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The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations. Initially launched in 2015, the UN iLibrary was updated in December 2020 to incorporate new features such as an interface in all six official UN languages and a search feature by Sustainable Development Goals.
Content
There are approximately 9000 titles included in the UN iLibrary. Every year around 500 new titles are added to the collection, approximately 70% of which are in English and cover the following topics:
- Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry
- Children and Youth
- Democracy and Governance
- Disarmament
- Drugs, Crime and Terrorism
- Economic and Social Development
- Environment and Climate Change
- Human Rights and Refugees
- Human Settlements and Urban Issues
- International Law and Justice
- International Trade and Finance
- Migration
- Natural Resources, Water and Energy
- Peacekeeping and Security
- Population and Demography
- Public Health
- Transportation and Public Safety
- United Nations
- Women and Gender Issues