Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters

A/DEC/59/566View PDF

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A Decision of the General Assembly, published in 2006.

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16 versions · 2001–2016

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2016	A/DEC/70/559	Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters	350	—
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At its 117th plenary meeting, on 12 September 2005, the General Assembly, recalling its previous relevant resolutions and decisions, having considered the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council, which was established pursuant to its resolution 48/26 of 3 December 1993, on its deliberations during the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly,26 and bearing in mind the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000, adopted by Heads of State and Government,27 in which they resolved to intensify their efforts to achieve a comprehensive reform of the Security Council in all its aspects:

(a) Took note of the report of the Working Group on its work during the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly;

(b) Noted with appreciation the Chairman’s initiative to stimulate an active discussion on substantive topics relating to

26 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 47 (A/59/47).

27 See resolution 55/2.

the comprehensive reform of the Security Council, and in that regard noted the six topics discussed by the Working Group;

(c) Urged the Working Group to continue to exert efforts during the sixtieth session, aimed at achieving progress in the consideration of all issues relevant to the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council;

(d) Decided that the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council should be considered during the sixtieth session of the General Assembly;

(e) Also decided that the Working Group should continue its work, taking into account the progress achieved during the forty-eighth to fifty-ninth sessions and drawing on the experience of the fifty-ninth session as well as the views to be expressed during the sixtieth session, and should submit a report to the General Assembly before the end of its sixtieth session, including any agreed recommendations.

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