Administrative issuance

Administrative policies are issued by the Secretary-General through the promulgation of administrative issuances, which can be formally issued either as Secretary-General's bulletins (ST/SGB-series) or as administrative issuances (ST/AI-series).

The Secretary-General promulgates Secretary-General's bulletins (ST/SGB-series) for various reasons, including to communicate the text of regulations and rules, to communicate decisions on policy and to provide information on the functions and organization of the Secretariat and its constituent entities.

The Secretary-General promulgates instructions applicable to more than one department of the Secretariat, including on the implementation of the regulations and rules, through administrative instructions (ST/AI-series).

An index of all administrative issuances is issued regularly. The most recent edition is ST/IC/2018/1.

Key regulations and rules
The General Assembly issues broad legislative directives to the Secretary-General on the management of the United Nations through regulations. Within the framework of the regulations, the Secretary-General issues rules stating the manner in which the regulations will be implemented.


 * Financial Regulations and Rules
 * Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation
 * Staff Regulations and Rules
 * Regulations Governing the Status, Basic Rights and Duties of Officials other than Secretariat Officials, and Experts on Mission