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For general information on United Nations archives including General Assembly records, researchers should first consult this website’s existing introduction to UN archives. For more specific information on the UN General Assembly, the General Assembly website is a useful starting point. The General Assembly site has a variety of useful current and archival documents topically arranged in nearly all of the tabs on the website homepage. The UN’s Dag Hammarskjöld Library also has a number of holdings relating to the General Assembly. For more information, see the Library’s General Assembly research guide. While the library is not accessible to the general public, some digitized materials may be available for download, or in hard copy on an ad-hoc, by-request basis. For more information, visit the library website’s “Using the Library” tab.
In terms of Canadian engagement with the General Assembly, General Assembly records for 1952 will be of interest, as that year Canadian Lester B. Pearson served as President of the General Assembly. The Lester B. Pearson fonds at Library and Archives Canada have much more comprehensive and accessible records on Pearson’s career. Beyond records pertaining to Pearson himself, LAC has extensive holdings relating to the General Assembly. These records are widely distributed through both the library and archives, and are represented in most collections to some degree. A useful starting point on materials from the twentieth-century are concentrated in the Block 24 series on the United Nations, but this is far from the extent of available records. The LAC search engine is the most expedient way to find general and topically specific records concerning the General Assembly prior to visiting LAC.
Researchers may also be interested in the Canadian government’s webpage on the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN. While the page contains little documentation, its overview of Canadian priorities and interactions with the UN is an interesting access point to governmental perspectives and memory.
Researchers interested in Canada’s part in the General assembly may wish to explore the following subsidiary and expert bodies of the Assembly. While the personnel serving on these bodies are in constant rotation, they are staffed internationally. Depending on the historical period of interest to researchers, it is possible that Canadians were serving on these bodies.
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/
New York, USA
Headquarters
United Nations Development Programme
One United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017 USA
Media Enquiries: UNDP-newsroom@undp.org
The UNDP website’s historical timeline is a good starting point researchers looking for basic information and links to key documents on the creation and operations of the Programme. For a more comprehensive base of materials, some 1500 research papers, reports, and publications are available in the UNDP e-library. Recent news releases, media reports, and speeches are available through the News Centre. For further information on UNDP records, researchers should inquire at the email address listed above, or inquire at the wider UN Archives. This website’s introduction to UN archives and archival guide on UN New York may be useful starting points for further research inquiries.
For more specific information on Canadian engagement with the UNDP, Library and Archives Canada holds a number of relevant publications and documents. Documentary records are disbursed through the archives in collections ranging from development programmes in Caribbean to northern Indigenous development programmes. These records can be easily found via the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
http://www.uncdf.org/
New York, USA
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Two UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
United States of America
Tel: +1-212-906-6565
Fax: +1-212-906-6479
Email: info@uncdf.org
The UNCDF does not maintain any centralized archives. However, the organization’s online library holds a number of materials organized into a media collection which includes news items, speeches, statements and multimedia, and a document collection which includes corporate and project documents, external reviews, and publications.
Records of Canadian engagement with the work of the UNCDF can be found at Library and Archives Canada. The majority of related documents from the twentieth-century are concentrated in the Block 38 series on Aid and Export Finance. Some other materials are disbursed elsewhere in the archives and can be easily found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
https://www.unv.org/
Bonn, Germany
(Mailing Address):
United Nations Volunteers
Postfach 260 111
D-53153 Bonn
Germany
(Street Address):
UN Volunteers
UN Campus
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49-228-815 2000
Fax: +49-228-815 2001
Email: unv.media@unv.org
The UNV online resource database has a variety of documents, research publications, and multi-media materials available, some of which date to the 1970s. For further information on UNV records, prospective researchers can contact UNV at the above coordinates.
Records of Canadian engagement with UN Volunteers can be found at Library and Archives Canada. Relevant publications and documents are disbursed among many collections, however, a number of twentieth-century records are concentrated in the Block 38 series on Aid and Export Finance. Other can be readily found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
http://web.unep.org/
Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri
PO Box 30552, 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254-20) 7621234
General Email: unepinfo@unep.org
The UNEP online Knowledge Repository holds both publications and documents ranging in historical depth with the oldest dating to 1982. The tab on meeting documents has various records on UNEP meetings since 2010 and the UNEP news centre has news records available since 2013. For further information on UNEP records, prospective researchers can contact UNEP at the above coordinates.
Researchers interested in Canadian engagement with UNEP should note the years 1972-75, and 1992-98 when Canadians Maurice Strong and Elizabeth Dowdeswell respectively served as UNEP Executive Director. Further records can be found at Library and Archives Canada. Relevant holdings are primarily under the Department of Environment fonds, which has records from 1898-1995, including a good deal of correspondence between Canadian and UNEP officials. Records concerning the careers of both Strong and Dowdeswell are not organized as personal papers, but are represented through various collections and may serve as useful access points. Further relevant publications and documents disbursed among other collections including External Affairs. These can be readily found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
www.unfpa.org/
New York, USA
UNFPA HQ
605 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10158, USA
Email: hq@unfpa.org
Email Contact Form: http://www.unfpa.org/contact
The UNFPA’s archival records are not open to consultation by external researchers, however, requests for specific information beyond the organization’s website are dealt with on an ad hoc basis. Such requests should be directed to the email address listed above. For researchers looking for more immediately accessible information should consult the UNFPA website publications section, which has select records available from 1995 onwards, in addition to a news archive with press releases archived since 1998. Recent speeches and statements since 2014 are available online.
Canadian records concerning the UNFPA can be found at Library and Archives Canada. Archival holdings are scattered through several miscellaneous folders primarily located in, but not limited to, the External Affairs fonds. The widest scope of materials is most easily accessed through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- UN-Habitat
For general information on UN-Habitat archive, please consult this website’s existing archival guide on the Other UN Organizations page.
Researchers interested in Canadian engagement with UN-Habitat will be interested in the Habitat I Conference, which took place in Vancouver British Columbia between May 31 and June 11 1976. Library and Archives Canada, also holds extensive materials relating to both the Habitat I Conference, the resulting Vancouver Declaration, and the organization more generally. These materials are not centralized in any particular collection, and span files under Environment, National Defence, and numerous personal papers. The most expedient way to locate specific materials is through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
For general information on UNICEF archives, please consult this website’s existing archival guide on the UN New York page.
Library and Archives Canada holds a good deal of materials relating to Canadian engagement with UNICEF, as well as publication on the organization more generally. These materials are not concentrated in any particular collection and are most easily accessed via the LAC search engine. Researchers should review the visitor information page prior to visiting LAC.
- World Food Programme (WFP)
www.wfp.org/
Rome, Italy
World Food Programme
Via Cesare Giulio Viola 68
Parco dei Medici
00148 - Rome - Italy
Tel: +39-06-65131
Fax: +39-06-6590632
Email Contact Form : http://www.wfp.org/contact?_ga=1.54767147.1083096041.1490566860
Document collections available on the World Food Programme website are mostly comprised of news releases about the programme. However the WFP online library also contains a publications repository that includes Executive Director speeches, reports, strategy and policy documents, fact sheets, brochures and the programme annual report since 1995. Researchers interested in the functioning of the organization may also be interested in the lists of donors which extend back to 1998. For further information on the WFP, the organization can be reached at the above coordinates.
For researchers interested in Canadian involvement in the WFP, the years 1977-81 will be of particular interest as the tenure of Canadian G.N. Vogel as Executive Director of the programme. In addition, Library and Archives Canada has extensive holdings regarding the World Food Programme. Both library and archival holdings span many collections, but a good deal of twentieth-century documentation is concentrated in the Block 35 series on Economic Affairs. Beyond this node of documents, further materials can be readily found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
http://www.unidir.org/
Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Palais des Nations,
1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)22 917 11 41/15 83
Fax: +41 (0)22 917 01 76
Email: unidir@unog.ch
The UN Institute for Disarmament Research website has some records available for download including annual reports since 1993 and a substantial page of publications. Neither of these sections reach to the organization’s initial work since 1980, and it’s official inception in 1985, but the statute forming the institute is available online. For further information on UNIDIR records, researchers can contact the Institute at the coordinates above.
Library and Archives Canada has a few miscellaneous holdings relating to Canadian coordination with UNIDIR, the majority of which are conference papers and correspondence in the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security fonds. Both these holdings and library materials are most easily accessed through the LAC search engine. Researchers should consult the visitor information page prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
http://www.unitar.org/
Geneva, Switzerland
(Postal Address) :
UNITAR, Palais des Nations,
CH-1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland
(Street Address):
UNITAR, International Environment House,
Chemin des Anémones 11-13,
CH-1219 Châtelaine,
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 8400
Fax: +41 22 917 8047
UN Switchboard: +41 22 917 1234
Email: info@unitar.org
Access information: http://www.unitar.org/offices
The history of UNITAR on the Institute’s website contains hyperlinks to key documents in the organization’s history, including key UN resolutions and the UNITAR Statute. Beyond these initial resources, researchers should contact the UNITAR for further information using the above coordinates.
Library and Archives Canada has some holdings relating to UNITAR, the majority of which are library copies of UNITAR publications and papers. In terms of archival holdings, records of Canadian engagement with UNITAR are concentrated, but not limited to the Block 24 series on the United Nations. The LAC search engine is the easiest way to access these, and other miscellaneous records on UNITAR, such as personal papers, which are disbursed through the archive. Researchers should review the visitor information page prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
www.unssc.org/
Turin, Italy and Bonn, Germany
Email Contact Form: http://www.unssc.org/contact-us/
As with many subsidiary organizations concerned with the practical dynamics of UN operations, The United Nations System Staff College has little publicly-oriented information available for consultation. Recent publications and pedagogical resources on the UNSSC are available on the College website, but few historical records are available. Researchers should contact the College using the above form for further information.
- United Nations University (UNU)
https://unu.edu/
Tokyo, Japan
United Nations University
5–53–70 Jingumae,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925
Japan
Tel: +81 3 5467 1212
Fax: +81 3 3499 2828
Email Contact Form: https://unu.edu/about/contact-us#overview
Location information: https://unu.edu/about/contact-us#location
The United Nations University has a wide variety of materials available for download. The UNU website has a brief history which may be of interest to researchers, as it includes both key dates, and a lists of past university leadership. The University’s online collections have some 5,000 documents records dating back to 1993, the bulk of which are research publications produced by the institute. Outlines of current research project are also available on the website in addition to a substantial archive of new articles relating to the University’s research. For further information on UNU records, prospective researchers should contact the University at the above coordinates.
Records of Canadian engagement with UNU can be found at Library and Archives Canada, which holds a number of UNU materials in the library, and Canadian records in the archives. The majority of LAC’s archival holdings on the UNU are concentrated in the Block 55 series on Cultural Affairs. More specific records such as joint research projects and personal papers can be readily accessed through the LAC search engine. Researchers should review the visitor information page before visiting LAC.
- International Trade Centre (ITC) (Joint UN/WTO)
http://www.intracen.org/
(Postal address):
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
(Street address):
54-56 rue de Montbrillant, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 730 01 11
Fax : (41-22) 733 44 39
Email Contact Form: http://www.intracen.org/contactus/
The International Trade Centre is a joint organization managed by the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. The ITC website has a number of resources available for direct consultation. Copies of recent news, media and speeches form IRC officials are available online, in addition to a publications collection of largely recent materials. Researchers interested in the ITC’s engagement with wider international trade may also want to explore the ITC Library, which is a resource on international trade designed for use of ITC beneficiary states. For further information on ITC records, researchers should contact the Centre at the above coordinates.
Researchers interested in Canadian engagement with the ITC will be interested in records from 1994 to 2006 when J. Denis Bélisle served as Executive Director of the organization. Canadian engagement with the IRC also fits in with a larger context of international trade records held at Library and Archives Canada. Both library and archival holdings span many collections, but a good deal of twentieth-century documentation is concentrated in the Block 37 series on Foreign Trade, as well as under the Department of Trade and Commerce fonds. Beyond these nodes of documents, further materials can be readily found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
http://unctad.org/en/Pages/Home.aspx
Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Palais des Nations, 8-14,
Av. de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 1234
Fax: +41 22 917 0057
General queries about UNCTAD:
Tel: +41 22 917 58 09
Email: unctadinfo@unctad.org
For initial primary research, the UNCTAD website has a media centre for press purposes that also has media releases archived from the past several years. The website also has a page of statistics and related publications, in addition to a page devoted to current UNCTAD projects, which features a minor section containing news articles and publications. Perhaps the richest portion of the website in terms of embedded documentary resources is the tab on UNCTAD meetings, which details the various types of UNCTAD meeting with extensive links to agenda items, meeting documents and conference reports. For further information on UNCTAD records, prospective researchers should contact the organization at the above coordinates.
Canadian engagement with UNCTAD is far reaching and leaves a substantial footprint in Library and Archives Canada holdings. Both library and archival holdings span many collections, but a good deal of twentieth-century documentation is concentrated in the Block 37 series on Foreign Trade, the Block 24 series on the United Nations, as well as the Department Trade and Commerce fonds, and the Department of Industry fonds. There is much material beyond these nodes of documents which can be readily found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
www.unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD.aspx
The Commission on Science and Technology for Development was formed in 1992 as a subsidiary body of ECOSOC. Since 1993 UNCTAD has served as the organization’s secretariat. The CSTD page of the UNCTAD website features recent news releases and documents, and materials on annual sessions since its 1993 move to Geneva. The right hand column of the webpage is replete with links to further documentation on CSTD activities since 1993. Researchers interested in Canadian involvement in the CSTD may wish to note that Canada is a current member of the Commission, serving a standard four year term from 2014-18. Canadian engagement in the Commission is largely in the context of Canada’s role in UNCTAD and thus, Library and Archives Canada’s holdings relating to the CSTD are embedded within those pertaining to UNCTAD.
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
For general information on UN-Habitat archive, please consult this website’s existing archival guide on the UN Geneva page.
Researchers interested in Canadian engagement with the UNHCR should consult Library and Archives Canada’s Block 47 series on Refugees, which contains most of LAC’s holdings relating to the UNHCR. The most expedient way to locate these, and other LAC materials is through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
https://www.unops.org/
Copenhagen, Denmark
UNOPS Headquarters
Marmorvej 51, PO Box 2695, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: +45 4533 7500
Email Contact Form: https://www.unops.org/english/About/Pages/Contact.aspx
The UNOPS does not maintain any publicly accessible archives. However, the Office’s website has a number of resources of potential interest to researchers. The news tab and its various subheadings contain the most documentation including publications, press releases, newsletters, announcements, and reports. Although it does not include individual documents, the projects page contains useful contractual information on UNOPS projects worldwide, including past projects. Project and contracts information can be accessed through the interactive map on the projects page. The UNOPS website also includes a repository of data generated from the organization’s work and research. Some recent records on the UNOPS from 1997 to 2006 are available in the UN Archives’ Secretary-General Kofi Anan fonds. The UN Archives are accessible by appointment only and are generally only open to UN members. However, requests for further information are dealt with on an ad hoc basis. Researchers should review the visitor information page to clarify terms of access and make requests prior to planning a visit to the archives.
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refuges in the Near East (UNRWA)
UNRWA has offices in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank. Contact details for inquiries at each of these offices can be found via the online Contact page.
The “Who We Are” tab of the broader UNRWA website contains a brief historical overview of the organization, in addition to some documents linked throughout the text. The website also has a press newsroom and multimedia gallery which feature recent materials related to UNRWA’s operations throughout the region. Publications, reports, and strategy documents since 2007 are available through the resources tab.
Canadian engagement with the UNRWA is scattered through the holdings of Library and Archives Canada and is easily accessible through the LAC search engine. However, a good deal of archival materials are concentrated in the Block 24 series on the United Nations, the Block 47 series on Refugees, and under the United Nations Association in Canada fonds. Researchers should review the visitor information page prior to visiting LAC. Researchers looking at both UNRWA and LAC records may be interested in the term of 1950-51, when Canadian Howard Kennedy serves as UNWRA Director.
- UN Women
www.unwomen.org/
New York, USA
(Headquarters Street Address):
UN Women
220 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
(Mailing Address):
UN Women
405 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
United States
Tel: +1 646 781-4400
Fax: +1 646 781-4444
As a fairly recent organization, UN Women does not yet have a dedicated archive, nor a dedicated footprint in the UN Archives. However, the UN Women website contains a section of guiding documents which outline the UN Women mandate. There is also a more recent news archive available, in addition to an extensive digital library of publications, documents and reports, data, and research papers since the organization’s formation in 2010. Further documentation on the organization’s history is available through the pages detailing the UN-Women Executive Board, and the Commission on the Status of Women. Both of these pages incorporate information on these bodies’ history and composition, as well as links to key documentation.
Canadian engagement with the UN Women is far reaching and is represented across Library and Archives Canada’s holdings from government files, to files on Canadian associations, to Indigenous, and personal papers. The easiest way to access find these records is through general or topical searches through the LAC search engine. For researchers focusing on the mid to late twentieth-century, a good deal of these materials are concentrated in the Block 24 series on the United Nations, the Block 45 series on Social Affairs. Researchers should review the visitor information page prior to visiting LAC.
- Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
The CSW is a subsidiary of UN Women, and as such, does not have a central archive. However, the Commission has its own webpage on the UN Women website which contains links to a variety of documents specifically related to the CSW, including UN resolutions and declarations, and a brief history of the CSW and its work. Further materials can be found via UN Women, and associated records at Library and Archives Canada.
- Preparatory Committee for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO)
https://www.ctbto.org/
Vienna, Austria
(Postal Address):
CTBTO Preparatory Commission
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 1200
1400 Vienna, Austria
General telephone:+43 1 26030 ext. 6200
Facsimile: +43 1 26030 5823
Email: info@ctbto.org
The CTBTO website is a rich resource of both historical and contemporary documentation. More recent publications can be found in the under the publications tab, as well as in the newsroom section. In terms of historical documents, texts relating to the history of the Nuclear Test Ban are available through the treaty tab. The CTBTO Information Centre is also a rich resource in historical documents, press and multimedia records, reports, research, and interviews from throughout the organization’s history. The history of nuclear testing hosted on the website also has a limited selection of relevant documents. For further information on CTBTO records, researchers should contact the Committee at the coordinates above.
Canadian engagement with the CTBTO is not centralized in Library and Archives Canada, but scattered through holdings on nuclear test-bans and non-proliferation more generally. Researchers may wish to begin by consulting the Block 28 series on Disarmament, and the Greenpeace Canada fonds, both of which hold records relating to Canada and the development of a nuclear test ban. Beyond these initial nodes of documents, other archival and library materials can be found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
For general information on UN-Habitat archive, please consult this website’s existing archival guide on the Other UN Organizations page.
Researchers interested in Canadian engagement with the IAEA should consult Library and Archives Canada which has extensive holdings to the organization. A good deal of these materials are concentrated in the Block 24 series on the United Nations, and the Block 65 series on Atomic Energy. However, these nodes of documentation are by no means of the extent of LAC’s holdings on the IAEA, which are widely distributed through LAC’s collections. The most expedient way to locate these materials is through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
www.unaids.org/
Geneva, Switzerland
UNAIDS Secretariat
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 36 66
Fax: +41 22 791 4187
Contact page including query specific email addresses: http://www.unaids.org/en/aboutunaids/contactunaids
In the absence of a dedicated archive, the UNAIDS website holds more contemporary than historical information. However, the online data and resource pages hold a variety of materials of potential interest to researchers including UNAIDS publications, meeting reports, press releases, multimedia, and epidemiology information. Further, some records on UNAIDS from 1997 to 2006 are available in the UN Archives’ Secretary-General Kofi Anan fonds. The UN Archives are accessible by appointment only. Researchers should review the visitor information page prior to planning a visit to the archives.
Library and Archives Canada has limited materials on the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS. The majority of these materials are UN publications located in the library. These can be found through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
https://www.icc-cpi.int/
The Hague, The Netherlands
(Postal address):
Po Box 19519
2500 CM, The Hague
The Netherlands
(Visiting address):
Oude Waalsdorperweg 10
2597 AK, The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel. + 31 (0)70 515 8515
Fax +31 (0)70 515 8555
Email: visits@icc-cpi.int
Researchers interested in documentation on the ICC should first visit the Court’s online resource library, which has core texts, journals, declarations, publications, and reports available for download. The page on cases includes documentation on individual ICC cases as well as background of defendants. The ICC website also has a news archive extending back to 2002. Researchers may also be interested in the ICC’s page for academics and researchers which has many links to further useful resources and websites. For researchers interested in Canada’s role in the ICC, the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (ASP) webpage will also be a useful resource. In addition to a basic member profile page for Canada, the majority of the ASP website is heavily imbricated with documents and publications.
Library and Archives Canada has limited materials on the International Criminal Court, with more UN publications in the library than Canadian produced archival holdings. The majority of archival materials can be found under the Department of External Affairs fonds, and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines fonds. However, these and other miscellaneous records are more easily accessed through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
A further access point for exploring Canadian engagement with the Court in both the ICC and LAC’s archives is through the records of Canadian Philippe Kirsch, who served as an ICC Judge from 2003-2009, and as President of the ICC for two consecutive terms from 2003-2006, and from 2006-2009. In both repositories, there are no dedicated collections to Kirsch, but his name is a useful search which yields pan-catalogue results.
Researchers may also be interested in the Canadian government’s webpage on Canada and the ICC. While the page itself has little documentation, its overview of Canadian engagement with the ICC is an interesting access point to governmental perspectives. The related sub-pages accessible via the left-hand column have topically specific information and links to relevant Canadian legislation.
- International Seabed Authority (ISA)
https://www.isa.org.jm/
Kingston, Jamaica
International Seabed Authority
14 - 20 Port Royal Street,
Kingston, Jamaica
Tel: +1 (876) 922-9105
Fax: +1 (876) 922-0195
Email Contact Form: https://www.isa.org.jm/contact-us
The International Seabed Authority maintains a website rich in documentary resources freely accessible to researchers interested in the organization. The page about the ISA contains a brief historical overview which includes some documents, in addition to a news archive with records since 2008. The sections on legal instruments, activities and projects, meeting sessions, and documents and publications are all rich with links to primary documents and relevant publications since the organization’s founding in 1994. For further information, prospective researchers should contact the ISA at the coordinates above.
In addition to a few library publications, Library and Archives Canada’s archival materials on the ISA are entirely located in the Block 25 series on Boundaries. Both of these areas can be readily accessed through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
https://www.itlos.org/
Hamburg, Germany
The Registrar
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Am Internationalen Seegerichtshof 1
22609 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: (49) 40 35607-0
Fax: (49) 40 35607-275
Email: itlos@itlos.org
The ITLOS website is heavily imbricated with either bibliographic information of ITLOS publications, or directly accessible documents relating to the organization’s history, structure and operations. The website has items of potential interest on nearly each page, so researchers should consult the site-map to most expediently access materials relevant to their areas of inquiry. Researchers should use the above contact details to inquire about further ITLOS records.
Library and Archives Canada holds has no archival materials directly related to ITLOS, but does have a variety of ITLOS publications in its library. These are most readily accessed through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC.
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
https://www.opcw.org/
The Hague, Netherlands
OPCW Headquarters
Johan de Wittlaan 32
2517 JR - The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 416 3300
Fax: +31 70 306 3535
Email: public.affairs@opcw.org
Visit Request Form
https://www.opcw.org/contact/visit-the-opcw/visitor-request-form/
The OPCW entered into force in 1997 as the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention. As with many more recently founded organisations, the OPCW website is imbricated with select documents including fact sheets, annual reports, conference and technical papers, and key documents relating to its core and subsidiary bodies. The full text of the Chemical Weapons Convention is also available on the OPCW Website. The OPCW posts all of its publicly available documents on its website; its wider library and archives are not open to external users. However, the OPCW’s Public Affairs Branch will attempt to facilitate individual inquiries when feasible within the organization’s regulations and strict confidentiality regime. Requests can be sent to the email address listed above.
For more information on Canada’s role in the OPCW, there is a brief member profile on Canada’s participation in the organisation. For information of further Canadian records, researchers should contact the Canadian National Authority to the Chemical Weapons Convention located in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa.
Canadian National Authority to the Chemical Weapons Convention
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
A-3, Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G2
Canada
National Coordinator Tel: (343) 203-3183
Fax: (613) 944-3105
Email: cna-anc@international.gc.ca
OPCW Directory of National Authorities
https://www.opcw.org/fileadmin/OPCW/OPCW_directory/National_Authorities.pdf
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
www.unwto.org/
Madrid, Spain
Headquarters,
World Tourism Organization
Capitán Haya 42
28020 Madrid,
Spain
Tel +34 91 567 81 00
Fax +34 91 571 37 33; + 34 91 253 40 36
Email: omt@unwto.org
Map: http://www2.unwto.org/content/where-we-are-0
The UNWTO does not maintain any publicly accessible archives. However, extensive documentary resources are available via the organizational website. A three volume publication of Basic UNWTO Documents is available in pdf form, and a timeline of the organization’s history from 1946 onwards may also be of interest to researchers. The rest of the UNWTO website is heavily imbricated with documents. Annual Reports are available from 2014 onwards, and conference records are available since 1975 including both Executive Council and General Assembly meeting conclusions. The UNWTO Knowledge Network and Information Resources & Archives Programme are largely contemporary apparatuses, but may be of interest to researchers exploring in the wider dynamics of tourism and tourism research. The website also hosts an extensive section on publications in addition to a wider e-library which includes non UNWTO publications on tourism research.
The UNWTO also maintains a network of member depository libraries which may be of interest to researchers. While these repositories primarily house UNWTO publications, these are tailored to regionally specific tourism projects, and thus can help chart regional coordination between local and state parties and the UNWTO. Repository libraries in Canada are located at the Université Laval, and the University of New Brunswick. Further records of Canadian engagement with the UNWTO housed at Library and Archives Canada are readily accessible through the LAC search engine, which will yield results from all of LAC’s holdings. However, the majority of LAC’s archival holdings are concentrated in the Block 37 series on Foreign Trade. Researchers should review the visitor information page prior to visiting LAC.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
https://www.iom.int/
Geneva, Switzerland
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
17, Route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: +41.22.717 9111
Fax: +41.22.798 6150
Email: hq@iom.int
The IOM historical archives are located at the IOM headquarters in Geneva and hold records from 1951 until the mid-1990s. These records have not been systematically accrued, and currently lack clear organization. While the IOM is seeking donors to support a comprehensive re-organization of the archives, the records as they stand are nonetheless accessible to academic researchers upon request, and approval by IOM’s Legal Department. The archives are maintained by the IOM Librarian and are opened upon request only. To file a request or for further information, researchers should contact the IOM Librarian and the coordinates below.
Kerstin Lau
Librarian,
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
17 route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 717 9422
Fax: +41 22 798 61 50
Email: klau@iom.int
For more immediately accessible materials, the IOM website has a useful historical overview and detailed chronology of the organization as a starting point for further research. Organizational publications and reports are available though the IOM’s online bookstore. However, the label bookstore is somewhat of a misnomer, as the majority of these documents can be downloaded without charge. Both media and news archives are also available through the IOM website in addition to other press-oriented materials under the “Press Room” tab.
Library and Archives Canada has a variety of records relating to Canadian engagement with the IOM. These are disbursed through the archive but can be readily located through the LAC search engine prior to visiting LAC. As a starting point for further inquiry, a large amount of LAC’s archival materials are concentrated in the Block 47 series on Refugees, and the Block 85 series on Immigration Affairs.