UNGA/C-6 ADOPTS OBSERVER STATUS DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000907 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/UNP EDMONDSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: UNGA UNGA SUBJECT: UNGA/C-6 ADOPTS OBSERVER STATUS DRAFT RESOLUTIONS FOR ITEMS 158, 159, 160, 162 REF: A. USUN 873 ¶B. STATE 146844 ¶1. The Sixth Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolutions requesting observer status in the General Assembly for the organizations listed in para 2 on October 23, 2007 (refA). Per refB, USUN joined consensus in support of these organizations. Information on the organizations and the text of the relevant draft resolutions are contained in the UN documents referenced below. ¶2. The Sixth Committee adopted the following observer status request draft resolutions: --Item 158: The Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (Background A/62/141, Draft Resolution A/C.6/62/L.2/Rev.1); --Item 159: The Italian-Latin American Institute (Background A/62/143, Draft Resolution A/C.6/62/L.5); --Item 160: The Energy Charter Conference (Background A/62/191, Draft Resolution A/C.6/62/L.3/Corr.1); --Item 162: The Eurasian Development Bank (Background A/62/194, Draft Resolution A/C.6/62/L.4). WOLFF