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"Today’s global challenges require global solutions. No country, and no organization, can do it alone. This invaluable handbook covers the breadth of the UN’s work as we strive to build a better future and show that multilateralism can deliver peace, sustainable development and dignity for all." — Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General
United Nations Handbook
New Zealand produces an annual UN handbook at the start of each General Assembly, designed for UN delegates from all nations, media and the public.
Published annually since 1961 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand, the United Nations Handbook is a clearly ordered guide to the organisations that make up the United Nations, the basis of their structure, their aims and their membership.
The Handbook symbolises New Zealand’s long-standing and practical commitment to the United Nations.
What information does it provide?
Up-to-date information on the structure, aims, membership and contact details of the following United Nations bodies:
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- Economic and Social Council
- Trusteeship Council
- International Court of Justice
- Secretariat
- Subsidiary and associated bodies of the United Nations
Who uses it?
- Diplomats
- Foreign Ministry Officials
- Non-governmental Organisations
- Media
- Businesses
- Libraries
- Academics
- Schools
- Interest Groups
- Members of the Public