Style guides
IFAD Editorial Style Manual
The IFAD Editorial Style Guide sets out the rules and conventions to be followed when preparing English language documents destined for IFAD’s governing bodies. It covers a wide range of areas that will be useful to the writer of IFAD documents, including information on spelling, hyphenation and capitalization through to gender-neutral language. It can also be used as a reference for the preparation of other types of official written material.
United Nations Editorial Manual
The United Nations Editorial Manual Online is intended to serve as an authoritative statement of the style to be followed in drafting, editing and reproducing United Nations documents, publications and other written material. Although based mainly on the practices and policies that have evolved at Headquarters, the present manual is meant to provide editorial guidance for all parts of the Secretariat. For topics not yet addressed in the present manual, the United Nations Editorial Manual remains the primary authority for United Nations editorial policy.
UN spelling list
The United Nations spelling list is designed to serve as a quick reference for common words and compounds for which there may be more than one possible spelling. Some words commonly used in United Nations documents that are not in the twelfth edition of the dictionary are included in the list for ease of reference. For further guidance, see also Abbreviations and acronyms and Capitalization in English.
The IFAD Editorial Style Guide sets out the rules and conventions to be followed when preparing English language documents destined for IFAD’s governing bodies. It covers a wide range of areas that will be useful to the writer of IFAD documents, including information on spelling, hyphenation and capitalization through to gender-neutral language. It can also be used as a reference for the preparation of other types of official written material.
United Nations Editorial Manual
The United Nations Editorial Manual Online is intended to serve as an authoritative statement of the style to be followed in drafting, editing and reproducing United Nations documents, publications and other written material. Although based mainly on the practices and policies that have evolved at Headquarters, the present manual is meant to provide editorial guidance for all parts of the Secretariat. For topics not yet addressed in the present manual, the United Nations Editorial Manual remains the primary authority for United Nations editorial policy.
UN spelling list
The United Nations spelling list is designed to serve as a quick reference for common words and compounds for which there may be more than one possible spelling. Some words commonly used in United Nations documents that are not in the twelfth edition of the dictionary are included in the list for ease of reference. For further guidance, see also Abbreviations and acronyms and Capitalization in English.
Terminology
IFAD terminology
TermBase: terminology officially used in IFAD
TextBase: in-text research through IFAD translation memory base
FAO TERM portal
Official terminology from FAO, IFAD and WFP
UNterm
Official terminology within the UN system (most reliable is terminology from UNHQ and UNOG)
AGROVOC
AGROVOC is a controlled vocabulary covering all areas of interest of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, including food, nutrition, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment etc. It is published by FAO and edited by a community of experts. AGROVOC consists of 36,000+ concepts available in up to 33 languages.
TermBase: terminology officially used in IFAD
TextBase: in-text research through IFAD translation memory base
FAO TERM portal
Official terminology from FAO, IFAD and WFP
UNterm
Official terminology within the UN system (most reliable is terminology from UNHQ and UNOG)
AGROVOC
AGROVOC is a controlled vocabulary covering all areas of interest of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, including food, nutrition, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment etc. It is published by FAO and edited by a community of experts. AGROVOC consists of 36,000+ concepts available in up to 33 languages.
Country names
CIAO (IFAD tool)
Official names of the Country in four official languages in IFAD + Italian
Official names of the Country in four official languages in IFAD + Italian