The UNRIC Info Point & Library issues backgrounders on various subjects that list relevant URLs within the UN system.
Included are links to
The following backgrounders are currently available in English, French & Spanish:
Countries / Regions | |||
Afghanistan | English | French | |
Burundi | English | French | |
Central African Republic | English | French | |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | English | French | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | English | French | |
Egypt | English | ||
Gambia | English | French | |
Gaza | English | ||
Iraq | English | French | |
Kosovo | English | French | |
Libya | English | ||
Mali | English | French | |
Middle East | English | French | |
Myanmar | English | French | |
Somalia | English | French | |
South Sudan | English | ||
Sri Lanka | English | French | |
Sudan/Darfur | English | French | |
Syrian Arab Republic | English | ||
Ukraine | English | ||
Venezuela | English | Spanish | |
Yemen | English |
Topics | |||
Appointment of the Secretary-General | English | ||
Arms Trade | English | ||
Biodiversity | English | French | |
Civil Society | English | French | Spanish |
Climate Change | English | French | |
Counter-Terrorism | English | French | |
Desertification | English | French | |
Development | English | French | |
Disability | English | French | |
Disarmament | English | French | |
Ebola | English | ||
Educational Resources | English | French | |
Food Waste | English | French | |
Forests | English | French | |
Genocide | English | French | |
Human Rights | English | French | Spanish |
Landmines | English | French | |
Migration | English | French | |
Oceans | English | French | |
Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations |
English | French | |
Peacekeeping | English | French | Spanish |
Poverty | English | French | |
Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict | English | ||
Racism | English | French | |
Refugees and Migrants | English | French | |
Responsibility to Protect | English | ||
Rule of Law | English | ||
Special Tribunals & other mechanism | English | ||
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | English | French | Spanish |
Transitional Justice | English | French | |
UN Press & Media Contacts | English | French | |
Youth | English | French |
Archive (no longer updated) | ||
Global Food Crisis | English | French |
Human Rights Council | English | French |
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) | English | French |
Nuclear Disarmament | English | |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation | English | French |
Peacebuilding Commission | English | French |
Post-2015 Development Agenda | English | French |
Sustainable Development | English | French |
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