UN Wire is the United Nations Foundation's free daily news service covering UN and global affairs and is only available online. UN Wire makes global news and issues easily accessible by delivering daily news directly to the in-boxes of interested individuals. The publication offers a daily email update, a searchable archive, and links to full-text, audio, video, and additional sources of information on the Internet. In 1999, UN Wire has more than 8,800 subscribers and an excess of 6,700 email alert recipients.