Re-Establishment of the Interim Committee of the General Assembly

A/RES/295(IV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1949.

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2 versions · 1948–1949

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1949	A/RES/295(IV)	Re-establishment of the Interim Committee of the General Assembly	1,063	40%Compare
1948	A/RES/196(III)	Re-establishment of the Interim Committee of the General Assembly	1,182	–

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11 operative paragraphs

Resolves that:

There shall !Je re-established an Interim Committee of the General Assembly, to meet when the General Assembly is not actually in regular session, on which each Member of the General Assembly shall have the right to appoint one representative;

The Interim Committee, as a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly established in accordance with Article 22 of the Charter, shall

• See Official Records of the foi.rth session of the Central Assembly, Supplement No. 11. assist the General Assembly in the performanct of its functions by discharging the following duties:

To consider and report with conclusions to the General Assembly on such matters as may he referred to the Committee by or under the authority of the General Assembly;

( b) To consider and report with conclusions to the General Assembly on any dispute or any situation which, in virtue of Articles 11 (paragraph 2), 14 or 35 of the Charter, has been proposed for inclusion in the agenda of the General Assembly by any Member of the United Nations, or by any non-member State under Articles 11 ( paragraph 2) or 35, or has been brought before the General Assembly by the Security Council, provided the Committee previously determines the matter to be both important and requiring preliminary study. Such determination shall be made by a majority of twothirds of the members present and voting, unless the matter is one referred to the General Assembly by the Security Council, in which case a simple majority will suffice;

To c·onsider systematically, using the recommendations and studies of the Interim Committee contained in documents A/6056 and A/ AC.18/91, 7 the further implementation of that part of Article 11 ( paragraph 1) relating to the general principles of co-operation in the maintenance of international peace and security, and of that part of Article 13 (paragraph la) which deals with the promotion of international cooperation in the political field, and to report with conclusions to the General Assembly;

To consider, in connexion with any matter under discussion by the Interim Committee, whether occasion may require the summoning of a special session of the General Assembly and, if the Committee deems that a session is required, so to advise the Secretary-General in order that he may obtain the views of the Members of the United Nations thereon ;

( c) To conduct investigations and appoint commissions of inquiry within the scope of the Committee's duties, as it may deem useful and necessary, provided that decisions to conduct such investigations or inquiries shall be made by a :wo-thirds majority of the members present and voting. An investigation or inquiry elsewhere than at the Headquarters of the United Nations shall not be conducted without the consent of the State or States in whose territory it is to take place;

To report to the General Assembly, should the occasion arise, on :iny changes in the Committee's constitution or its terms of reference which may be considered desirable in the light of experience ;

The Interim Committee is authorized to request advisory opinions of the International Conrt of Justice on legal questions arising within the scope of the Committee's activities;

In discharging its duties, the Interim Com- 111itt\'e shall at all times take into account the responsibilities of the Security Council under the

6 See O J1icial Records of the third session of the General Assembly, Supplement No. 10.

. 1 See () Oicial Records of the fourth .<csswn of the General ,·I ssnn/,/y, Suppiement No. 11, annex 1.

Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security as well as the duties assigned by the Charter or by the General Assembly or by the Security Council to other Councils or to any committee or commission. The Interim Committee shall not consider any matter of which the Security Council is seized and which the latter has not submitted to the General Assembly ;

The rules of procedure governing the proceedings of the Interim Committee and such subcommittees and commissions as it may set up shall be those adopted by the Interim Committee on 9 January 19488 as amended by the Interim Committee on 31 March 1949,9 with such changes and additions as the Interim Committee may deem necessary, provided that they are not inconsistent with any provisions of this resolution. The Interim Committee ~hall hair! the first meeting of its annual session at the Headquarters of the United Nations within six weeks from the date of the conclusion or adjournment of any regular session of the General Assembly. The date of the first meeting of each session of the Interim Committee shall be determined by the Chairman elected during the previous session, or by the head of his delegation, in consultation with the Secretary-General, who shall notify the members of the Committee accordingly. At the opening meeting, the Chairman elected during the previous session of the Committee or the head of his delegation shall preside until the Interim Committee has elected a Chairm:m. The Interim Committee shall meet as and when it deems necessary for the conduct of its business. No new credentials shall be required for representatives who were duly accrerlited to the Jntnim Committee during its previous session ;

The Secretary-Genera! shall provide the necessary facilities and assign appropriate staff as required for the work of the Interim Committee, its suh-committ<:>es an<l co111111i'.;sions.

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21 Nm•crnhcr 1949.

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' _-.;,T I 1 !',rial Rc"rortls nt the fourth srssinn of the Gen- 11 See 0(/icial Records of 1/zc third session of the Gent,·1·, d," .:111cnt .\ l)~~-

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