication Date: 2008
The Birth of the UN, Decolonization and Building Strong Nations
by Sheila Nelson; Bruce Russett (Editor) Explores the origins of the United Nations and its roots in the world wars of the twentieth century, resulting in its focus on human rights and self-determination.
Call Number: 341.23 Ste
Publication Date: 2015

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