

In documents and publications, it is preferable to avoid repeated indicators and to use a shortened version of the original reference in a new footnote (see Shortened references below). 9ĩ In accordance with rule 30 of the rules of procedure, the General Assembly will hold these elections for its seventy-second session at least three months before the opening of that session. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly. Election of the officers of the Main Committees. Election of the President of the General Assembly. Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development. Its inclusion in the provisional agenda of the seventy-second session is subject to any action the Assembly may take on it at its seventy-first session.ģ6. 8Ĩ This item, which has not yet been considered by the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, remains on the agenda of that session. The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order. 88), where the same explanatory footnote applies to several items:ġ6.

This is the practice, for example, in the preliminary list of items for inclusion in the agenda of the General Assembly, the provisional agenda and the draft agenda (see e.g. Repeated footnote indicators may be used in explanatory footnotes. Approves the measures outlined in the report of the Secretary-General 5 Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General, the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services and the note by the Secretary-General Ģ. Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General, 1,2 the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services 3 and the note by the Secretary-General, 4ġ. When a reference must be repeated, a new footnote with the identical text should be inserted. In a change from past practice, numbered footnote indicators are no longer repeated in resolutions. Once a reference has been given, it is repeated only when necessary for the sake of clarity or to change a specific element in the reference, such as a section or paragraph number. In resolutions, a reference is given once only, the first time that an item is mentioned, whether in the preamble or in the operative part.

Repeated footnotes in tables and figuresĪ reference is given the first time that a source or item is mentioned in the text. Editorial Manual | Footnotes and other references V.
