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POLS 491A - Model United Nations (Spr2022 - Mexico)

Committee
Research

What to look for:

Find your committee listing below to access the organ's website, mandate, and foundation documents. Use working symbols to locate documents and publications in UN databases.

  • Foundational Documents (resolution that established the body; governing documents)
  • Mandate of the Committee
  • How has the Committee discussed your topic
  • Resolutions on your topic
  • Conferences or Events on your topic

Official
Records

Official records are composed of the minutes or summaries of meetings of the main organs and their committees, annual reports submitted, resolutions, decisions, and votes.

General Assembly

General Assembly Official Records (GAOR): plenary meeting records, annexes, committee meeting records and supplements (including a sessional compilation of resolutions and decisions).

Agenda

  • Preliminary List: A/[session]/50
  • Annotated List: A/[session]/100
  • Provisional List: A/[session]/150

Documents

Security Council

Security Council Official Records (SCOR): meetings, supplements, special supplements, and resolutions and decisions.

Economic and Social Council

Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR): plenary meetings, annexes (1948-1973) and supplements (which include the sessional compilation of resolutions and decisions).

Report to the General Assembly

A/[session]/3

Agenda

  • Provisional List: E/[year]/1
  • Annotated List: E/[year]/100

Documents