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Portal to the work of intergovernmental bodies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/portal-to-the-work-of-intergovernmental-bodies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 Created by the UN Department General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), this resource will provide access to documents, agendas, resolutions and conferences for major UN...
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Congressional Directories Back to the 1800s digitised
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/29/congressional-directories-back-to-the-1800s-digitised/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 29, 2023 The US Government Publishing Office (GPO) has aigitized all Congressional Directories back to the 1800s.
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Africa: child well-being
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/17/africa-child-well-being/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2023 The child well-being country scorecards , issued by Afrobaromater cover responses to questions posed to African citizens in over 30 nations, provide insight into perceptions and...
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Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/05/5396/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2024 Playlist of Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes , in which Ian explores British history and culture by considering the national sense of humour.
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70th Anniversary of the United Nations (next year)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/70th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations-next-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 A new online exhibition is being created by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library which celebrates 70 key documents in the history of the UN.
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UK Doughnut – sustainable living standards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/09/uk-doughnut-sustainable-living-standards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2015 A new report from Oxfam considers how the UK can achieve decent living standards while remaining environmentally sustainable.
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1 million visits to UK Food Banks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/27/1-million-visits-to-uk-food-banks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2015 Trussell Trust has just released the shocking figures that in the last year more than 1 million allocations of food were made by the charity.
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The Examination
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/the-examination/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 The Examination, A non-profit news site which has received financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Pulitzer Center and aims to provide access to...
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MDB Reform Accelerator
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/13/mdb-reform-accelerator/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 13, 2023 MDB Reform Accelerator Multilateral Development Banks, or MDBs, are supranational institutions set up by sovereign states, which are their shareholders.
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Israel-Gaza Crisis: United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/01/israel-gaza-crisis-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2023 A site created by the United Nations to provide their perspective on the conflict. It includes official UN statements, resolutions and resources on humanitarian aid.