Which Search Function to Use
Advanced Search
- Select which database to search.
- Search by document symbol, title, date, subject, session, agenda item, or full text
Simple Search
- Only searches UN Documents, not the Resolutions Database.
- Full-text search in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.
- Right truncation of document symbol, to retrieve series of documents.
Global Search
- Uses a unique search engine capable of retrieving older documents stored as images.
Full Text Search
- Full-text searching is available on both the simple and the advanced search pages. Full-text searches can be performed in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish using either a pre-set search type or search expressions with (Boolean) operators. However, in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish full-text search is possible only for documents published since 1 January 2001. Some documents stored only in image format cannot be retrieved by a full-text search.
- ODS offers three convenient preset search types that should meet most users' needs for full-text searching: "Find this phrase", "Find all the words", and "Find any of the words". In addition, more complex searches can be performed by constructing search expressions using (Boolean) operators. The full-text search type can be selected from the corresponding drop-down menu.
- Click HERE for detailed examples and instructions
