Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 135 Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, published in 1989.

What other versions does this mandate have?

49 versions · 1977–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/166

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/166	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,978	87%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/125	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,923	86%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/111	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,951	85%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/109	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,916	85%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/115	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,933	88%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

42 reports · 2000–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/206	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/166
2025	A/80/210	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/125
2025	A/80/151	Implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related to assistance to 3rd States affected by the application of sanctions report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/125
2024	A/79/188	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/111
2023	A/78/296	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/109

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Dispute Settlement International Security Manuals Observer Status Participants Work Organization

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter ofthe United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization;

Decides that the Special Committee shall hold its next session from 27 March to 14 April 1989;

Requests the Special Committee, at its session in 1989, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 5 below:

To accord priority to the question of the maintenance of international peace and security in all its aspects in order to strengthen the role ofthe United Nations, and, in this context, to consider:

Proposals concerning fact-finding activities by the United Nations:

Other proposals relating to the maintenance of international peace and security that might be submitted to the Special Committee at its session in 1989;

To continue its work on the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, and, in this context:

To complete its consideration of the proposal on the resort to a commission of good offices, mediation or conciliation within the United Nations and to submit conclusions thereon, in an appropriate form, to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session:

To examine the progress report of the Secretary- General on the elaboration of the draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States;

Requests the Special Committee to keep the question of the rationalization of the procedures of the United Nations under active review;

Also requests the Special Committee to be mindful of the importance of reaching general agreement whenever that has significance for the outcome of its work;

Decides that the Special Committee shall accept the participation of observers of Member States, including in the meetings of its working group;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue, on a priority basis, the preparation of the draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, on the basis of the outline elaborated by the Special Committee and in the light of the views expressed in the course of the discussions in the Sixth Committee49 and in the Special Committee,48 and to report to the Special Committee at its session in 1989 on the progress of work, befare submitting to it the draft handbook in its final form, with a view to its approval at a later stage;

Also requests the Secretary-General to render all assistance to the Special Committee;

Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its farty-faurth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its farty-faurth session the ítem entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization".

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39 Resolutions 31/28 of 29 November 1976, 32/45 of 8 December 1977, 33/94 of 16 December 1978, 34/147 of l 7 December 1979, 35/164 of 15 December 1980, 36/122 of 11 December 1981, 37/114 of 16 December 1982, 38/141 of 19 December 1983, 39/88 of 13 December 1984, 40/78 of 11 December 1985, 41/83 of 3 December 1986 and 42/157 of 7 December 1987.

40 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-seventh Session, Suff'ement No. 1 (A/37/1).

!bid., Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 1 (A/39/1 ).

42 !bid., Fortieth Session, Supplement No. 1 (A/40/1).

43 !bid., Forty-first Session, Supplement No. / (A/41/1).

44 !bid., Forty-second Session, Supplement No. / (A/42/1).

45 /bid., Forty-third Session, Supplement No. l (A/43/1).

4<, !bid., Suppicment No. 33 (A/43/33), chap. II, para. 14.

47 See A/ AC.182/L.52/Rev. l and 2.

48 Official Rccords of th<' General Asscmb/y, Forty-third Session, Supp/cment No. 33 (A/43/33), chap. III, sect B.

51 See A/36/376 and Add.l. A/37/476, A/38/336 and Add.l and 49 ]bid., Forty-third Session. S1xth Committce, 14th to 20th and A/40/450 and Add. l and 2. 46th meetings, and corrigendum.

52 See A/C.6/40/L.28 and Corr. l, A/C.6/41/L. 14, A/C.6/42/L.6

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