The United Nations’ platform for linked data services is hosted by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Currently it hosts the UNBIS Thesaurus and the SDG Taxonomy.
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UNBIS Thesaurus
The UNBIS Thesaurus is a multilingual database of the controlled vocabulary used to describe UN documents and other materials in the Library's collection.
The UNBIS Thesaurus grows as new topics are introduced to the agenda of the Organization and evolves as the language in the UN documents shifts over time. Controlled vocabulary makes subject searches possible by identifying documents on the same concept, even as terminology changes.
UNBIS Thesaurus concepts are used in the UN Digital Library and the Official Document System (ODS). In addition, other UN programmes, funds and regional commissions use the UNBIS Thesaurus for description of bibliographic materials and web content.
The UNBIS Thesaurus is available online in the six official UN languages, and for download in ttl, rdf/xml, csv or xlsx formats.
If you would like to contribute to the UNBIS Thesaurus, please send us your suggestions.
Search tips, recent updates and more information on the UNBIS Thesaurus can be found in our guide.