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UN Document Symbols & Series Symbols

A/PV.-- & A/session/PV.--

1946-1975

From the 1st session (1946) through the 30th session (1975), all General Assembly meeting records were consecutively numbered. 

  • Symbol pattern: A/PV.-
A/PV.183 183rd meeting  3rd  regular session  10 Dec. 1948  adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsA/RES/217 (III) 
A/PV.562 562nd meeting 1st emergency special session 1 Nov. 1956 adoption of resolution 997, A/RES/997 (ES-I)
A/PV.2229 2229th meeting  6th special session 1 May 1974 adoption of the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, A/RES/3201 (S-VI)

1976-now

Since the 31st session (1976), the session information has been included in the symbol of meeting records.

  • Symbol pattern: A/session/PV.-
A/60/PV.8 8th meeting 60th regular session 16 Sept. 2005 adoption of the 2005 World Summit Outcome, A/RES/60/1
A/ES-8/PV.12 12th meeting 8th emergency special session 14 Sept. 1981 adoption of resolution on the Question of Namibia, A/RES/ES-8/2
A/S-23/PV.10 + A/S-23/PV.10(Resumption 1) 10th meeting 23rd special session 10 June 2000 adoption of the Political Declaration (on Women), A/RES/S-23/2

Plenary meeting records, in general

Meeting records are usually published weeks or months after the meeting. For information about recent meetings, check the Press Releases for General Assembly meeting coverage.

Official voting information can be retrieved from the record of the meeting at which the vote was taken.