Repeated footnote indicators may be used in explanatory footnotes. Approves the measures outlined in the report of the Secretary-General 5 Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General, the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services and the note by the Secretary-General Ģ. Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General, 1,2 the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services 3 and the note by the Secretary-General, 4ġ. When a reference must be repeated, a new footnote with the identical text should be inserted. In a change from past practice, numbered footnote indicators are no longer repeated in resolutions.

Once a reference has been given, it is repeated only when necessary for the sake of clarity or to change a specific element in the reference, such as a section or paragraph number. In resolutions, a reference is given once only, the first time that an item is mentioned, whether in the preamble or in the operative part. Repeated footnotes in tables and figuresĪ reference is given the first time that a source or item is mentioned in the text. Editorial Manual | Footnotes and other references V.