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

(1975– )

Documents for the 2019 session

(19 to 27 February 2019)

Opening of the annual session (19 February 2019): morning  | afternoon 

Report of the Special Committee

Symbol	Description
A/74/33	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization (2019)

Draft report of the Special Committee

I. Introduction

Symbol	Description
A/AC.182/2019/L.1	Introduction

II. Maintenance of international peace and security

Symbol	Description
A/AC.182/2019/L.2	A. Introduction and implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations
A/AC.182/2019/L.3	B. Consideration of the revised proposal submitted by Libya with a view to strengthening the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security
A/AC.182/2019/L.4	C. Consideration of the revised working paper submitted by Belarus and the Russian Federation
A/AC.182/2019/L.5	D. Consideration of the revised working paper submitted by Cuba on the strengthening of the role of the Organization and enhancing its effectiveness: adoption of recommendations
A/AC.182/2019/L.6	E. Consideration of the further revised working paper submitted by Ghana on strengthening the relationship and cooperation between the United Nations and regional arrangements or agencies in the peaceful settlement of disputes

III. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

Symbol	Description
A/AC.182/2019/L.7	A. Means for the settlement of disputes: exchange of information on State practices regarding the use of mediation
A/AC.182/2019/L.8	B. Proposal by the Russian Federation to recommend that the Secretariat be requested to establish a website on the peaceful settlement of disputes and update the Handbook on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes between States

IV. Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council

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A/AC.182/2019/L.9 + Add.1	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council

V. Working methods of the Special Committee and identification of new subjects

Symbol	Description
A/AC.182/2019/L.10	A. Working methods of the Special Committee B. Identification of new subjects

General statements made at the 2019 session, held on 19 February 2019

• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement)
• Gambia
  (on behalf of the African Group)
• European Union
  (on behalf of its Member States; the candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Ukraine, align themselves with this statement)
• Philippines
• Cuba
• Kenya
• Azerbaijan
• China
• Ghana
• Qatar
• Sudan
• Nigeria
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Morocco
• Belarus

Statements made in the Working Group of the Whole, in the context of the annual thematic debate on the means for the settlement of disputes, entitled “Exchange of information on State practices regarding the use of mediation”, held on 21 February 2019

• European Union
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Azerbaijan

General documents

Symbol	Description
A/AC.182/L.149	Provisional agenda
A/RES/73/206	General Assembly resolution 73/206
A/73/33	2018 report of the Special Committee

Maintenance of international peace and security

Symbol	Description
A/RES/64/115	General Assembly resolution 64/115, annex (Introduction and implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations)
A/53/33, para. 98	Revised proposal by Libya (1996)
A/69/33, para. 37	Revised working paper by Belarus and the Russian Federation (2014)
A/AC.182/L.150	Revised working paper by Cuba (2019)
A/AC.182/L.151	Further revised working paper by Ghana (2019)

Peaceful settlement of disputes

Symbol	Description
A/RES/73/206	General Assembly resolution 73/206, para.5
A/69/33, para. 52	Proposal by Russian Federation (2014)

Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council

Symbol	Description
A/73/190	Report of the Secretary-General on the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council

• Statement by the Security Council Affairs Division on the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council
• Statement by Mr. Huw Llewellyn, Director of Codification Division, on the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs

Working methods and identification of new subjects

Symbol	Description
A/61/33, para. 72	Revised working paper on Working Methods (2006)