Preferred term
UN Thesaurus
Type
- Concept Scheme
- http://metadata.un.org/schema#Thesaurus
Used for
- UNBIS Thesaurus
Description
- The United Nations Thesaurus is a multilingual database of the controlled vocabulary used to describe UN documents and other materials in the Library's collection. The UN Thesaurus grows as new topics are introduced to the agenda of the Organization and evolves as the language in the UN documents shifts over time. Controlled vocabulary makes subject searches possible by identifying documents on the same concept, even as terminology changes. UN Thesaurus concepts are used in the UN Digital Library and the Official Document System (ODS). In addition, other UN programmes, funds and regional commissions use the Thesaurus for description of bibliographic materials and web content. The Thesaurus is available online in the six official UN languages, and for download in ttl, rdf/xml, csv or xlsx formats. If you would like to contribute to the UN Thesaurus, please send us your suggestions. Search tips, recent updates and more information can be found in our guide.
Has Part
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING
- CULTURE
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
- EDUCATION
- EMPLOYMENT
- GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
- HEALTH
- HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
- HUMANITARIAN AID AND RELIEF
- INDUSTRY
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- ORGANIZATIONAL QUESTIONS
- POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
- POPULATION
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND EQUITY
- TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Has Version
- 20250708
In other languages
Arabic
Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/00