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• Method 1 of 2: Cite a WHO web page or report
• Method 2 of 2: Create an in-text quote

Creating quotes can be confusing. Where should that point be? What if you can't find an author's name? It's normal to have questions about quotes, but you just have to follow a basic formula. In the case of the World Health Organization, the name of the organization acts as the author, and you proceed from there. Don't forget to include an in-text quote.

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Method 1 of 2: Cite a WHO web page or report

1. Use "World Health Organization" as the author. For all citations you start with the name of the author. In this case, the report was written by the organization, so you use "World Health Organization" at the beginning of the quote, followed by a period.
   • The first part of your reference looks like this:
     • World Health Organization.
2. Then place the year. The year is when the report was published or last updated. APA gives priority to when the text is published as this type of citation is mainly used in scientific fields. The date is often at the top of the page, but you can also find it at the bottom of the page. You put the year in brackets after the author. Follow the parenthesis with a period. If the publication has a month and day, add it as well and post it after the year. If you cannot find a year, use "n.d."
   • It will look like this:
     • World Health Organization. (2011).
   • If it has a month and day, it looks like this:
     • World Health Organization. (2011, January 5).
3. Then add the title of the report. Place the title of the report after the date. You can find the title of the report at the top of the web page or web document. Place the title of the report in italics in the quote. Follow it up with a period.
   • Only use capital letters for the first word and proper names.
   • Your quote now looks like this:
     • World Health Organization. (2011, January 5). A report on health.
4. Place the website at the end. Finally, add the website from which you obtained it at the end. For the website you write "Obtained from". Use the website of the exact location where you found the report, not the general website.
   • Your quote now looks like this:
     • World Health Organization. (2011, January 5). A report on health. Obtained from http://www.fakewhowebsite.com/report/about_health
5. Add a location and "Author" to a print publication. If your report was printed in June, omit the website. Instead, add a location of the publication at the end, using the city and state. Then put a colon and the word "Author" to indicate that the organization is the author.
   • Your quote now looks like this:
     • World Health Organization. (2011, January 5). A report on health. Health City, Texas: Author.
   • If the location is outside of the United States, format it as City, Country.

Method 2 of 2: Create an in-text quote

1. Start with the author. You must also quote in the text. In this case you only need the author and date, but you start with the author. You can use the name in the sentence and open a parenthesis before the date, or put them both in parentheses separated by a semicolon to indicate that they are two different things.
   • If you include the organization name in the sentence, so far it looks like this:
     • According to the World Health Organization (WHO;
     • The abbreviation in parentheses tells the reader that you will use the abbreviation WHO throughout the rest of the article.
   • If you want to quote your source at the end of your sentence, this will look like this so far:
     • According to a recent report, health goals are declining (World Health Organization [WHO],
2. Abbreviate WHO when you mention it again. Once you have informed the reader that you will be using the abbreviation WHO by adding it after the name, you should use it in later citations as well. APA rules require that you continue to use an abbreviation after you introduce it. Put it in place of the full name.
   • You just use "WHO":
     • According to the WHO (
     • According to the report, the main cause is an increase in infectious diseases (WHO,
3. Add a date after the author's name. The date is also used in a quote in the text to help the reader determine which report you are referring to. Place it in parentheses after the name of the organization. You can use "n.d." if there is no date.
   • Your first quote within a sentence looks like this:
     • According to the World Health Organization (WHO; 2011),
   • Your first quote at the end of a sentence looks like this:
     • According to a recent report, health goals are declining (World Health Organization [WHO], 2011).
   • In the following quotes it looks like this for a quote within a sentence:
     • According to the WHO (2011),
   • Later quotes that appear at the end of a sentence look like this:
     • According to the report, the main cause is an increase in infectious diseases (WHO, 2011).
4. Place a page number or paragraph number at the end. If you are using a quote, you must add a page or paragraph number to the quote. APA also encourages you to use a page or paragraph number when paraphrasing, but it is not required. Use a page number if you can find one, and a paragraph number if you can't find one. Place the page number in parentheses after the last quotation mark, but before the period.
   • For example, you would add the page number like this:
     • According to the WHO (2011), "infectious disease is a widespread problem" (p. 63).
   • If your entire reference comes after the quote, you can use this method:
     • The report stated the following: "Infectious disease is a widespread problem" (WHO, 2011, p. 63).
   • Write it this way to quote a paragraph:
     • According to WHO (2011), "infectious disease is a widespread problem" (para. 30).