Restricted documents

Documents are classified by theme and by date. They include agendas, reports of the Secretary-General, draft resolutions, budgets, audit reports, working group notes and templates of appointment letters.

Each document comes with a sheet stating its author, date, language, version and confidentiality level.

Three levels are distinguished: documents open to all users, those reserved for focal points and delegates, and those limited to a specific group, for example a working group. The level is shown on each document by a label.

A user who does not have the required rights sees only the title of the document, and may request access from the section administrator.

Restricted documents may not be distributed outside the administrations of Member States without authorization. Extracts may be quoted in compliance with confidentiality, with mention of the source. Public documents are on the open site.

Downloads are traced and sensitive documents carry a personal watermark.

A search engine allows filtering by type, theme, language and period. Each user can save favorites, create personal folders and activate alerts on a section. General Assembly documents are grouped in one folder per session.

Documents can be downloaded in an accessible format. Successive versions are archived, so that the text in force on a given date can be retrieved.

After the close of a session, documents are archived. Some are made public after a period set by the Executive Council, for example activity reports and adopted resolutions. The others remain restricted for at least ten years.

For texts of public scope, see the Organization's publications.