A citation of a United Nations ('UN') document should include the elements in the table below.
The elements should be included in the order shown below.
| Element | Example | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Author | H S Amerasinghe, | 9.2.1 |
| Title | Informal Single Negotiating Text Part IV Presented by the President of the Conference, |
9.2.2 |
| Resolution or Decision Number | GA Res 3314, | 9.2.3 |
| Official Records | UN GAOR, | 9.2.4 |
| Committee Number | 4th Comm, | 9.2.5 |
| Session (and Part) Number | 34th sess, 28th sess, 1st pt, |
9.2.6 |
| Meeting Number | 75th mtg, 46th plen mtg, |
9.2.7 |
| Agenda Item | Agenda Item 2, | 9.2.8 |
| Supplement | Supp No 3, | 9.2.9 |
| UN Document Number | UN Doc A/RES/150 | 9.2.10 |
| Full Date | (20 August 2008) | 9.2.11 |
| Annex | annex 1 | 9.2.12 |
| Pinpoint Reference | [2] | 9.2.13 |
If the document may be easily located online using the UN document number through an official UN database (eg <https://www.undocs.org>), elements 9.2.4-9.2.9 may be omitted.
Documents of the World Health Organization ('WHO'), the International Labour Organization ('ILO') and other similar bodies may be cited using rule 9.2, replacing the UN document number with the appropriate alternative document number.
Standard format for footnote
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Author , Title , Resolution or Decision Number , Official Records , Committee Number , Session (and Part) Number , Meeting Number , Agenda Item , Supplement , UN Document Number ( Full Date ) Annex [ Pinpoint Reference ] < URL >. |
Standard format for bibliography
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Author , Title , Resolution or Decision Number , Official Records , Committee Number , Session (and Part) Number , Meeting Number , Agenda Item , Supplement , UN Document Number ( Full Date ) Annex [ Pinpoint Reference ] < URL >.
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Constitutive Document
1 Charter of the United Nations art 51.
Annex
2 Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, GA Res 56/83, UN Doc A/RES/56/83 (28 January 2002, adopted 12 December 2001) annex ('Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts') art 4(2).
Draft Resolution
3 Draft Resolution - International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, UN Doc A/C.4/62/L.2 (14 November 2007).
Economic and Social Committee Decision
4 Basic Program of Work of the Economic and Social Council for 2001, ESC Dec 2001/203, UN ESCOR, 3rd plen mtg, Supp No 1, UN Doc E/2000/99 (4 February 2000).
General Assembly Resolution
5 Prevention of Armed Conflict, GA Res 57/337, UN Doc A/RES/57/337 (18 July 2003, adopted 3 July 2003).
Meeting Record
6 UN GAOR, 63rd sess, 55th plen mtg, UN Doc A/63/PV.55 (19 November 2008).
Report of Principal Organ
7 Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2005, UN Doc A/60/3/Rev.1 (11 July 2007).
Report of Treaty Committee
8 Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Central African Republic, UN Doc A/HRC/12/2 (4 June 2009).
Secretariat Document
9 Secretary-General's Bulletin — Organization of the Office of Central Support Services, UN Doc ST/SGB/1998/11 (1 June 1998).
Secretary-General's Report
10 In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All — Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc A/59/2005 (21 March 2005).
Security Council Resolution
11 SC Res 827, UN Doc S/RES/827 (25 May 1993).