Headings and subheadings

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All headings at a given level should have a similar grammatical structure and follow a logical hierarchy. At each level of the hierarchy below the title, if only one subheading is provided, without intervening text, that heading should be either omitted or incorporated into the next-higher-level heading. If there is an "A" heading there must also be a "B", if there is a "1" heading there must also be a "2". This holds true also for headings not identified by number or letter. For example:

Instead of:

A. Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development

1. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

B. Maintenance of international peace and security

Use:

A. Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

B. Maintenance of international peace and security

Subparagraphs should not be interrupted by headings. If headings are needed, a new chapeau paragraph should be added under the heading and the numbering should restart.

Chapter or main section headings are identified by roman numerals and first-degree subheadings by capital letters. In documents with a limited number of subsections (i.e. reports of the Secretary-General submitted to the Security Council or treaty body communications), subheadings may be used without identifying numbers or letters.

The following examples show the codes used to identify the style of the headings.

	Part one Maintenance of international peace and security (20-pt bold)

	I. Activities of the Special Representative (14-pt bold)
	or, in supplements to Official Records and publications:
	Chapter I Activities of the Special Representative

	A. Meetings with the parties (12-pt bold)

	1. Geneva meeting (10-pt bold)

The style of further subheadings, if required, is as follows:

	(a) Third-degree subheading (10-pt bold)

	(i) Fourth-degree subheading (10-pt italic)

	a. Fifth-degree subheading (10-pt roman)

	i. Sixth-degree subheading (10-pt roman)

A run-in subheading, in bold type, may be used for a series of headings in which each applies to a single paragraph:

111. Logging. It is likely that companies will continue to comply with the sanctions because the rainy season that runs from May to October should restrict logging.

112. Security. The Mission predicts that deployment should be completed in the western part of the country by late May. It is less clear when civil administration will become established.

113. Financial aspects. The European Union will conduct an audit of the Forestry Agency to assess financial and management systems from 2021 to the present.

114. Operations. The Forestry Agency is planning to rebuild its operations. In April, donor countries committed $1 million to assist the reform necessary for the lifting of sanctions.

Communications

In communications, the headings added by the Secretariat are normally H1 (see also Communications). Other heading styles should conform to the hierarchy used in the original submission.

	Letter dated 31 March 2026 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly

	Annex to the letter dated 31 March 2026 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly

	Candidature of Chile to the Human Rights Council, 2026–2028

	Voluntary pledges and commitments pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251

	Global commitment

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