Last update:
February 24, 2022
Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
(1975– )
Documents for the 2021 session
(16 to 24 February 2021)
Opening of the annual session (16 February 2021): morning 
| afternoon
Report of the Special Committee
| Symbol |
Description |
| A/76/33 |
Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization (2021) |
Draft report of the Special Committee
I. Introduction
II. Maintenance of international peace and security
| Symbol |
Description |
| A/AC.182/2021/L.2 |
A. Introduction and implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations |
| A/AC.182/2021/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.182/2021/L.4 |
C. Consideration of the revised working paper submitted by Belarus and the Russian Federation |
| A/AC.182/2021/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.182/2021/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.182/2021/L.7 |
A. Means for the settlement of disputes: exchange of information on State practices regarding the use of arbitration |
| A/AC.182/2021/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 |
| A/AC.182/2021/L.9 |
C. Commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes |
IV. Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council
| Symbol |
Description |
| A/AC.182/2021/L.10 |
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.182/2021/L.11 |
A. Working methods of the Special Committee
B. Identification of new subjects |
General statements made at the 2021 session, held on 16 February 2021
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
(on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement)
- European Union
(on behalf of its Member States; the candidate countries of the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Georgia aligned themselves with the statement)
- Ukraine
(on behalf of the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine)
Statements made in the Working Group of the Whole
Maintenance of international peace and security
Introduction and implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations
- Presentation by Mr. Kelvin Ong, Chief, Subsidiary Organs Branch Security Council Affairs Division, DPPA
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
Peaceful settlement of disputes
Annual thematic debate on the means for the settlement of disputes, entitled “Exchange of information on State practices regarding the use of arbitration”
Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council
Working methods of the Special Committee and identification of new subjects
Identification of new subjects
General documents
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/74/33, annex I |
Revised working paper by Cuba (2019) |
| A/74/33, annex II |
Further revised working paper by Ghana (2019) |
Peaceful settlement of disputes
| Symbol |
Description |
| A/RES/75/140 |
General Assembly resolution 75/140, para.5 |
| A/69/33, para. 52 |
Proposal by Russian Federation (2014) |
| A/AC.182/L.157 |
Proposal by the Philippines on the commemoration of the fortieth
anniversary of the adoption of the Manila Declaration on the
Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (2021) |
Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council
| Symbol |
Description |
| A/75/145 |
Report of the Secretary-General on the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council |
Working methods and identification of new subjects
| Symbol |
Description |
| A/75/33, annex I |
Working paper by Mexico (2020) |
| A/75/33, annex II |
Proposal by the Islamic Republic of Iran (2020) |
| A/75/33, annex III |
Working paper by the Syrian Arab Republic (2020) |
| A/61/33, para. 72 |
Revised working paper on Working Methods (2006) |
