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ODS has full-text documents of the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and their subsidiaries, as well as administrative issuances and other documents.
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- UN documentation: Trusteeship Council
The Council suspended its operations in 1994 after the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory. Read more about the Trusteeship Council.
Founding documents
United Nations Charter
The UN Charter is the constitutive instrument of the United Nations, signed on 26 June 1945. It sets out the rights and obligations of Member States and establishes the principal organs and procedures of the United Nations.
Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights, setting out for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.
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