UN: for Peace and Development

From October 21 to November 21, the Official Documents Division (room. 207) will host the UN: For Peace and Development book exhibition dedicated to United Nations Day.

The exhibition reflects the activities of the organization from its inception to the present day. The presented documents reveal the multifaceted activities of the United Nations to save future generations from the scourge of war, maintain peace and international security, develop friendly relations between nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and implement international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural and humanitarian nature.

The exhibition presents more than 100 documents from the NLB stocks in Russian and English: books, periodical publications, mimeographed UN materials, booklets, leaflets.

After reviewing the proposed materials, users and guests of the library will have the opportunity to learn as much as possible about one of the leading international organizations and its role in the life of the world community.

Among the documents presented at the exhibition are international legal documents, encyclopedias and reference books, monographs, war and peace issue proceedings, political and legal studies on confidence and security-building measures, scientific and practical conference proceedings, round tables, papers, etc.

The exhibition consists of the following thematic sections:

• Basic information about the UN
• Maintenance of international peace and security
• Promoting sustainable development
• Promotion and protection of human rights
• International law
• Providing humanitarian assistance
• The UN and the Republic of Belarus

The exhibition will be of interest to specialists in the field of international law and international relations, political scientists, students and teachers, as well as anyone interested in the activities of the United Nations.

The UN Birthday has been celebrated annually on October 24 since 1948. It was on this day in 1945 that the founding document of the organization, Regulation, its charter came into force.

The UN was established to maintain and strengthen international peace and security, and to promote cooperation among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples. It is intended to be a center for coordinating the actions of nations in achieving common goals set for humanity. Currently, 193 Countries of the world are Members of the United Nations.

Belarus was one of the founders of the United Nations and was one of the 51 founding States of the United Nations. Cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the United Nations is one of the priority areas of our country's foreign policy activities. Belarus' participation in the activities of the UN and its system of bodies and special agencies is active and is aimed at creating favorable foreign policy conditions both for ensuring national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state, and for creating a positive image of the country in the international arena.

Useful links:

• History of the UN
• United Nations Day (24 October)
• General information
• Organizational structure
• Briefly about the UN
• 70th anniversary of the United Nations
• United Nations Office in Belarus

The opening hours of the exhibition corresponds to the library’s opening hours.
Entrance to the exhibition is available by the library ticket or ticket of the library's social and cultural center.

For more info: (+375 17) 293 27 26.