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Streamline Your Mandate Submission

The Mandate Housekeeping Platform helps programme officers review, update, and manage legislative mandate citations for the UN Programme Budget 2027. Work collaboratively with validated data from the UN Library.

Platform Features

Find Your Entity Quickly

Browse all entities organized by budget part. Search by name or jump directly to your assigned entity with the My Entity shortcut.

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OIOS42
DPPA38
DPO67
OHCHR54

All Mandates at a Glance

See every mandate for your entity in the familiar PPB structure. Sort by symbol, title, body, year, or how many other entities share the citation.

Subprogramme 1
A/RES/79/1The Pact for the Future2024
Retain
A/RES/65/259Programme budget for the biennium 2010-20112010
Update

Mark Your Housekeeping Decisions

For each mandate, decide whether to Retain, Remove, or Update. Add a reason for your decision to help PPBD reviewers understand your rationale.

Decision:
Retain
Remove
Update
Reason: Mandate continues to be relevant for the entity's work.

Search the Official Document System

Add or update mandate citations using validated data from the UN Digital Library and ODS. Search by symbol or title to get metadata including title, year, issuing body, and PDF link.

Add mandate — search by symbol or title...
A/RES/79/18
Weapons of mass destruction in outer space
A/RES/79/19
Preventing an arms race in outer space

Built-In Review Process

PPBD reviewers can approve entity decisions with a single click. Approval status is visible to all, ensuring transparency in the review cycle.

Retain
Approved by reviewer@un.org

Discuss and Coordinate

Add comments on any mandate to flag issues or coordinate. Comments work across entities sharing a mandate, enabling cross-entity coordination.

Should we align our decision with DPPA on this shared mandate?

focal.point@un.org · Jan 15

Deep Dive Into Any Document

Click any document to open a detailed sidebar with full metadata, version history, paragraph text, and all activity from across entities.

InfoDecisionsActivityParagraphs
Year2024
Issuing bodyGeneral Assembly

Entity Mention Highlighting

View the full document text with your entity name automatically highlighted. Collapse irrelevant paragraphs to focus on what matters.

InfoDecisionsActivityParagraphs
1Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that OIOS has adequate resources...

At-a-Glance Citation Age

Color-coded indicators show how old each mandate is at a glance, helping you prioritize which citations may need review or updating.

2024<5
2018>5
2010>10
1998>20

Proactive Issue Detection

The platform flags potential issues: missing metadata, unavailable PDF links, or newer versions already cited. Each warning suggests an action.

?Document not found in UN Library
×Newer version already cited

Never Miss an Updated Resolution

The platform automatically detects when newer versions of cited documents exist. Smart alerts prompt you to update to the latest version.

Newer version available: A/RES/79/19
Current:A/RES/78/20 (2023)A/RES/79/19 (2024)

Compare Document Versions

Not sure what changed? Use the built-in diff viewer to see what text was added, removed, or modified between document versions.

A/RES/78/20
Calls upon all States to refrain from...
A/RES/79/19
Urges all States to refrain from...
Reaffirms the importance of transparency

Discover Shared Citations

See which mandates are cited by multiple entities. Useful for discussing which entity has a comparative advantage for a given mandate.

DPPA 12DPO 8OHCHR 5OIOS 4
Showing 12 mandates shared with DPPA

Foundational Mandates

Mandates that appear in both your subprogramme and Mandates and Background are marked with a star for easy identification.

A/RES/48/218 B is also cited in Mandates and Background

Magic Link Sign-In

Sign in with your UN email—we'll send you a secure link. Focal points can also invite colleagues to collaborate on the submission.

your.name@un.org

Export Your Data

Export mandates and decisions to CSV, Excel, or Word. The Word format matches PPB publications for seamless workflow integration.

CSVExcelWord

Get Started in 3 Steps

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Sign In

Enter your UN email and click the magic link we send you.

2

Find Your Entity

Search or browse to your assigned entity's mandate list.

3

Review Mandates

Mark each citation as Retain, Remove, or Update with a reason.

Start Your Review