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- Most UN Resolutions are adopted without a recorded vote. Only those votes that are recorded indicate how a country voted. The Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly during a stated session is a compilation of votes taken during a specific GA session. The document lists how countries voted when a roll call vote was actually taken for a specific resolution. This document can be found on ODS Advanced. In the search box labeled Words of the title, type in the following phrase: "resolutions and decisions adopted by the general assembly during its" and search. Notice that the number 49 will appear in most of the UN document symbols in the resulting list of documents. You can also use the document symbol to search for this document in the ODS Advanced search:
- Use the binocular icon to search for your country (make sure you use the proper name: example - Russian Federation, not Russia).
- The Voting Records option in UNBISnet - this option provides “the full text of voting records for all resolutions which were adopted - either without a vote or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-).” Most records provide only a summary of the vote (i.e.the number of yeas and nays).
- Public Law 79-264 requires that the U.S. State Department report to Congress U.S. participation in the United Nations; the report includes a voting record for the U.S. The reports and voting record are available online from 1999 through 2010 from the State Department. A comparison of how the U.S. voted on key issues to votes by other countries is also available in these. U.S. participation in the United Nations is also available from the State Department.
- Reports of more recent votes in the United Nations can be found at the UN's Press Releases advanced site. Search globally for recent votes, or by organization (e.g. General Assembly, etc) in the "Select" drop down box at the bottom of the Press Release page. In the "Keyword(s) in headline" box type in vote. You can change dates "Date" box. Click "Find" to search.
Human rights/ peace and security issues/ sustainable development/economic development/health
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issues/special issues - country profiles
Human Rights
- Ratification of Human Rights concerns by countries can be found at Human Rights in the World.
- The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress are available online from 1999 to the most current report. Print copies are available at the Drew library: 1986 through 1993 on A-level: Y 4.F 76/1-15: (YR) and 1994 onward: Y 4.IN 8/16-15: (YR).
- University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
- European Court of Human Rights HUDOC - free online access to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European
- Human Rights Index of United Nations Documents - provides access to human rights information found in United Nations documents, related to countries and/or specific rights.
- Ref JC571 .A44- Amnesty International Report. See also Amnesty International. Ref JC571 .F66 - Freedom in the World and online at freedomhouse.org.
- "The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties." http://www.refworld.org/publisher/CRC.html
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- WHO (World Health Organization).
- International Digest of Health Legislation: WHO
- Also try Global Issues on the UN Agenda.
Question of Palestine - "The United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) was established and is being developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights in response to successive General Assembly mandates. The main collection contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace."
World Heritage Centre - "Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, thePyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage."
Information about countries
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