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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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 154 Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, published in 1999.

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?

8 subjects

Dispute Settlement Economic Assistance International Security Parliamentary Practice Peacekeeping Operations Publications Sanctions Sanctions Compliance

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization;5

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the results of the ad hoc expert group meeting convened in accordance with General Assembly resolution 52/162;2

Decides that the Special Committee will hold its next session from 12 to 23 April 1999;

Requests the Special Committee, at its session in 1999, in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 50/52 of 11 December 1995:

To continue its consideration of all proposals concerning the question of the maintenance of international peace and security in all its aspects in order to strengthen the role of the United Nations and, in this context, to consider other proposals relating to the maintenance of international peace and security already submitted or which may be submitted to the Special Committee at its session in 1999, including the revised proposal on the strengthening of the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security,⁷ the revised working paper on the strengthening of the role of the Organization and enhancing its effectiveness,⁸ the revised working paper entitled “Basic conditions and criteria for the introduction of sanctions and other coercive measures and their implementation”⁹ and the working paper on the draft declaration on the basic principles and criteria for the work of the United Nations peacekeeping missions and mechanisms for the prevention and settlement of crises and conflicts;¹⁰

⁷6 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 33 (A/51/33), para. 56.

⁸7 Ibid., Fifty-second Session, Supplement No. 33 and corrigendum (A/52/33 and Corr.1), para. 59.

⁹8 Ibid., Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 33 (A/53/33), para. 45.

¹⁰9 Ibid., Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 33 (A/51/33), para. 128.

To continue to consider on a priority basis the question of the implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter, taking into consideration the reports of the Secretary-General,¹¹ the proposals submitted on this question, the debate on the question in the Sixth Committee at the fifty-third session of the General Assembly and the text on the question of sanctions imposed by the United Nations contained in annex II to General Assembly resolution 51/242, and also the implementation of the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 50/51 of 11 December 1995, 51/208 of 17 December 1996, 52/162 of 15 December 1997 and 53/107 of 8 December 1998;

¹¹10 A/48/573–S/26705 (see Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-eighth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1993), A/49/356, A/50/60-S/1995/1 (see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftieth Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1995), A/50/423, A/50/361, A/51/317, A/52/308 and A/53/312.

To continue its work on the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States and, in this context, to continue its consideration of proposals relating to the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, including the proposal on the establishment of a dispute settlement service offering or responding with its services early in disputes and those proposals relating to the enhancement of the role of the International Court of Justice;

To continue to consider proposals concerning the Trusteeship Council in the light of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in accordance with resolution 50/55of 11 December 1995,¹² the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform”¹³ and the views expressed by States on this subject at the previous sessions of the General Assembly;

¹²11 A/50/1011.

¹³12 A/51/950 and Add.1–7.

To continue to consider, taking into account the comments presented by the International Court of Justice and States pursuant to resolution 52/161of 15 December 1997, practical ways and means of strengthening the Court, while respecting its authority and independence, on the understanding that whatever action may be taken as a result of the consideration will have no implications for any changes in the Charter of the United Nations or in the Statute of the International Court of Justice;

Takes note of subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of paragraph 32 of the report of the Secretary-General,4 and requests him to continue to undertake efforts to identify resources to prepare supplements to the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council and, in particular, to complete the work required to issue the two remaining volumes of Supplement No. 5 to the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and to submit a progress report on the matter to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session;

Invites the Special Committee at its session in 1999 to continue to identify new subjects for consideration in its future work with a view to contributing to the revitalization of the work of the United Nations, to discuss how to offer its assistance to the working groups of the General Assembly in this field and, in this regard, to consider ways and means of improving coordination between the Special Committee and other working groups dealing with the reform of the Organization, including the role of the Chairperson of the Special Committee for this purpose, and to continue considering ways and means of improving its working methods;

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

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session the item 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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