Template:UN document/doc

Usage

This citation template is used for referencing and linking to United Nations documents from a Wikipedia article. It may also be called using the short form {{UN doc}} as shown in the examples.

Full parameter set in horizontal format

{{UN doc |docid= |body= |session= |type= |resolution_number= |document_number= |title= |page= |pages= |date= |year= |meeting= |meetingtime= |speakername= |speakernation= |language= |accessdate=|quote=}}

Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format

{{UN doc |docid= |body= |session= |type= |resolution_number= |title= |date= |accessdate=}}

Example

<ref>{{UN doc |docid=A-RES-58-217 |body=A |session=58 |type=R |resolution_number=217 |title=International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015 |page=2 |accessdate=13 November 2007 |date=23 December 2003}}</ref>

This is a generic representation of the document containing its official symbol, and several parameters, such as body, session number, type, resolution number, title, and a page number. The <ref> and </ref> tags cause it to appear as a footnote.

In the References section, this appears as:

United Nations General Assembly Session 58 Resolution 217. International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015 A/RES/58/217 page 2. 23 December 2003. Retrieved accessdate.

Note that the page number is not part of the link; it is not possible to link directly to a specific page or section of a document hosted at the United Nations.

Every official United Nations document has a unique ID. For an explanation of the format of the docid (known as the document symbol), see United Nations Document Codes.

Parameters

Some of these values are mutually redundant, but alternatives are necessary.

Parameter name	Description / usage
docid	Document code (e.g. A/58/PV.12). This format must match what is on the UN website.
body	Source of the document at the U.N. Shortcuts: A=General Assembly; S=Security Council; T=Secretariat; E=Economic and Social Council; H=Human Rights Campaign. Entries are not limited to these options; other values are preceded by "United Nations" and are wikilinked to their Wikipedia article.
type	Shortcuts: A=Agenda item; D=Document; M=Meeting; R=Resolution; S=Summary Record; V=Verbatim Record. Entries are not limited to these options.
session	session number (e.g. 58).
resolution_number	when type=Resolution.
document_number	when type=Agenda item or other value.
title	title of section or document being referenced.
page	page number.
pages	page numbers—use for a range of pages, not for total number of pages.
date	date of publication (the one on the document).
year	include only if date is unavailable.
meeting	meeting number (e.g. 12) (when type=Verbatim Record or Meeting).
meetingtime	time of meeting (sometimes several happen on one day).
speakername	name of the speaker who gave the speech.
speakernation	nation of the speaker who gave the speech.
language	language of the speaker; all documents on the website are in English.
accessdate	date you viewed the document.