The UN Dag Hammarskj?ld Library based at the UN Headquarters in New York is mandated to support UN departmental research needs, primarily on thematic and subject areas that the UN addresses. One of these themes is disarmament.

On 26 September 2017, during the observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the UN General Assembly held a one-day high-level event, to address issues that pertain to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. To support delegates attending the event, the Library organised an outreach activity and repackaged several information products which included:

- a service.