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This image shows a meeting of the Intellectual Cooperation Commission in 1922. Credit: UN Archives Geneva.

UN Historical Series Book Launch Event: Intellectual Cooperation at the League of Nations - Shaping Cultural and Political Relations

The latest publication in the UN Library & Archives Geneva UN Historical Series, Intellectual Cooperation at the League of Nations: Shaping Cultural and Political Relations, will be released in December 2025. Join us on Friday 5 December for an event that will introduce key themes and findings from the book, highlighting the latest historical research on questions that remain relevant today.
This is the invitation for an event on 3 June to celebrate International Archives Week. The title of the event is overlayed over a beige colored background. The text reads: Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Challenges in Accessing UN Archives Geneva Collections, #ArchivesAreAccessible. The logos of the UN Library & Archives Geneva and the International Council of Archives are shown. The image shows a hand typing on a keyboard, a hand using a computer mouse, two hands clasped together and a hand holding a folder

#ArchivesAreAccessible - Celebrating International Archives Week 2025

At the UN Library & Archives Geneva, we’re thrilled to join in celebrations for International Archives Week 2025. As part of this year’s theme, #ArchivesAreAccessible: Archives for Everyone, we asked some of our research community to share how online access to the League of Nations Archives in particular has changed their work. 
This image shows a blue background with the UN logo and a laptop. The title of the session is also displayed, entitled "Discovering Multilateralism".

Discovering primary sources on multilateralism, from the League of Nations to the UN. A session by the UN Library & Archives Geneva.

*This information session will be held in English. Students from all universities are invited to join us for an information session on how to access primary sources on multilateralism at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.
This image shows a blue background with the UN logo and a laptop. The title of the session is also displayed, entitled "Discovering Multilateralism".

Discovering primary sources on multilateralism, from the League of Nations to the UN. A session by the UN Library & Archives Geneva

*This information session will be held in English. Students from all universities are invited to join us for an information session on how to access primary sources on multilateralism at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.
This image shows a blue background with the UN logo and a laptop. The title of the session is also displayed, entitled "Discovering Multilateralism".

Discovering Multilateralism: Online presentation on how to access and use primary sources on modern multilateralism by the UN Library & Archives Geneva

*This information session will be held in French. Students from all universities are invited to join us for an information session on how to access primary sources on multilateralism at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.
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