In an ongoing initiative the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library¡¯²õ Digitization Unit has scanned over 160 memorable Secretary-General¡¯²õ bulletins, including UN staff rules, from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. These historical UN documents contain milestone communications including bulletins addressed to the Members of the Staff of United Nations by Secretaries-General Trygve Lie and Dag Hammarskj?ld.
Since many of the staff rules have numerous amendments one can follow the path of refining for each rule, and the evolution of the Organization¡¯²õ human resource topics throughout the decades.
The bulletins provide a rare historical perspective into human resource related communications during the early years of the United Nations. They address various UN staff matters, for example, issued by the first UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie established the New York Headquarters and the temporary London office in 1946. describes the Functions of United Nations Archives and gives a detailed account of the ¡®Revised Organization of the Secretariat¡¯ from 1961. Other communications such as detail overtime practices, and the establishment of an Appeals Board ().
These historic Secretary-General¡¯²õ bulletins and Staff Rules and Regulations can be found in the Library¡¯²õ own digital portal, the . All Secretary General Bulletin documents begin with symbol SGB/ or ST/SGB, and can be found via the in the database.
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