United Nations Depository Library
The United Nations Depository Library System was established by the United Nations in order to disseminate its activities to the public by depositing its documents at various locations throughout the world. The Kobe University UN Depository Library, one of fourteen such libraries in Japan, one of 405 or so in the world, is located at this Institute. This library is open to public in Kinki, Shikoku and Chugoku area and it has become indispensable for the researchers in economics, diplomacy, human rights, and other related fields. This library alone collects about 10,770 books.
The specialized agencies of the United Nations have maintained and contributed to the deposit libraries individually, and our Institute is chosen as a deposit library of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). In addition, this library contributes to providing researchers with selected important materials of other UN specialized agencies such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Bank.
