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UN
Yearbook released for first time as ebook
Friday April 01, 2011 03:43:26 PM,
IANS
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United
Nations: The UN's annual yearbook was released Thursday
for the first time in a fully-searchable digital format as an
ebook.
The newest edition available is for 2007 and is available through
major electronic publishers, including Kindle, iPhone/iPad, Nook
and Sony eBook Reader, Xinhua reported.
"The 61st volume of the Yearbook details all the activities of the
UN for the year 2007 and includes the full texts of all major
resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, the Security
Council and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)," it said.
"It is divided into 33 chapters covering issues ranging from
political and security questions to human rights and budgetary
questions."
"This Yearbook offers a comprehensive account of the United
Nations' efforts to end violence, safeguard human rights, ensure
social justice and foster greater prosperity," UN Secretary-
General Ban Ki-moon wrote in the foreword.
The complete ebook edition is available for $30 dollars and in
individual chapters at pro-rated prices, a UN spokesman said.
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