UNGA/C-6:OBSERVER STATUS DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

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SUBJECT: UNGA/C-6:OBSERVER STATUS DRAFT RESOLUTIONS


1. ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the
Department regarding draft resolutions on observer status in
the General Assembly under consideration by the Sixth
Committee (paras 2 - 6). Background information on each
organization is contained in the UN documents referenced
below. The first meeting of the Sixth Committee to consider
the draft resolutions on observer status will convene on
October 19. USUN expects that the Sixth Committee will take
action on the requests for observer status shortly
thereafter. END ACTION REQUEST.


2. Observer Status for the Regional Center on Small Arms and
Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of
Africa in the General Assembly (A/62/141):

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A/C.6/62/L.2

General Assembly
Distr: Limited
9 October 2007

Sixty-second session
Sixth Committee
Agenda Item 158
Observer status for the Regional Centre on Small Arms and
Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of
Africa in the General Assembly

Burkina Faso, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Seychelles, Sudan, Uganda and the United Republic of
Tanzania: draft resolution

Observer status for the Regional Centre on Small Arms and
Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of
Africa in the General Assembly

The General Assembly,

Wishing to promote cooperation between the United
Nations and the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light
Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa,


1. Decides to invite the Regional Centre on Small Arms
and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of
Africa to participate in the sessions and the work of the
General Assembly in the capacity of observer;


2. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
action to implement the present resolution.

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3. Observer Status for the Energy Charter Conference in the
General Assembly (A/62/191):

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A/C.6/62/L.3

General Assembly
Distr: Limited
9 October 2007

Sixty-second session
Sixth Committee
Agenda Item 160
Observer status for the Energy Charter Conference in the
General Assembly

Belarus, Georgia, Japan, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Turkey
and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
draft resolution

Observer status for the Energy Charter Conference in the
General Assembly

The General Assembly,

Wishing to promote cooperation between the United
Nations and the Energy Charter Conference,


1. Decides to invite the Energy Charter Conference to
participate in the sessions and the work of the General
Assembly in the capacity of observer;


2. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
action to implement the present resolution.

END TEXT.



4. Observer Status for the Eurasian Development Bank in the
General Assembly (A/62/194):

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A/C.6/62/L.4

General Assembly
Distr: Limited
9 October 2007

Sixty-second session
Sixth Committee
Agenda Item 162
Observer status for the Eurasian Development Bank in the
General Assembly

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: draft resolution

Observer status for the Eurasian Development Bank in the
General Assembly

The General Assembly,

Wishing to promote cooperation between the United
Nations and the Eurasian Development Bank,


1. Decides to invite the Eurasian Development Bank to
participate in the sessions and the work of the General
Assembly in the capacity of observer;


2. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
action to implement the present resolution.

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5. Observer Status for the Italian-Latin American Institute
in the General Assembly (A/62/143):

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A/C.6/62/L.5

General Assembly
Distr: Limited
10 October 2007

Sixty-second session
Sixth Committee
Agenda Item 159
Observer status for the Italian-Latin American Institute in
the General Assembly

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru and Uruguay: draft resolution

Observer status for the Italian-Latin American Institute in
the General Assembly

The General Assembly,

Wishing to promote cooperation between the United
Nations and the Italian-Latin American Institute,


1. Decides to invite the Italian-Latin American
Institute to participate in the sessions and the work of the
General Assembly in the capacity of observer;


2. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
action to implement the present resolution.

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6. Observer Status for the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-building Measures in Asia (A/62/232):

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Draft Resolution

Observer status for the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-building Measures in Asia in the General Assembly

The General Assembly,

Noting the aspiration of the Conference on Interaction
and Confidence-building Measures in Asia to enhance its
cooperation with the United Nations,



1. Decides to invite the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-building Measures in Asia to participate in the
sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity
of observer;


2. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
action to implement the present resolution.

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