What is the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs? What is the Repertoire of Practice of the Security Council? What is the difference?

Both publications provide detailed analysis of the activities of the United Nations and 

• relate actions of the organs to Charter provisions,
• cover actions from 1946 onwards,
• cite to UN documents,
• have tables and data about UN activities,
• were issued initially in the 1950s, with later supplements issued at irregular intervals,
• are available in full text  and can be searched on-line.

The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs

• covers all organs,
• is organized by article of the UN Charter,
• covers a specific time period in each supplement (from 2-10 years),
• is structured like a treaty commentary, but more detailed.

The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council

• covers actions taken by the Security Council,
• is organized by topic,
• covers a specific time period in each supplement (from 2-5 years),
• includes analysis of procedural matters as well as matters that fall under the Charter provisions related to the Security Council.
• The on-line version includes additional analysis, under Research Tools section of website.

The differences are:

• The Repertory covers all organs, the Repertoire focuses on the Security Council
  • Because of the overlap, parts of the Repertory that concern the Security Council may not have been updated in the latest supplements available on-line
  • For information about recent Security Council actions not covered in the Repertory, check the Repertoire
• The Repertory is organized by Charter article
• The Repertoire is organized by topic and Charter article