# UNEP

## Preface and Preamble

In UN documents, we use `PREAMBLE` for text like \
'*The Conference of the Parties,*\
*Recognizing X,*\
*Appreciative of Y, etc*'\
before the first paragraph or heading (see below for an exception).

We haven't yet found a use for `PREFACE`.

See <https://edit.laws.africa/documents/4863/> for an example of a body that doesn't start at a heading or numbered paragraph.

## Hierarchical structure

Within the main body and in Schedules, content is often grouped under headings.

In legislation, the most common groupings are Chapters and Parts.&#x20;

For UN documents, which often don't specify what these headings are called, we use Divisions and Subdivisions.

The most common grouping of content is numbered paragraphs.

### Keywords most commonly used

`DIVISION`

`SUBDIVISION`

`PARA`

`SUBPARA`

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[Markup guide](/markup-guide/intro.md)
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