United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Office in Nairobi, Kenya

LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

About the Library

The Library and Documentation Centre enhance and facilitate research on UNESCO programmes in Education, Natural Sciences, Culture, Social and Human Sciences, Communication, Information and Informatics, by providing an effective assistance to UNESCO staff and to organizations and institutions which participate in UNESCO programmes.

The Library/Documentation Centre consists of about 20,000 volumes of books, 500 bound periodicals, and a range of audio-visual materials covering subject areas of concern to UNESCO. The Centre also maintains a number of special collections of documents of the United Nations and other Specialized Agencies.

Additionally, a comprehensive selection of UNESCO policy documents and publications are housed, including records of the General Conference, Executive Board documents, Programme and Budget, UNESCO Headquarters Press releases, and keynote speeches by the Director General.

Access to the Library and Documentation center

The Library and Documentation Centre is located at the UNESCO Nairobi Office, UN Complex Gigiri : Block C Room 127. All enquiries, to the librarian, Dorothy Achieng': unesco.library@unesco.unon.org

Opening Hours are:

Monday - Thursday 0800 - 1630 hrs
Friday 0800 - 1400 hrs