Participation of the European Union in the Work of the United Nations

A/RES/65/276View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 120 Strengthening of the United Nations System, published in 2011.

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Observer Status

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the General Assembly is an intergovernmental body whose membership is limited to States that are Members of the United Nations;

Decides to adopt the modalities set out in the annex to the present resolution for the participation of the representatives of the European Union, in its capacity as observer, in the sessions and work of the General Assembly and its committees and working groups, in international meetings and conferences convened under the auspices of the Assembly and in United Nations conferences;

Recognizes that, following a request on behalf of a regional organization that has observer status in the General Assembly and whose member States have agreed arrangements that allow that organization’s representatives to speak on behalf of the organization and its member States, the Assembly may adopt modalities for the participation of that regional organization’s representatives, such as those set out in the annex to the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to inform the General Assembly during its sixty-fifth session on the implementation of the modalities set out in the annex to the present resolution.

Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations

In accordance with the present resolution, the representatives of the European Union, in order to present positions of the European Union and its member States as agreed by them, shall be:

Allowed to be inscribed on the list of speakers among representatives of major groups, in order to make interventions;

Invited to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly, in accordance with the order of precedence as established in the practice for participating observers and the level of participation;

Permitted to have its communications relating to the sessions and work of the General Assembly and to the sessions and work of all international meetings and conferences convened under the auspices of the Assembly and of United Nations conferences, circulated directly, and without intermediary, as documents of the Assembly, meeting or conference;

Also permitted to present proposals and amendments orally as agreed by the States members of the European Union; such proposals and amendments shall be put to a vote only at the request of a Member State;

Allowed to exercise the right of reply regarding positions of the European Union as decided by the presiding officer; such right of reply shall be restricted to one intervention per item.

The representatives of the European Union shall be ensured seating among the observers.

The representatives of the European Union shall not have the right to vote, to co-sponsor draft resolutions or decisions, or to put forward candidates.

A precursory explanation or recall of the present resolution shall be made only once by the President of the General Assembly at the start of each session.

Reissued for technical reasons on 18 May 2011.

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