Terminology databases - UN Resources - United Nations Research Guides and Resources at Dag Hammarskjöld Library

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AGROVOCAGROVOC is a controlled vocabulary covering all areas of interest to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), including food, nutrition, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment etc.IPCC GlossaryGlossary of terms used in publications published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).Terminology on DRRThe UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) develops these basic definitions on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) to promote a common understanding on the subject for use by the public, authorities and practitioners.TourisTermTourisTerm is the World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO) terminological database, in the five official languages of the Organization (Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish). There are also links to online references and other useful information.UNBISnet ThesaurusThe multilingual UNBIS Thesaurus contains the terminology used in subject analysis of documents and other materials relevant to United Nations programmes and activities. Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.UNICRI - Criminological ThesaurusThe UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) Thesaurus lists the keywords used by UNICRI Documentation Service to index its Library Collection documents and by users to retrieve catalogue information. It covers all subjects related to crime prevention and criminal justice in the widest sense.UNTERMUnited Nations Multilingual Terminology Database (UNTERM) is a linguistic tool that provides access to a diverse multilingual terminology and nomenclature of UN documents.WTOTERMTerminology database of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for translators where one can find the terminology of the organization in its three official languages (English, French, Spanish).