A quick guide on how to use our site.
1. If you already have an idea of the data you need, use the search function in the Find Dataset page or browse the Browse by Theme page to look for it.
2. Use filters to drill down through the results on the Find Datasetpage. Details will appear for each search result under the dataset title.
3. If you’re not sure where to start, visit our Browse by Theme to get an idea of the data topics in the Peace and Security realm of the United Nations. You can also browse through our Data Stories for illustrations of how data has been used for decision-making by our peers.
4. All our internal datasets are available to query in CSV, XML, and JSON format via API. Use these formats to either download a spreadsheet, or pull the data directly into whatever tool you are using.
5. Metadata is the information about the data you find. This includes the section called “About the Dataset” when you click on an internal dataset. This will tell you things like what’s in the dataset and when it was last updated.
6. Data can be complex and hard to understand without an explanation for certain terms. When you navigate to the Data Preview section of one of our internal datasets, you will have the option to look up the definition of a column or even a term within the table.
APIs are a powerful way to get data from online sources. If you are using our data for a recurring report, for example, using an API can help automatically refresh your report whenever we update the data, without you having to come back to our website to get it again.
JSON API
XML API
The APIs are created following OpenAPIFramework v3.0.1 framework specifications.
Want to learn more about our data or ask questions about specific datasets? Reach out to us using the Contact Us page and we will get back to you.