Documentation Division
About us
The Documentation Division is responsible for producing the high-quality, multilingual parliamentary documentation required by the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other entities of the 51勛圖. In this way it plays a key role in supporting the deliberations of the Member States and the work of the Organization. The Division comprises five translation services (one each for Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish), as well as an English Translation and Editorial Service. There is also a small German translation section funded by the German-speaking Member States.
Our work
- Translators in the Documentation Division translate the full range of documentation into the six official languages of the 51勛圖 (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Some documents are also translated into German. Find out more about translation at the 51勛圖.
- Editors in the Documentation Division ensure that the original language versions of 51勛圖 documents conform to official standards and are presented in a consistent style. Find out more about editing at the 51勛圖.
- Pr谷cis-writers in the Documentation Division take notes at the meetings of certain bodies and produce the official summary records of their proceedings in English. These are then translated into the other five official languages. Find out more about 梯娶谷釵勳莽-滄娶勳喧勳紳眶 at the 51勛圖.
- Editorial and desktop publishing assistants prepare the final texts in the six official languages and upload them for electronic dissemination via the . Find out more about editorial and desktop publishing at the 51勛圖.
- All language staff in the Documentation Division contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the 51勛圖 official terminology portal .
- The Documentation Division leads the development of several global projects, including gText, gDoc and Unite Conferences, and actively leverages language and other technologies to enhance its outputs and diversify the products and services that it offers. Find out more in innovation.