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How UNDOCS Works
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The United Nations relies on documents for nearly every aspect of its work. UNDOCS, also known as EZ-Link, was created in 2011 to provide a quick and easy way to link directly to documents within the Official Document System (ODS). With UNDOCS, anyone can link to any document in ODS without needing technical knowledge or a complex login process. This system works seamlessly for web pages and document formats like PDFs or Word files.
Every document in ODS has a unique document symbol, which is all you need to create a link. For more information on document symbols, please see the Research Guide to United Nations Document Symbols by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library.
Linking to a Document
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To link to a document, you only need its unique document symbol.
**Example**: Let's use the United Nations Millennium Declaration as an example, with the document symbol _A/RES/55/2_.
1. **Root URL**: https://docs.un.org
2. **Document symbol**: A/RES/55/2
3. **Final URL**: [https://docs.un.org/A/RES/55/2](https://docs.un.org/A/RES/55/2)
If no specific language is chosen, an intermediate window will appear, prompting users to select a language for the document. This ensures compliance with the United Nations' commitment to multilingualism.
Linking to a Document in a Specific Language
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Linking to a document in a specific language is a common use case. For this, simply add the language code to the URL.
**Example**: To view the Millennium Declaration (_A/RES/55/2_) in English:
1. **Root URL**: https://docs.un.org
2. **Language**: en for English (available language codes are: **ar** for Arabic, **zh** for Chinese, **en** for English, **fr** for French, **ru** for Russian, **es** for Spanish)
3. **Document symbol**: A/RES/55/2
4. **Final URL**: [https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/55/2](https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/55/2)
Linking to a Document in a Specific Language and Page
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If you need to link to a specific page within a document in a specific language, add &page=(pagenumber) to the end of the URL. Note that this only works if a language is specified.
**Example**: To link to page 3 of the Millennium Declaration (_A/RES/55/2_) in English:
1. **Root URL**: https://docs.un.org
2. **Language**: en for English
3. **Document symbol**: A/RES/55/2
4. **Page number**: &page=3
5. **Final URL**: [https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/55/2&page=3](https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/55/2&page=3)
Linking Directly to a Document Without Frames
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To link directly to a document file (bypassing frames), append ?direct=true to the end of the URL. This functionality requires specifying the language of the document.
**Example**: To link directly to the Millennium Declaration (_A/RES/55/2_) in English:
1. **Root URL**: https://docs.un.org
2. **Language**: en for English
3. **Document symbol**: A/RES/55/2
4. **Direct**: ?direct=true
5. **Final URL**: [https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/55/2?direct=true](https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/55/2?direct=true)