The Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs is pleased to announce its new and substantially enhanced Web site in English and French at http://treaties.un.org.

A user name and password are no longer needed to access the collection.

The new Web site offers expanded possibilities for legal research and training.

Among its most salient features are:

• Convenient and timely access to the world’s largest database of multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General and treaties registered with and published by the UN Secretariat; with over 3 million pages of text in more than 140 languages;

• Daily updates on the participation status of over 500 multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General (signatures, ratifications, acceptances, approvals, accessions, declarations, reservations, objections, etc.), including the major treaties in the areas of human rights, organized crime, terrorism, trade and the environment;

• Full text search capability for treaties registered with and published by the UN Secretariat online in the UN Treaty Series, (in texts in English, French and Spanish), depositary notifications, photos of treaty signing and deposit ceremonies, monthly statements of treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the UN Secretariat, certified true copies of multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General;

• Direct links to the most in demand web pages on the Web site, including the latest treaty texts and/or their participation status information. Such links may be stored as favorites in the user’s browser and forwarded by e-mail to third parties;

• Automated subscription to the depositary notifications issued by the UN Secretary-General as depositary to inform States of actions undertaken for treaties deposited with him; the choice to receive notifications for a specific treaty, groups of treaties and/or
for a specific State or international organization; automated dissemination via e-mail;

• Latest treaty texts in their authentic languages and related information made available online shortly after registration by the UN Secretariat;

• Varied online research tools including sorting/filtering options, complex queries and view/print options.

The new Web site also offers the most recent information on the training opportunities provided by the Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs at UN Headquarters and in the regions. Documentation on the treaty event taking place during the opening of the General Assembly session each year may be found on the Web site as well.

For further information or questions on the UN Treaty Collection, please contact the Treaty Section by phone at (212) 963-5047, fax (212) 963-3693 or via the online contact form on the Web site.