UN Document Symbols & Series Symbols

The Main Committees of the General Assembly are all entitled to meeting record coverage.

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

Official voting information can be retrieved from the record of the meeting at which the vote was taken. There may be recorded votes in committee meetings, even if the final resolution is adopted without vote in the plenary.

First Committee

• Verbatim records, starting with the 22nd session, with the exception of the 48th session
  • A/C.1/session/-
  • example: A/C.1/69/PV.20
• Press release series symbol
  • GA/DIS/-
  • example: GA/DIS/3517

Second Committee

• Summary records
  • A/C.2/session/SR.-
  • example: A/C.2/69/SR.35
• Press release series symbol
  • GA/EF/-
  • example: GA/EF/3416

Third Committee

• Summary records
  • A/C.3/session/SR.-
  • example: A/C.3/69/SR.50
• Press release series symbol
  • GA/SHC/-
  • example: GA/SHC/4127

Fourth Committee

• Summary records
  • A/C.4/session/SR.-
  • example: A/C.4/69/SR.20
• Press release series symbol
  • GA/SPD/-
  • example: GA/SPD/576
• Prior to the 48th session, the Special Political Committee, handled political questions:
  • Symbol pattern: A/SPC/-
  • Press release series symbol: GA/SPC/-

Fifth Committee

• Summary records
  •  A/C.5/session/SR.-
  • example: A/C.5/69/SR.16
• Press release series symbol 
  • GA/AB/-
  • example: GA/AB/4144

Sixth Committee

• Summary records
  • A/C.6/session/SR.-
  • example: A/C.6/69/SR.25
• Press release series symbol 
  • GA/L/-
  • example: GA/L/3492