UN HUMAN RIGHTS REFERENCE CENTER AND LIBRARY TO OPEN IN GENEVA

01.12.2003

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is pleased to announce the opening to the public on 10 December of its Library/Documentation Centre.

The Library will provide comprehensive and efficient information and reference services to OHCHR partners, UN human rights mechanisms and experts, and OHCHR staff. It is equipped with a unique collection of UN human rights documents, publications and other materials as well as general and specialized human rights literature and materials in hard copy and in electronic format. The Library, which also integrates a resource collection on human rights education and training, will be linked with UN and other major libraries and research institutes around the world, providing users with on-line search and reference services.

The OHCHR library is located in room RS-181 of the Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis, 1201 Geneva. It will be open Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 12:30, and from 14:00 to 17:00.

For further information, please call (41 22) 917-9175; fax (41 22) 917-9065; e-mail: library@ohchr.org
For details on admission requirements please contact the United Nations Security Service or the Library staff.