(22 Jul 2023) The United Nations’ Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) is developing practical guidance for higher education ranking organizations wanting to integrate the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their assessments of universities and colleges. The initiative has been supported in principle by rankers such as QS and Times Higher Education,…
(7 Dec 2022) The application period for the United Nations Young Professionals Programme (YPP) Exam in Library & Information Management is open now through 31 December 2022. YPP is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. You can find more…
(22 Aug 2022) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Cambodia donated its archive of nearly 5,000 documents of at least 500 different types to two agricultural universities in Phnom Penh to support student research and learning. According to a press release on August 22, the two agricultural universities benefitting from the donation are…
(22 Apr 2022) The UN Library & Archives Geneva is the official repository of all documents produced or held by UN Geneva that have enduring historical and administrative values. Its’ new UN Archives Geneva Platform is available online now, providing access to the extraordinary wealth of archival documents managed by the UN Library & Archives Geneva and…
(20 Jul 2021) The UN iLibrary is the digital source for reliable content published by the United Nations, with titles in all six official UN languages and several more. In December 2020, the iLibrary was updated to optimize user experience and now features a simplified, accessible homepage with improved loading times, adding flexibility and efficiency to your site…
(6 May 2016) UNFPA’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (APRO) in Bangkok, Thailand, is offering an internship to enhance its existing library by cataloguing its physical and digital libraries (publications, gray literature), and developing digital reference tools and conducting research. The resources developed during the internship will be used to further develop communication and…
(13 April 2016) Interested in seeing the world of diplomacy and public policy as the staff of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library do? Multiple internships are being offered in the Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information and you could work with us! When applying, your cover letter should specify that the “Area of Interest/Department”…
(12 February 2016) United Nations Publications has launched the iLibrary, the first comprehensive global search, discovery, and dissemination platform for digital content created by the United Nations. The United Nations iLibrary includes publications, journals and series comprising facts and expertise on international peace and security, human rights, economic and social development, climate change, international law,…
(24 October 2015) the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, New York is offering Multiple internships to graduate students in the Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information. When applying, your cover letter should specify that the “Area of Interest/Department” you prefer working in is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Current students in the following fields are encouraged…
The position of Digital Archivist is located in the Archives and Records Section, The Hague Branch, Registry. Under the supervision of the Chief Archivist / Deputy Chief Archivist, the incumbent will be responsible for the management of the digital records of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) and the digital component of the International…