Appendix I Roster of the (There were 193 Member States as at 31 December 2011.)

Date of Date of Date of Member State admission Member State admission Member State admission Afghanistan 19 Nov. 1946 Democratic Republic of 20 Sep. 1960 Latvia 17 Sep. 1991 Albania 14 Dec. 1955 the Congo 4 24 Oct. 1945 Algeria 8 Oct. 1962 Denmark 24 Oct. 1945 Lesotho 17 Oct. 1966 Andorra 28 July 1993 Djibouti 20 Sep. 1977 Liberia 2 Nov. 1945 Angola 1 Dec. 1976 Dominica 18 Dec. 1978 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 14 Dec. 1955 Dominican Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Antigua and Barbuda 11 Nov. 1981 Liechtenstein 18 Sep. 1990 Ecuador 21 Dec. 1945 Argentina 24 Oct. 1945 Lithuania 17 Sep. 1991 5 24 Oct. 1945 Armenia 2 Mar. 1992 Luxembourg 24 Oct. 1945 El Salvador 24 Oct. 1945 Australia 1 Nov. 1945 Madagascar 20 Sep. 1960 Equatorial Guinea 12 Nov. 1968 Austria 14 Dec. 1955 Malawi 1 Dec. 1964 Eritrea 28 May 1993 Azerbaijan 2 Mar. 1992 Malaysia 8 17 Sep. 1957 Estonia 17 Sep. 1991 Bahamas 18 Sep. 1973 Maldives 21 Sep. 1965 Ethiopia 13 Nov. 1945 Bahrain 21 Sep. 1971 Mali 28 Sep. 1960 Fiji 13 Oct. 1970 Bangladesh 17 Sep. 1974 Malta 1 Dec. 1964 Finland 14 Dec. 1955 Barbados 9 Dec. 1966 Marshall Islands 17 Sep. 1991 France 24 Oct. 1945 Belarus 1 24 Oct. 1945 Mauritania 27 Oct. 1961 Gabon 20 Sep. 1960 27 Dec. 1945 Mauritius 24 Apr. 1968 Gambia 21 Sep. 1965 Belize 25 Sep. 1981 Mexico 7 Nov. 1945 Georgia 31 July 1992 Micronesia 17 Sep. 1991 Benin 20 Sep. 1960 Germany 6 18 Sep. 1973 (Federated States of) Bhutan 21 Sep. 1971 Ghana 8 Mar. 1957 Monaco 28 May 1993 Bolivia 14 Nov. 1945 Greece 25 Oct. 1945 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 22 May 1992 Mongolia 27 Oct. 1961 Grenada 17 Sep. 1974 Montenegro 2 28 June 2006 Botswana 17 Oct. 1966 Guatemala 21 Nov. 1945 Morocco 12 Nov. 1956 Brazil 24 Oct. 1945 Guinea 12 Dec. 1958 Mozambique 16 Sep. 1975 Brunei Darussalam 21 Sep. 1984 Guinea-Bissau 17 Sep. 1974 Myanmar 19 Apr. 1948 Bulgaria 14 Dec. 1955 Guyana 20 Sep. 1966 Namibia 23 Apr. 1990 Burkina Faso 20 Sep. 1960 Haiti 24 Oct. 1945 Nauru 14 Sep. 1999 Burundi 18 Sep. 1962 Honduras 17 Dec. 1945 Nepal 14 Dec. 1955 Cambodia 14 Dec. 1955 Hungary 14 Dec. 1955 Netherlands 10 Dec. 1945 Cameroon 20 Sep. 1960 Iceland 19 Nov. 1946 New Zealand 24 Oct. 1945 Canada 9 Nov. 1945 India 30 Oct. 1945 Nicaragua 24 Oct. 1945 Cape Verde 16 Sep. 1975 Indonesia 7 28 Sep. 1950 Niger 20 Sep. 1960 Central African Republic 20 Sep. 1960 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24 Oct. 1945 Chad 20 Sep. 1960 Iraq 21 Dec. 1945 Nigeria 7 Oct. 1960 Chile 24 Oct. 1945 Ireland 14 Dec. 1955 27 Nov. 1945 China 24 Oct. 1945 Israel 11 May 1949 Oman 7 Oct. 1971 Colombia 5 Nov. 1945 Italy 14 Dec. 1955 Pakistan 30 Sep. 1947 Comoros 12 Nov. 1975 Jamaica 18 Sep. 1962 Palau 15 Dec. 1994 Congo 20 Sep. 1960 Japan 18 Dec. 1956 Panama 13 Nov. 1945 Costa Rica 2 Nov. 1945 Jordan 14 Dec. 1955 Papua New Guinea 10 Oct. 1975 Côte d’Ivoire 20 Sep. 1960 Kazakhstan 2 Mar. 1992 Paraguay 24 Oct. 1945 Croatia 2 22 May 1992 16 Dec. 1963 Peru 31 Oct. 1945 Cuba 24 Oct. 1945 Kiribati 14 Sep. 1999 Philippines 24 Oct. 1945 Cyprus 20 Sep. 1960 Kuwait 14 May 1963 Poland 24 Oct. 1945 Czech Republic 3 19 Jan. 1993 Kyrgyzstan 2 Mar. 1992 Portugal 14 Dec. 1955 Democratic People’s 17 Sep. 1991 Lao People’s Democratic 14 Dec. 1955 Qatar 21 Sep. 1971 Republic of Korea Republic

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Date of Date of Date of Member State admission Member State admission Member State admission Republic of Korea 17 Sep. 1991 Solomon Islands 19 Sep. 1978 24 Oct. 1945 Republic of Moldova 2 Mar. 1992 Somalia 20 Sep. 1960 Turkmenistan 2 Mar. 1992 Romania 14 Dec. 1955 7 Nov. 1945 Tuvalu 5 Sep. 2000 Russian Federation 9 24 Oct. 1945 South Sudan 10 14 July 2011 Uganda 25 Oct. 1962 Rwanda 18 Sep. 1962 Spain 14 Dec. 1955 Ukraine 24 Oct. 1945 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23 Sep. 1983 Sri Lanka 14 Dec. 1955 9 Dec. 1971 Saint Lucia 18 Sep. 1979 Sudan 12 Nov. 1956 United Kingdom of 24 Oct. 1945 Suriname 4 Dec. 1975 Saint Vincent and the 16 Sep. 1980 Great Britain and Grenadines Swaziland 24 Sep. 1968 Northern Ireland United Republic of 14 Dec. 1961 Samoa 15 Dec. 1976 Sweden 19 Nov. 1946 Tanzania 11 San Marino 2 Mar. 1992 Switzerland 10 Sep. 2002 5 United States of America 24 Oct. 1945 Sao Tome and Principe 16 Sep. 1975 Syrian Arab Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Uruguay 18 Dec. 1945 Saudi Arabia 24 Oct. 1945 Tajikistan 2 Mar. 1992 Uzbekistan 2 Mar. 1992 Senegal 28 Sep. 1960 Thailand 16 Dec. 1946 The former Yugoslav 8 Apr. 1993 Vanuatu 15 Sep. 1981 Serbia 2 1 Nov. 2000 Republic of Macedonia 2 Venezuela 15 Nov. 1945 Seychelles 21 Sep. 1976 Timor-Leste 27 Sep. 2002 (Bolivarian Republic of) Sierra Leone 27 Sep. 1961 Togo 20 Sep. 1960 Viet Nam 20 Sep. 1977 Singapore 8 21 Sep. 1965 Tonga 14 Sep. 1999 Yemen 12 30 Sep. 1947 Slovakia 3 19 Jan. 1993 Trinidad and Tobago 18 Sep. 1962 Zambia 1 Dec. 1964 Slovenia 2 22 May 1992 Tunisia 12 Nov. 1956 Zimbabwe 25 Aug. 1980

NOTES

1 On 19 September 1991, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus. 2 e Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and rati€ed 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission, as new Members, of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. e Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia were admitted as Mem bers of the United Nations on 22 May 1992. On 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the state provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, pending settlement of the dierence that had arisen over its name. e Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations on 1 November 2000. On 12 February 2003, it informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro, eective 4 February 2003. In a letter dated 3 June 2006, the President of the Republic of Serbia informed the Secretary-General that the membership of Serbia and Montenegro was being continued by the Republic of Serbia following Montenegro’s declaration of independence from Serbia on 3 June 2006. On 28 June 2006, Montenegro was accepted as a United Nations Member State by the General Assembly. 3 Czechoslovakia, an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945, changed its name to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 20 April 1990. It was dissolved on 1 January 1993 and succeeded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia, both of which became Members of the United Nations on 19 January 1993. 4 e Republic of Zaire informed the United Nations that, eective 17 May 1997, it had changed its name to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 5 Egypt and Syria, both of which became Members of the United Nations on 24 October 1945, joined to- gether—following a plebiscite held in those countries on 21 February 1958—to form the United Arab Republic. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, also resumed its separate member- ship in the United Nations; it changed its name to the Syrian Arab Republic on 14 September 1971. e United Arab Republic continued as a Member of the United Nations and reverted to the name Egypt on 2 September 1971. 6 rough accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990, the two German States (both of which had become Members of the United Nations on 18 September 1973) united to form one sovereign State. As from that date, the Federal Republic of Germany has acted in the United Nations under the designation Germany. Roster of the United Nations 1463

7 On 20 January 1965, Indonesia informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw from the United Nations. On 19 September 1966, it noti€ed the Secretary-General of its decision to resume participation in the activities of the United Nations. On 28 September 1966, the General Assembly took note of that decision, and the President invited the representatives of Indonesia to take their seats in the Assembly. 8 On 16 September 1963, Sabah (North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore joined with the Federation of Malaya (which became a Member of the United Nations on 17 September 1957) to form Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore became an independent State; on 21 September 1965, it became a Member of the United Nations. 9 e Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. On 24 December 1991, the President of the Russian Federation informed the Secretary-General that the membership of the USSR in all United Nations organs was being continued by the Russian Federation. 10 e Republic of South Sudan formally seceded from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as a result of an internationally monitored referendum held in January 2011, and was admitted as a new Member State by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 July 2011. 11 Tanganyika was admitted to the United Nations on 14 December 1961, Zanzibar on 16 December 1963. Following rati€cation, on 26 April 1964, of the Articles of Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two States became represented as a single Member: the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; it changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania on 1 November 1964. 12 Yemen was admitted to the United Nations on 30 September 1947, Democratic Yemen on 14 December 1967. On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and were thereafter represented as one Member of the United Nations under the designation Yemen. Appendix II Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice Charter of the United Nations

N!"#: e Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June e amendment to Article 61, which entered into force on 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations 31 August 1965, enlarges the membership of the Economic Conference on International Organization, and came into and Social Council from 18 to 27. The subsequent amend- force on 24 October 1945. e Statute of the International Court ment to that Article, which entered into force on 24 September of Justice is an integral part of the Charter. 1973, further increases the membership of the Council from Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 of the Charter were 27 to 54. adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 1963 and came e amendment to Article 109, which relates to the €rst into force on 31 August 1965. A further amendment to Article 61 paragraph of that Article, provides that a General Conference was adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 1971 of Member States for the purpose of reviewing the Charter may and came into force on 24 September 1973. An amendment to be held at a date and place to be €xed by a two-thirds vote Article 109, adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December of the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any 1965, came into force on 12 June 1968. nine members (formerly seven) of the Security Council. Para- e amendment to Article 23 enlarges the membership of the graph 3 of Article 109, which deals with the consideration of a Security Council from 11 to 15. e amended Article 27 provides possible review conference during the tenth regular session of that decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall the General Assembly, has been retained in its original form in be made by an a%rmative vote of nine members (formerly seven) its reference to a “vote of any seven members of the Security and on all other matters by an a%rmative vote of nine members Council”, the paragraph having been acted upon in 1955 by (formerly seven), including the concurring votes of the €ve per- the General Assembly, at its tenth regular session, and by the manent members of the Security Council. Security Council.

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed DETERMINED to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which establish an international organization to be known as the twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and United Nations. to rea%rm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and Chapter I worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the Article 1 obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and e Purposes of the United Nations are: 1. To maintain international peace and security, and to to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger that end: to take eective collective measures for the prevention freedom, and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of AND FOR THESE ENDS acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of as good neighbours, and international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach to unite our strength to maintain international peace and of the peace; security, and 2. To develop friendly relations among nations based on to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen common interest, and universal peace; to employ international machinery for the promotion of the 3. To achieve international co-operation in solving interna- economic and social advancement of all peoples, tional problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS as to race, sex, language or religion; and Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives 4. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their the attainment of these common ends. 1464 Charter of the United Nations 1465

Article 2 Chapter III e Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes ORGANS stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles: Article 7 1. e Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign 1. ere are established as the principal organs of the United equality of all its Members. Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic 2. All Members, in order to ensure to all of them the rights and and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International bene€ts resulting from membership, shall ful€l in good faith the Court of Justice, and a Secretariat. obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter. 2. Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be 3. All Members shall settle their international disputes by established in accordance with the present Charter. peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered. Article 8 4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations e United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibil- from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity ity of men and women to participate in any capacity and under or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations. conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. 5. All Members shall give the United Nations every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter, and Chapter IV shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement action. 6. e Organization shall ensure that states which are not Members of the United Nations act in accordance with these Composition Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security. Article 9 7. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall 1. e General Assembly shall consist of all the Members authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are of the United Nations. essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall 2. Each Member shall have not more than €ve representa- require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under tives in the General Assembly. the present Charter; but this principle shall not prejudice the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII. Functions and Powers

Chapter II Article 10 MEMBERSHIP The General Assembly may discuss any questions or any matters within the scope of the present Charter or relating Article 3 to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in e original Members of the United Nations shall be the states the present Charter, and, except as provided in Article 12, which, having participated in the United Nations Conference on may make recommendations to the Members of the United International Organization at San Francisco or having previously Nations or to the Security Council or both on any such ques- signed the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, sign tions or matters. the present Charter and ratify it in accordance with Article 110. Article 11 Article 4 1. e General Assembly may consider the general princi- 1. Membership in the United Nations is open to all other ples of co-operation in the maintenance of international peace peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the and security, including the principles governing disarmament and present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able the regulation of armaments, and may make recommendations and willing to carry out these obligations. with regard to such principles to the Members or to the Security 2. e admission of any such state to membership in the Council or to both. United Nations will be eected by a decision of the General 2. e General Assembly may discuss any questions relating Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. to the maintenance of international peace and security brought Article 5 before it by any Member of the United Nations, or by the Security A Member of the United Nations against which preventive or Council, or by a state which is not a Member of the United enforcement action has been taken by the Security Council may Nations in accordance with Article 35, paragraph 2, and, except be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of as provided in Article 12, may make recommendations with re- membership by the General Assembly upon the recommendation gard to any such questions to the state or states concerned or to the of the Security Council. e exercise of these rights and privileges Security Council or to both. Any such question on which action is may be restored by the Security Council. necessary shall be referred to the Security Council by the General Assembly either before or after discussion. Article 6 3. e General Assembly may call the attention of the Security A Member of the United Nations which has persistently Council to situations which are likely to endanger international violated the Principles contained in the present Charter may be peace and security. expelled from the Organization by the General Assembly upon 4. e powers of the General Assembly set forth in this Article the recommendation of the Security Council. shall not limit the general scope of Article 10. 1466 Appendix II

Article 12 Voting 1. While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any Article 18 dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommenda- 1. Each member of the General Assembly shall have one vote. tion with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Security 2. Decisions of the General Assembly on important questions Council so requests. shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present 2. e Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security and voting. ese questions shall include: recommendations with Council, shall notify the General Assembly at each session of any respect to the maintenance of international peace and security, the matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, security which are being dealt with by the Security Council and the election of the members of the Economic and Social Council, shall similarly notify the General Assembly, or the Members of the election of members of the Trusteeship Council in accordance the United Nations if the General Assembly is not in session, im- with paragraph 1 (c) of Article 86, the admission of new Members mediately the Security Council ceases to deal with such matters. to the United Nations, the suspension of the rights and privileges of membership, the expulsion of Members, questions relating to Article 13 the operation of the trusteeship system, and budgetary questions. 1. e General Assembly shall initiate studies and make 3. Decisions on other questions, including the determination recommendations for the purpose of: of additional categories of questions to be decided by a two thirds a. promoting international co-operation in the political €eld majority, shall be made by a majority of the members present and encouraging the progressive development of interna- and voting. tional law and its codi€cation; Article 19 b. promoting international co-operation in the economic, social, cultural, educational and health €elds, and assist- A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the ing in the realization of human rights and fundamen- payment of its €nancial contributions to the Organization shall tal freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears language or religion. equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for 2. e further responsibilities, functions and powers of the the preceding two full years. e General Assembly may, neverthe- General Assembly with respect to matters mentioned in para- less, permit such a Member to vote if it is satis€ed that the failure graph 1 (b) above are set forth in Chapters IX and X. to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member. Article 14 Procedure Subject to the provisions of Article 12, the General Assembly Article 20 may recommend measures for the peaceful adjustment of any e General Assembly shall meet in regular annual sessions and situation, regardless of origin, which it deems likely to impair the in such special sessions as occasion may require. Special sessions general welfare or friendly relations among nations, including situ- shall be convoked by the Secretary-General at the request of the ations resulting from a violation of the provisions of the present Security Council or of a majority of the Members of the United Charter setting forth the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations. Nations. Article 21 Article 15 e General Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. 1. e General Assembly shall receive and consider annual It shall elect its President for each session. and special reports from the Security Council; these reports shall include an account of the measures that the Security Council Article 22 has decided upon or taken to maintain international peace and e General Assembly may establish such subsidiary organs security. as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions. 2. e General Assembly shall receive and consider reports from the other organs of the United Nations. Chapter V Article 16 THE SECURITY COUNCIL e General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect to the international trusteeship system as are assigned to Composition it under Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval of the 1 trusteeship agreements for areas not designated as strategic. Article 23 1. e Security Council shall consist of €fteen Members of Article 17 the United Nations. e Republic of China, France, the Union of 1. e General Assembly shall consider and approve the Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain budget of the Organization. and Northern Ireland and the United States of America shall be 2. e expenses of the Organization shall be borne by the permanent members of the Security Council. e General Assem- Members as apportioned by the General Assembly. bly shall elect ten other Members of the United Nations to be non- 3. e General Assembly shall consider and approve any permanent members of the Security Council, due regard being €nancial and budgetary arrangements with specialized agencies specially paid, in the €rst instance to the contribution of Members referred to in Article 57 and shall examine the administrative of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace budgets of such specialized agencies with a view to making and security and to the other purposes of the Organization, and recommendations to the agencies concerned. also to equitable geographical distribution. Charter of the United Nations 1467

2. e non-permanent members of the Security Council shall 3. e Security Council may hold meetings at such places be elected for a term of two years. In the €rst election of the non- other than the seat of the Organization as in its judgment will permanent members after the increase of the membership of the best facilitate its work. Security Council from eleven to €fteen, two of the four additional Article 29 members shall be chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member shall not be eligible for immediate re-election. e Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs 3. Each member of the Security Council shall have one as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions. representative. Article 30 Functions and Powers e Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President. Article 24 Article 31 1. In order to ensure prompt and eective action by the United Nations, its Members confer on the Security Council Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace the Security Council may participate, without vote, in the discus- and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under this sion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf. the latter considers that the interests of that Member are specially aected. 2. In discharging these duties the Security Council shall act in accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the United Article 32 Nations. e speci€c powers granted to the Security Council for Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the discharge of these duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, the Security Council or any state which is not a Member of the VIII and XII. United Nations, if it is a party to a dispute under consideration 3. e Security Council shall submit annual and, when by the Security Council, shall be invited to participate, with- necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for its con- out vote, in the discussion relating to the dispute. e Security sideration. Council shall lay down such conditions as it deems just for the Article 25 participation of a state which is not a Member of the United Nations. e Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the Chapter VI present Charter. PACIFIC SETTLEMENT Article 26 OF DISPUTES In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for arma- Article 33 ments of the world’s human and economic resources, the Security 1. e parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is Council shall be responsible for formulating, with the assistance of likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and the Military Sta Committee referred to in Article 47, plans to be security, shall, €rst of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, submitted to the Members of the United Nations for the establish- mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to ment of a system for the regulation of armaments. regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice. Voting 2. e Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, Article 27 2 call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such means. 1. Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote. Article 34 2. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters e Security Council may investigate any dispute, or any shall be made by an a%rmative vote of nine members. situation which might lead to international friction or give rise to 3. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall a dispute, in order to determine whether the continuance of be made by an a%rmative vote of nine members including the the dispute or situation is likely to endanger the maintenance of concurring votes of the permanent members; provided that, international peace and security. in decisions under Chapter VI, and under paragraph 3 of Arti- cle 52, a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting. Article 35 1. Any Member of the United Nations may bring any dis- Procedure pute, or any situation of the nature referred to in Article 34, to the attention of the Security Council or of the General Article 28 Assembly. 1. e Security Council shall be so organized as to be able 2. A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may to function continuously. Each member of the Security Council bring to the attention of the Security Council or of the General shall for this purpose be represented at all times at the seat of the Assembly any dispute to which it is a party if it accepts in advance, Organization. for the purposes of the dispute, the obligations of paci€c settle- 2. e Security Council shall hold periodic meetings at ment provided in the present Charter. which each of its members may, if it so desires, be represented by 3. e proceedings of the General Assembly in respect of a member of the government or by some other specially designated matters brought to its attention under this Article will be subject representative. to the provisions of Articles 11 and 12. 1468 Appendix II

Article 36 inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea or land forces 1. e Security Council may, at any stage of a dispute of the as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace nature referred to in Article 33 or of a situation of like nature, and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, recommend appropriate procedures or methods of adjustment. and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of 2. e Security Council should take into consideration any the United Nations. procedures for the settlement of the dispute which have already Article 43 been adopted by the parties. 1. All Members of the United Nations, in order to contribute 3. In making recommendations under this Article the to the maintenance of international peace and security, under- Security Council should also take into consideration that legal take to make available to the Security Council, on its call and in disputes should as a general rule be referred by the parties to the accordance with a special agreement or agreements, armed forces, International Court of Justice in accordance with the provisions assistance and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for of the Statute of the Court. the purpose of maintaining international peace and security. Article 37 2. Such agreement or agreements shall govern the numbers 1. Should the parties to a dispute of the nature referred to in and types of forces, their degree of readiness and general location, Article 33 fail to settle it by the means indicated in that Article, and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided. they shall refer it to the Security Council. 3. e agreement or agreements shall be negotiated as soon 2. If the Security Council deems that the continuance of the as possible on the initiative of the Security Council. ey shall be dispute is in fact likely to endanger the maintenance of interna- concluded between the Security Council and Members or between tional peace and security, it shall decide whether to take action the Security Council and groups of Members and shall be subject under Article 36 or to recommend such terms of settlement as to rati€cation by the signatory states in accordance with their it may consider appropriate. respective constitutional processes. Article 38 Article 44 Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 33 to 37, the When the Security Council has decided to use force it shall, be- Security Council may, if all the parties to any dispute so request, fore calling upon a Member not represented on it to provide armed make recommendations to the parties with a view to a paci€c forces in ful€lment of the obligations assumed under Article 43, settlement of the dispute. invite that Member, if the Member so desires, to participate in the decisions of the Security Council concerning the employment of Chapter VII contingents of that Member’s armed forces. ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS Article 45 TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, In order to enable the United Nations to take urgent military AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION measures, Members shall hold immediately available national air- force contingents for combined international enforcement action. Article 39 e strength and degree of readiness of these contingents and e Security Council shall determine the existence of any plans for their combined action shall be determined, within the threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and limits laid down in the special agreement or agreements referred shall make recommendations, or decide what measures shall be to in Article 43, by the Security Council with the assistance of the taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or Military Sta Committee. restore international peace and security. Article 46 Article 40 Plans for the application of armed force shall be made by In order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Secu- the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Sta rity Council may, before making the recommendations or decid- Committee. ing upon the measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the Article 47 parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall 1. ere shall be established a Military Sta Committee to be without prejudice to the rights, claims or position of the advise and assist the Security Council on all questions relating to parties concerned. e Security Council shall duly take account the Security Council’s military requirements for the maintenance of failure to comply with such provisional measures. of international peace and security, the employment and com- mand of forces placed at its disposal, the regulation of armaments, Article 41 and possible disarmament. e Security Council may decide what measures not involving 2. e Military Sta Committee shall consist of the Chiefs the use of armed force are to be employed to give eect to its deci- of Sta of the permanent members of the Security Council or sions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations their representatives. Any Member of the United Nations not to apply such measures. ese may include complete or partial permanently represented on the Committee shall be invited by the interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, Committee to be associated with it when the e%cient discharge of telegraphic, radio and other means of communication, and the the Committee’s responsibilities requires the participation of that severance of diplomatic relations. Member in its work. 3. e Military Sta Committee shall be responsible under Article 42 the Security Council for the strategic direction of any armed forces Should the Security Council consider that measures pro- placed at the disposal of the Security Council. Questions relating vided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be to the command of such forces shall be worked out subsequently. Charter of the United Nations 1469

4. e Military Sta Committee, with the authorization of under its authority. But no enforcement action shall be taken the Security Council and after consultation with appropriate under regional arrangements or by regional agencies without regional agencies, may establish regional sub-committees. the authorization of the Security Council, with the exception of measures against any enemy state, as de€ned in paragraph 2 of Article 48 this Article, provided for pursuant to Article 107 or in regional 1. e action required to carry out the decisions of the arrangements directed against renewal of aggressive policy on Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and the part of any such state, until such time as the Organization security shall be taken by all the Members of the United Nations may, on request of the Governments concerned, be charged with or by some of them, as the Security Council may determine. the responsibility for preventing further aggression by such 2. Such decisions shall be carried out by the Members of the a state. United Nations directly and through their action in the appropri- 2. e term enemy state as used in paragraph 1 of this ate international agencies of which they are members. Article applies to any state which during the Second World War Article 49 has been an enemy of any signatory of the present Charter. e Members of the United Nations shall join in aording Article 54 mutual assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by e Security Council shall at all times be kept fully informed of the Security Council. activities undertaken or in contemplation under regional arrange- Article 50 ments or by regional agencies for the maintenance of international peace and security. If preventive or enforcement measures against any state are taken by the Security Council, any other state, whether a Member Chapter IX of the United Nations or not, which €nds itself confronted with special economic problems arising from the carrying out of those INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND measures shall have the right to consult the Security Council with SOCIAL CO-OPERATION regard to a solution of those problems. Article 55 Article 51 With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well- Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right being which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self- against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote: has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace a. higher standards of living, full employment, and condi- and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this tions of economic and social progress and development; right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security b. solutions of international economic, social, health, and Council and shall not in any way aect the authority and respon- related problems; and international cultural and educa- sibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take tional co-operation; and at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain c. universal respect for, and observance of, human rights or restore international peace and security. and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. Chapter VIII Article 56 REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS All Members pledge themselves to take joint and separate Article 52 action in co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of the purposes set forth in Article 55. 1. Nothing in the present Charter precludes the existence of regional arrangements or agencies for dealing with such matters Article 57 relating to the maintenance of international peace and security as 1. e various specialized agencies, established by intergov- are appropriate for regional action, provided that such arrange- ernmental agreement and having wide international responsibili- ments or agencies and their activities are consistent with the ties, as de€ned in their basic instruments, in economic, social, Purposes and Principles of the United Nations. cultural, educational, health, and related €elds, shall be brought 2. e Members of the United Nations entering into such into relationship with the United Nations in accordance with the arrangements or constituting such agencies shall make every ef- provisions of Article 63. fort to achieve paci€c settlement of local disputes through such 2. Such agencies thus brought into relationship with the regional arrangements or by such regional agencies before referring United Nations are hereinafter referred to as specialized them to the Security Council. agencies. 3. e Security Council shall encourage the development of paci€c settlement of local disputes through such regional arrange- Article 58 ments or by such regional agencies either on the initiative of e Organization shall make recommendations for the coor- the states concerned or by reference from the Security Council. dination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies. 4. is Article in no way impairs the application of Articles 34 and 35. Article 59 e Organization shall, where appropriate, initiate negotia- Article 53 tions among the states concerned for the creation of any new spe- 1. e Security Council shall, where appropriate, utilize cialized agencies required for the accomplishment of the purposes such regional arrangements or agencies for enforcement action set forth in Article 55. 1470 Appendix II

Article 60 Article 64 Responsibility for the discharge of the functions of the Organi- 1. e Economic and Social Council may take appropriate zation set forth in this Chapter shall be vested in the General steps to obtain regular reports from the specialized agencies. Assembly and, under the authority of the General Assembly, It may make arrangements with the Members of the United in the Economic and Social Council, which shall have for this Nations and with the specialized agencies to obtain reports on purpose the powers set forth in Chapter X. the steps taken to give eect to its own recommendations and to recommendations on matters falling within its competence Chapter X made by the General Assembly. 2. It may communicate its observations on these reports to THE ECONOMIC AND the General Assembly. SOCIAL COUNCIL Article 65 Composition e Economic and Social Council may furnish information to Article 61 3 the Security Council and shall assist the Security Council upon its request. 1. e Economic and Social Council shall consist of €fty- four Members of the United Nations elected by the General Article 66 Assembly. 1. e Economic and Social Council shall perform such 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, eighteen mem- functions as fall within its competence in connection with the bers of the Economic and Social Council shall be elected each year carrying out of the recommendations of the General Assembly. for a term of three years. A retiring member shall be eligible for 2. It may, with the approval of the General Assembly, immediate re-election. perform services at the request of Members of the United Nations 3. At the €rst election after the increase in the membership and at the request of specialized agencies. of the Economic and Social Council from twenty-seven to €fty- 3. It shall perform such other functions as are speci€ed four members, in addition to the members elected in place of the elsewhere in the present Charter or as may be assigned to it by nine members whose term of o%ce expires at the end of that year, the General Assembly. twenty-seven additional members shall be elected. Of these twenty- seven additional members, the term of o%ce of nine members so Voting elected shall expire at the end of one year, and of nine other mem- bers at the end of two years, in accordance with arrangements Article 67 made by the General Assembly. 1. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall 4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have one vote. have one representative. 2. Decisions of the Economic and Social Council shall be made by a majority of the members present and voting. Functions and Powers Procedure Article 62 1. e Economic and Social Council may make or initiate Article 68 studies and reports with respect to international economic, social, e Economic and Social Council shall set up commissions cultural, educational, health, and related matters and may make in economic and social €elds and for the promotion of human recommendations with respect to any such matters to the General rights, and such other commissions as may be required for the Assembly, to the Members of the United Nations, and to the performance of its functions. specialized agencies concerned. 2. It may make recommendations for the purpose of promot- Article 69 ing respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental e Economic and Social Council shall invite any Member freedoms for all. of the United Nations to participate, without vote, in its delib- 3. It may prepare draft conventions for submission to the erations on any matter of particular concern to that Member. General Assembly, with respect to matters falling within its competence. Article 70 4. It may call, in accordance with the rules prescribed by e Economic and Social Council may make arrangements for the United Nations, international conferences on matters falling representatives of the specialized agencies to participate, without within its competence. vote, in its deliberations and in those of the commissions estab- lished by it, and for its representatives to participate in the Article 63 deliberations of the specialized agencies. 1. e Economic and Social Council may enter into agree- ments with any of the agencies referred to in Article 57, de€ning Article 71 the terms on which the agency concerned shall be brought into e Economic and Social Council may make suitable ar- relationship with the United Nations. Such agreements shall be rangements for consultation with non-governmental organiza- subject to approval by the General Assembly. tions which are concerned with matters within its competence. 2. It may co-ordinate the activities of the specialized agencies Such arrangements may be made with international organi- through consultation with and recommendations to such agencies zations and, where appropriate, with national organizations and through recommendations to the General Assembly and to after consultation with the Member of the United Nations the Members of the United Nations. concerned. Charter of the United Nations 1471

Article 72 Article 76 1. e Economic and Social Council shall adopt its own rules e basic objectives of the trusteeship system, in accordance of procedure, including the method of selecting its President. with the Purposes of the United Nations laid down in Article 1 of 2. e Economic and Social Council shall meet as required the present Charter, shall be: in accordance with its rules, which shall include provision for a. to further international peace and security; the convening of meetings on the request of a majority of its b. to promote the political, economic, social, and educational members. advancement of the inhabitants of the trust territories, and their progressive development towards self-government or Chapter XI independence as may be appropriate to the particular cir- DECLARATION REGARDING cumstances of each territory and its peoples and the freely NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES expressed wishes of the peoples concerned, and as may be provided by the terms of each trusteeship agreement; Article 73 c. to encourage respect for human rights and for fundamen- Members of the United Nations which have or assume respon- tal freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, sibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have language, or religion, and to encourage recognition of the not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the interdependence of the peoples of the world; and principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories d. to ensure equal treatment in social, economic, and com- are paramount, and accept as a sacred trust the obligation to mercial matters for all Members of the United Nations promote to the utmost, within the system of international peace and their nationals, and also equal treatment for the latter and security established by the present Charter, the well-being of in the administration of justice, without prejudice to the the inhabitants of these territories and, to this end: attainment of the foregoing objectives and subject to the a. to ensure, with due respect for the culture of the peoples provisions of Article 80. concerned, their political, economic, social, and educa- tional advancement, their just treatment, and their protec- Article 77 tion against abuses; 1. e trusteeship system shall apply to such territories in b. to develop self-government, to take due account of the po- the following categories as may be placed thereunder by means of litical aspirations of the peoples, and to assist them in the trusteeship agreements: progressive development of their free political institutions, a. territories now held under mandate; according to the particular circumstances of each territory b. territories which may be detached from enemy states as and its peoples and their varying stages of advancement; a result of the Second World War; and c. to further international peace and security; c. territories voluntarily placed under the system by states d. to promote constructive measures of development, to en- responsible for their administration. courage research, and to co-operate with one another and, 2. It will be a matter for subsequent agreement as to which when and where appropriate, with specialized international territories in the foregoing categories will be brought under the bodies with a view to the practical achievement of the trusteeship system and upon what terms. social, economic, and scienti€c purposes set forth in this Article; and Article 78 e. to transmit regularly to the Secretary-General for informa- e trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have tion purposes, subject to such limitation as security and become Members of the United Nations, relationship among constitutional considerations may require, statistical and which shall be based on respect for the principle of sovereign other information of a technical nature relating to eco- equality. nomic, social, and educational conditions in the territories for which they are respectively responsible other than those Article 79 territories to which Chapters XII and XIII apply. e terms of trusteeship for each territory to be placed under Article 74 the trusteeship system, including any alteration or amendment, shall be agreed upon by the states directly concerned, including Members of the United Nations also agree that their policy in the mandatory power in the case of territories held under mandate respect of the territories to which this Chapter applies, no less than by a Member of the United Nations, and shall be approved as in respect of their metropolitan areas, must be based on the gen- provided for in Articles 83 and 85. eral principle of good-neighbourliness, due account being taken of the interests and well-being of the rest of the world, in social, Article 80 economic, and commercial matters. 1. Except as may be agreed upon in individual trusteeship agreements, made under Articles 77, 79 and 81, placing each terri- Chapter XII tory under the trusteeship system, and until such agreements have INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM been concluded, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed in or of itself to alter in any manner the rights whatsoever of any states Article 75 or any peoples or the terms of existing international instruments to e United Nations shall establish under its authority an in- which Members of the United Nations may respectively be parties. ternational trusteeship system for the administration and supervi- 2. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be interpreted as giv- sion of such territories as may be placed thereunder by subsequent ing grounds for delay or postponement of the negotiation and con- individual agreements. ese territories are hereinafter referred to clusion of agreements for placing mandated and other territories as trust territories. under the trusteeship system as provided for in Article 77. 1472 Appendix II

Article 81 Functions and Powers e trusteeship agreement shall in each case include the terms Article 87 under which the trust territory will be administered and designate the authority which will exercise the administration of the trust e General Assembly and, under its authority, the Trusteeship territory. Such authority, hereinafter called the administering Council, in carrying out their functions, may: authority, may be one or more states or the Organization itself. a. consider reports submitted by the administering authority; Article 82 b. accept petitions and examine them in consultation with There may be designated, in any trusteeship agreement, the administering authority; a strategic area or areas which may include part or all of the trust c. provide for periodic visits to the respective trust territories territory to which the agreement applies, without prejudice to any at times agreed upon with the administering authority; and special agreement or agreements made under Article 43. d. take these and other actions in conformity with the terms Article 83 of the trusteeship agreements. 1. All functions of the United Nations relating to strategic Article 88 areas, including the approval of the terms of the trusteeship e Trusteeship Council shall formulate a questionnaire on the agreements and of their alteration or amendment, shall be exer- political, economic, social, and educational advancement of the cised by the Security Council. inhabitants of each trust territory, and the administering author- 2. e basic objectives set forth in Article 76 shall be ity for each trust territory within the competence of the General applicable to the people of each strategic area. Assembly shall make an annual report to the General Assembly 3. e Security Council shall, subject to the provisions of the upon the basis of such questionnaire. trusteeship agreements and without prejudice to security consid- erations, avail itself of the assistance of the Trusteeship Council to Voting perform those functions of the United Nations under the trustee- ship system relating to political, economic, social, and educational Article 89 matters in the strategic areas. 1. Each member of the Trusteeship Council shall have one Article 84 vote. 2. Decisions of the Trusteeship Council shall be made by It shall be the duty of the administering authority to ensure a majority of the members present and voting. that the trust territory shall play its part in the maintenance of international peace and security. To this end the administering Procedure authority may make use of volunteer forces, facilities, and as- sistance from the trust territory in carrying out the obligations Article 90 towards the Security Council undertaken in this regard by the 1. e Trusteeship Council shall adopt its own rules of administering authority, as well as for local defence and the main- procedure, including the method of selecting its President. tenance of law and order within the trust territory. 2. e Trusteeship Council shall meet as required in accord- Article 85 ance with its rules, which shall include provision for the convening of meetings on the request of a majority of its members. 1. e functions of the United Nations with regard to trustee- ship agreements for all areas not designated as strategic, including Article 91 the approval of the terms of the trusteeship agreements and of their e Trusteeship Council shall, when appropriate, avail itself alteration or amendment, shall be exercised by the General Assembly. of the assistance of the Economic and Social Council and of the 2. e Trusteeship Council, operating under the authority of specialized agencies in regard to matters with which they are the General Assembly, shall assist the General Assembly in carry- respectively concerned. ing out these functions.

Chapter XIII Chapter XIV THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Composition Article 92 Article 86 e International Court of Justice shall be the principal judi- 1. e Trusteeship Council shall consist of the following cial organ of the United Nations. It shall function in accordance Members of the United Nations: with the annexed Statute, which is based upon the Statute of the a. those Members administering trust territories; Permanent Court of International Justice and forms an integral b. such of those Members mentioned by name in Article 23 part of the present Charter. as are not administering trust territories; and Article 93 c. as many other Members elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly as may be necessary to ensure that the total 1. All Members of the United Nations are ipso facto parties number of members of the Trusteeship Council is equally to the Statute of the International Court of Justice. divided between those Members of the United Nations 2. A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may which administer trust territories and those which do not. become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice 2. Each member of the Trusteeship Council shall designate on conditions to be determined in each case by the General one specially quali€ed person to represent it therein. Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. Charter of the United Nations 1473

Article 94 2. Appropriate stas shall be permanently assigned to the 1. Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, and, as required, to other organs of the United Nations. ese stas with the decision of the International Court of Justice in any case shall form a part of the Secretariat. to which it is a party. 3. e paramount consideration in the employment of the 2. If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations sta and in the determination of the conditions of service shall be incumbent upon it under a judgment rendered by the Court, the the necessity of securing the highest standards of e%ciency, com- other party may have recourse to the Security Council, which may, petence, and integrity. Due regard shall be paid to the importance if it deems necessary, make recommendations or decide upon of recruiting the sta on as wide a geographical basis as possible. measures to be taken to give eect to the judgment. Article 95 Chapter XVI Nothing in the present Charter shall prevent Members of the MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS United Nations from entrusting the solution of their dierences to other tribunals by virtue of agreements already in existence Article 102 or which may be concluded in the future. 1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered Article 96 into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered 1. e General Assembly or the Security Council may request with the Secretariat and published by it. the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on 2. No party to any such treaty or international agreement any legal question. which has not been registered in accordance with the provisions 2. Other organs of the United Nations and specialized of paragraph 1 of this Article may invoke that treaty or agreement agencies, which may at any time be so authorized by the Gen- before any organ of the United Nations. eral Assembly, may also request advisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities. Article 103 In the event of a con&ict between the obligations of the Chapter XV Members of the United Nations under the present Charter and THE SECRETARIAT their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall prevail. Article 97 Article 104 e Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such e Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its sta as the Organization may require. e Secretary-General shall Members such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of its functions and the ful€lment of its purposes. of the Security Council. He shall be the chief administrative o%cer of the Organization. Article 105 1. e Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of Article 98 its Members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for e Secretary-General shall act in that capacity in all meetings the ful€lment of its purposes. of the General Assembly, of the Security Council, of the Economic 2. Representatives of the Members of the United Nations and and Social Council, and of the Trusteeship Council, and shall per- o%cials of the Organization shall similarly enjoy such privileges form such other functions as are entrusted to him by these organs. and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of e Secretary-General shall make an annual report to the General their functions in connection with the Organization. Assembly on the work of the Organization. 3. e General Assembly may make recommendations with Article 99 a view to determining the details of the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article or may propose conventions to the Members e Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the of the United Nations for this purpose. Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security. Chapter XVII Article 100 TRANSITIONAL SECURITY 1. In the performance of their duties the Secretary-General and ARRANGEMENTS the sta shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the Organization. ey shall Article 106 refrain from any action which might re&ect on their position as Pending the coming into force of such special agreements international o%cials responsible only to the Organization. referred to in Article 43 as in the opinion of the Security Council 2. Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to respect enable it to begin the exercise of its responsibilities under Arti- the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the cle 42, the parties to the Four-Nation Declaration, signed at Secretary-General and the sta and not to seek to in&uence them Moscow, 30 October 1943, and France, shall, in accordance with in the discharge of their responsibilities. the provisions of paragraph 5 of that Declaration, consult with one another and as occasion requires with other Members of the Article 101 United Nations with a view to such joint action on behalf of the 1. e sta shall be appointed by the Secretary-General Organization as may be necessary for the purpose of maintaining under regulations established by the General Assembly. international peace and security. 1474 Appendix II

Article 107 Chapter XIX Nothing in the present Charter shall invalidate or preclude RATIFICATION AND SIGNATURE action, in relation to any state which during the Second World War has been an enemy of any signatory to the present Charter, Article 110 taken or authorized as a result of that war by the Governments 1. e present Charter shall be rati€ed by the signatory having responsibility for such action. states in accordance with their respective constitutional pro-cesses. Chapter XVIII 2. e rati€cations shall be deposited with the Government AMENDMENTS of the United States of America, which shall notify all the signatory states of each deposit as well as the Secretary-General Article 108 of the Organization when he has been appointed. Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for 3. e present Charter shall come into force upon the all Members of the United Nations when they have been adopted deposit of rati€cations by the Republic of China, France, the by a vote of two thirds of the members of the General Assembly Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom and rati€ed in accordance with their respective constitutional of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States processes by two thirds of the Members of the United Nations, of America, and by a majority of the other signatory states. including all the permanent members of the Security Council. A protocol of the ratifications deposited shall thereupon be Article 109 4 drawn up by the Government of the United States of America 1. A General Conference of the Members of the United which shall communicate copies thereof to all the signatory Nations for the purpose of reviewing the present Charter may states. be held at a date and place to be €xed by a two-thirds vote of 4. e states signatory to the present Charter which ratify the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any nine it after it has come into force will become original Members of members of the Security Council. Each Member of the United the United Nations on the date of the deposit of their respective Nations shall have one vote in the conference. rati€cations. 2. Any alteration of the present Charter recommended by Article 111 a two-thirds vote of the conference shall take eect when rati€ed e present Charter, of which the Chinese, French, Russian, in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the United Nations including all English, and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall remain the permanent members of the Security Council. deposited in the archives of the Government of the United 3. If such a conference has not been held before the tenth States of America. Duly certi€ed copies thereof shall be trans- annual session of the General Assembly following the coming into mitted by that Government to the Governments of the other force of the present Charter, the proposal to call such a confer- signatory states. ence shall be placed on the agenda of that session of the General I* +/<"= >=#?#!+ the representatives of the Governments Assembly, and the conference shall be held if so decided by of the United Nations have signed the present Charter. a majority vote of the members of the General Assembly and by D!*# at the city of San Francisco the twenty-sixth day of a vote of any seven members of the Security Council. June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-€ve.

NOTES

1 Amended text of Article 23, which came into force on 31 August 1965. e text of Article 23 before it was amended read as follows: 1. e Security Council shall consist of eleven Members of the United Nations. e Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America shall be permanent members of the Security Council. e General Assembly shall elect six other Members of the United Nations to be non-permanent members of the Security Council, due regard being specially paid in the €rst instance to the contributions of Members of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security and to the other purposes of the Organization, and also to equitable geographical distribution. 2. e non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected for a term of two years. In the €rst election of the non-permanent members, however, three shall be chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member shall not be eligible for immediate re-election. 3. Each member of the Security Council shall have one representative. 2 Amended text of Article 27, which came into force on 31 August 1965. e text of Article 27 before it was amended read as follows: 1. Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote. 2. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made by an a%rmative vote of seven members. 3. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall be made by an a%rmative vote of seven members including the concurring votes of the permanent members; provided that, in decisions under Chapter VI, and under paragraph 3 of Article 52, a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting. Charter of the United Nations 1475

3 Amended text of Article 61, which came into force on 24 September 1973. e text of Article 61 as previously amended on 31 August 1965 read as follows: 1. e Economic and Social Council shall consist of twenty-seven Members of the United Nations elected by the General Assembly. 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, nine members of the Economic and Social Council shall be elected each year for a term of three years. A retiring member shall be eligible for immediate re-election. 3. At the €rst election after the increase in the membership of the Economic and Social Council from eighteen to twenty-seven members, in addition to the members elected in place of the six members whose term of o%ce expires at the end of that year, nine additional members shall be elected. Of these nine additional members, the term of o%ce of three members so elected shall expire at the end of one year, and of three other members at the end of two years, in accordance with arrangements made by the General Assembly. 4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have one representative. 4 Amended text of Article 109, which came into force on 12 June 1968. e text of Article 109 before it was amended read as follows: 1. A General Conference of the Members of the United Nations for the purpose of reviewing the present Charter may be held at a date and place to be €xed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any seven members of the Security Council. Each Member of the United Nations shall have one vote in the conference. 2. Any alteration of the present Charter recommended by a two-thirds vote of the conference shall take eect when rati€ed in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the United Nations including all the permanent members of the Security Council. 3. If such a conference has not been held before the tenth annual session of the General Assembly following the coming into force of the present Charter, the proposal to call such a conference shall be placed on the agenda of that session of the General Assembly, and the conference shall be held if so decided by a majority vote of the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any seven members of the Security Council. Statute of the International Court of Justice

Article 1 and schools of law, and its national academies and national e International Court of Justice established by the Charter sections of international academies devoted to the study of law. of the United Nations as the principal judicial organ of the United Article 7 Nations shall be constituted and shall function in accordance 1. e Secretary-General shall prepare a list in alphabetical with the provisions of the present Statute. order of all the persons thus nominated. Save as provided in Article 12, paragraph 2, these shall be the only persons eligible. Chapter I 2. e Secretary-General shall submit this list to the ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT General Assembly and to the Security Council.

Article 2 Article 8 e Court shall be composed of a body of independent judges, e General Assembly and the Security Council shall proceed elected regardless of their nationality from among persons of independently of one another to elect the members of the Court. high moral character, who possess the quali€cations required in Article 9 their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial o%ces, or are jurisconsults of recognized competence in interna- At every election, the electors shall bear in mind not only that tional law. the persons to be elected should individually possess the quali€ca- tions required, but also that in the body as a whole the representa- Article 3 tion of the main forms of civilization and of the principal legal 1. e Court shall consist of €fteen members, no two of systems of the world should be assured. whom may be nationals of the same state. Article 10 2. A person who for the purposes of membership in the Court could be regarded as a national of more than one state shall be 1. ose candidates who obtain an absolute majority of deemed to be a national of the one in which he ordinarily exercises votes in the General Assembly and in the Security Council shall civil and political rights. be considered as elected. 2. Any vote of the Security Council, whether for the election Article 4 of judges or for the appointment of members of the conference 1. e members of the Court shall be elected by the General envisaged in Article 12, shall be taken without any distinction Assembly and by the Security Council from a list of persons between permanent and non-permanent members of the Security nominated by the national groups in the Permanent Court of Council. Arbitration, in accordance with the following provisions. 3. In the event of more than one national of the same state 2. In the case of Members of the United Nations not repre- obtaining an absolute majority of the votes both of the General sented in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, candidates shall be Assembly and of the Security Council, the eldest of these only shall nominated by national groups appointed for this purpose by their be considered as elected. governments under the same conditions as those prescribed for Article 11 members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration by Article 44 of the Convention of e Hague of 1907 for the paci€c settlement If, after the €rst meeting held for the purpose of the election, of international disputes. one or more seats remain to be €lled, a second and, if necessary, 3. e conditions under which a state which is a party to a third meeting shall take place. the present Statute but is not a Member of the United Nations Article 12 may participate in electing the members of the Court shall, in the absence of a special agreement, be laid down by the General 1. If, after the third meeting, one or more seats still remain Assembly upon recommendation of the Security Council. un€lled, a joint conference consisting of six members, three ap- pointed by the General Assembly and three by the Security Council, Article 5 may be formed at any time at the request of either the General 1. At least three months before the date of the election, the Assembly or the Security Council, for the purpose of choosing by Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a written the vote of an absolute majority one name for each seat still vacant, request to the members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration to submit to the General Assembly and the Security Council for belonging to the states which are parties to the present Statute, and their respective acceptance. to the members of the national groups appointed under Article 4, 2. If the joint conference is unanimously agreed upon any paragraph 2, inviting them to undertake, within a given time, by person who ful€ls the required conditions, he may be included in national groups, the nomination of persons in a position to accept its list, even though he was not included in the list of nominations the duties of a member of the Court. referred to in Article 7. 2. No group may nominate more than four persons, not more 3. If the joint conference is satis€ed that it will not be than two of whom shall be of their own nationality. In no case may successful in procuring an election, those members of the Court the number of candidates nominated by a group be more than who have already been elected shall, within a period to be €xed by double the number of seats to be €lled. the Security Council, proceed to €ll the vacant seats by selection from among those candidates who have obtained votes either in Article 6 the General Assembly or in the Security Council. Before making these nominations, each national group is recom- 4. In the event of an equality of votes among the judges, mended to consult its highest court of justice, its legal faculties the eldest judge shall have a casting vote. 1476 Statute of the International Court of Justice 1477

Article 13 Article 21 1. e members of the Court shall be elected for nine years 1. e Court shall elect its President and Vice-President for and may be re-elected; provided, however, that of the judges three years; they may be re-elected. elected at the €rst election, the terms of €ve judges shall expire 2. e Court shall appoint its Registrar and may provide at the end of three years and the terms of €ve more judges shall for the appointment of such other o%cers as may be necessary. expire at the end of six years. 2. e judges whose terms are to expire at the end of the Article 22 above-mentioned initial periods of three and six years shall be 1. e seat of the Court shall be established at e Hague. chosen by lot to be drawn by the Secretary-General immediately is, however, shall not prevent the Court from sitting and after the €rst election has been completed. exercising its functions elsewhere whenever the Court considers 3. e members of the Court shall continue to discharge it desirable. their duties until their places have been €lled. ough replaced, 2. e President and the Registrar shall reside at the seat of they shall €nish any cases which they may have begun. the Court. 4. In the case of the resignation of a member of the Court, Article 23 the resignation shall be addressed to the President of the Court for transmission to the Secretary-General. is last noti€cation 1. e Court shall remain permanently in session, except makes the place vacant. during the judicial vacations, the dates and duration of which shall be €xed by the Court. Article 14 2. Members of the Court are entitled to periodic leave, the Vacancies shall be €lled by the same method as that laid dates and duration of which shall be €xed by the Court, having down for the €rst election, subject to the following provision: the in mind the distance between e Hague and the home of each Secretary-General shall, within one month of the occurrence judge. of the vacancy, proceed to issue the invitations provided for in 3. Members of the Court shall be bound, unless they are Article 5, and the date of the election shall be €xed by the Security on leave or prevented from attending by illness or other serious Council. reasons duly explained to the President, to hold themselves permanently at the disposal of the Court. Article 15 Article 24 A member of the Court elected to replace a member whose term of o%ce has not expired shall hold o%ce for the remainder 1. If, for some special reason, a member of the Court consid- of his predecessor’s term. ers that he should not take part in the decision of a particular case, he shall so inform the President. Article 16 2. If the President considers that for some special reason one 1. No member of the Court may exercise any political or of the members of the Court should not sit in a particular case, administrative function, or engage in any other occupation of he shall give him notice accordingly. a professional nature. 3. If in any such case the member of the Court and the 2. Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision President disagree, the matter shall be settled by the decision of the Court. of the Court. Article 17 Article 25 1. No member of the Court may act as agent, counsel, 1. e full Court shall sit except when it is expressly provided or advocate in any case. otherwise in the present Statute. 2. No member may participate in the decision of any case in 2. Subject to the condition that the number of judges availa- which he has previously taken part as agent, counsel, or advocate ble to constitute the Court is not thereby reduced below eleven, the for one of the parties, or as a member of a national or international Rules of the Court may provide for allowing one or more judges, court, or of a commission of enquiry, or in any other capacity. according to circumstances and in rotation, to be dispensed from 3. Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision sitting. of the Court. 3. A quorum of nine judges shall su%ce to constitute the Court. Article 18 1. No member of the Court can be dismissed unless, in the Article 26 unanimous opinion of the other members, he has ceased to ful€l 1. e Court may from time to time form one or more cham- the required conditions. bers, composed of three or more judges as the Court may deter- 2. Formal noti€cation thereof shall be made to the Secretary- mine, for dealing with particular categories of cases; for example, General by the Registrar. labour cases and cases relating to transit and communications. 3. is noti€cation makes the place vacant. 2. e Court may at any time form a chamber for dealing with a particular case. e number of judges to constitute such Article 19 a chamber shall be determined by the Court with the approval e members of the Court, when engaged on the business of of the parties. the Court, shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities. 3. Cases shall be heard and determined by the chambers provided for in this Article if the parties so request. Article 20 Every member of the Court shall, before taking up his duties, Article 27 make a solemn declaration in open court that he will exercise his A judgment given by any of the chambers provided for in powers impartially and conscientiously. 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Article 28 Article 33 e chambers provided for in Articles 26 and 29 may, with the e expenses of the Court shall be borne by the United Nations consent of the parties, sit and exercise their functions elsewhere in such a manner as shall be decided by the General Assembly. than at e Hague. Article 29 Chapter II With a view to the speedy dispatch of business, the Court shall COMPETENCE OF THE COURT form annually a chamber composed of €ve judges which, at the request of the parties, may hear and determine cases by summary Article 34 procedure. In addition, two judges shall be selected for the purpose 1. Only states may be parties in cases before the Court. of replacing judges who €nd it impossible to sit. 2. e Court, subject to and in conformity with its Rules, may request of public international organizations information Article 30 relevant to cases before it, and shall receive such information 1. e Court shall frame rules for carrying out its functions. presented by such organizations on their own initiative. In particular, it shall lay down rules of procedure. 3. Whenever the construction of the constituent instru- 2. e Rules of the Court may provide for assessors to sit with ment of a public international organization or of an international the Court or with any of its chambers, without the right to vote. convention adopted thereunder is in question in a case before the Court, the Registrar shall so notify the public international Article 31 organization concerned and shall communicate to it copies of all 1. Judges of the nationality of each of the parties shall the written proceedings. retain their right to sit in the case before the Court. 2. If the Court includes upon the Bench a judge of the Article 35 nationality of one of the parties, any other party may choose 1. e Court shall be open to the states parties to the present a person to sit as judge. Such person shall be chosen preferably Statute. from among those persons who have been nominated as candi- 2. e conditions under which the Court shall be open to dates as provided in Articles 4 and 5. other states shall, subject to the special provisions contained in 3. If the Court includes upon the Bench no judge of the treaties in force, be laid down by the Security Council, but in no nationality of the parties, each of these parties may proceed to case shall such conditions place the parties in a position of inequal- choose a judge as provided in paragraph 2 of this Article. ity before the Court. 4. e provisions of this Article shall apply to the case of 3. When a state which is not a Member of the United Articles 26 and 29. In such cases, the President shall request one or, Nations is a party to a case, the Court shall €x the amount which if necessary, two of the members of the Court forming the cham- that party is to contribute towards the expenses of the Court. ber to give place to the members of the Court of the nationality is provision shall not apply if such state is bearing a share of of the parties concerned, and, failing such, or if they are unable the expenses of the Court. to be present, to the judges specially chosen by the parties. Article 36 5. Should there be several parties in the same interest, they shall, for the purpose of the preceding provisions, be reckoned 1. e jurisdiction of the Court comprises all cases which the as one party only. Any doubt upon this point shall be settled by parties refer to it and all matters specially provided for in the Char- the decision of the Court. ter of the United Nations or in treaties and conventions in force. 6. Judges chosen as laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this 2. e states parties to the present Statute may at any time Article shall ful€l the conditions required by Articles 2, 17 (para- declare that they recognize as compulsory ipso facto and without graph 2), 20, and 24 of the present Statute. ey shall take part in special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the the decision on terms of complete equality with their colleagues. same obligation, the jurisdiction of the Court in all legal disputes concerning: Article 32 a. the interpretation of a treaty; 1. Each member of the Court shall receive an annual salary. b. any question of international law; 2. e President shall receive a special annual allowance. c. the existence of any fact which, if established, would 3. e Vice-President shall receive a special allowance for constitute a breach of an international obligation; every day on which he acts as President. d. the nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the 4. e judges chosen under Article 31, other than members breach of an international obligation. of the Court, shall receive compensation for each day on which 3. e declarations referred to above may be made uncon- they exercise their functions. ditionally or on condition of reciprocity on the part of several or 5. ese salaries, allowances, and compensation shall be €xed certain states, or for a certain time. by the General Assembly. ey may not be decreased during the 4. Such declarations shall be deposited with the Secretary- term of o%ce. General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies thereof 6. e salary of the Registrar shall be €xed by the General to the parties to the Statute and to the Registrar of the Court. Assembly on the proposal of the Court. 5. Declarations made under Article 36 of the Statute of the 7. Regulations made by the General Assembly shall €x the Permanent Court of International Justice and which are still in conditions under which retirement pensions may be given to mem- force shall be deemed, as between the parties to the present bers of the Court and to the Registrar, and the conditions under Statute, to be acceptances of the compulsory jurisdiction of the which members of the Court and the Registrar shall have their International Court of Justice for the period which they still have travelling expenses refunded. to run and in accordance with their terms. 8. e above salaries, allowances, and compensation shall 6. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has juris- be free of all taxation. diction, the matter shall be settled by the decision of the Court. Statute of the International Court of Justice 1479

Article 37 Article 42 Whenever a treaty or convention in force provides for refer- 1. e parties shall be represented by agents. ence of a matter to a tribunal to have been instituted by the 2. ey may have the assistance of counsel or advocates League of Nations, or to the Permanent Court of International before the Court. Justice, the matter shall, as between the parties to the present 3. e agents, counsel, and advocates of parties before the Statute, be referred to the International Court of Justice. Court shall enjoy the privileges and immunities necessary to the independent exercise of their duties. Article 38 1. e Court, whose function is to decide in accordance Article 43 with international law such disputes as are submitted to it, shall 1. e procedure shall consist of two parts: written and oral. apply: 2. e written proceedings shall consist of the communi- a. international conventions, whether general or particular, cation to the Court and to the parties of memorials, counter- establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting memorials and, if necessary, replies; also all papers and documents states; in support. b. international custom, as evidence of a general practice 3. These communications shall be made through the accepted as law; Registrar, in the order and within the time €xed by the Court. c. the general principles of law recognized by civilized 4. A certi€ed copy of every document produced by one party nations; shall be communicated to the other party. d. subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions 5. e oral proceedings shall consist of the hearing by the and the teachings of the most highly quali€ed publicists Court of witnesses, experts, agents, counsel, and advocates. of the various nations, as subsidiary means for the Article 44 determination of rules of law. 2. is provision shall not prejudice the power of the Court 1. For the service of all notices upon persons other than the to decide a case ex aequo et bono , if the parties agree thereto. agents, counsel, and advocates, the Court shall apply direct to the government of the state upon whose territory the notice has to be served. Chapter III 2. e same provision shall apply whenever steps are to be PROCEDURE taken to procure evidence on the spot. Article 39 Article 45 1. e o%cial languages of the Court shall be French and e hearing shall be under the control of the President or, English. If the parties agree that the case shall be conducted in if he is unable to preside, of the Vice-President; if neither is able French, the judgment shall be delivered in French. If the parties to preside, the senior judge present shall preside. agree that the case shall be conducted in English, the judgment Article 46 shall be delivered in English. 2. In the absence of an agreement as to which language e hearing in Court shall be public, unless the Court shall shall be employed, each party may, in the pleadings, use the decide otherwise, or unless the parties demand that the public be language which it prefers; the decision of the Court shall be not admitted. given in French and English. In this case the Court shall at the Article 47 same time determine which of the two texts shall be considered 1. Minutes shall be made at each hearing and signed by the as authoritative. Registrar and the President. 3. e Court shall, at the request of any party, authorize 2. ese minutes alone shall be authentic. a language other than French or English to be used by that party. Article 48 Article 40 e Court shall make orders for the conduct of the case, shall 1. Cases are brought before the Court, as the case may be, decide the form and time in which each party must conclude either by the noti€cation of the special agreement or by a written its arguments, and make all arrangements connected with the application addressed to the Registrar. In either case the subject of taking of evidence. the dispute and the parties shall be indicated. 2. e Registrar shall forthwith communicate the applica- Article 49 tion to all concerned. e Court may, even before the hearing begins, call upon the 3. He shall also notify the Members of the United Nations agents to produce any document or to supply any explanations. through the Secretary-General, and also any other states entitled Formal note shall be taken of any refusal. to appear before the Court. Article 50 Article 41 e Court may, at any time, entrust any individual, body, 1. e Court shall have the power to indicate, if it con- bureau, commission, or other organization that it may select, with siders that circumstances so require, any provisional measures the task of carrying out an enquiry or giving an expert opinion. which ought to be taken to preserve the respective rights of either party. Article 51 2. Pending the €nal decision, notice of the measures sug- During the hearing any relevant questions are to be put to gested shall forthwith be given to the parties and to the Security the witnesses and experts under the conditions laid down by the Council. 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Article 52 3. The Court may require previous compliance with After the Court has received the proofs and evidence within the terms of the judgment before it admits proceedings in the time speci€ed for the purpose, it may refuse to accept any fur- revision. ther oral or written evidence that one party may desire to present 4. e application for revision must be made at latest within unless the other side consents. six months of the discovery of the new fact. 5. No application for revision may be made after the lapse Article 53 of ten years from the date of the judgment. 1. Whenever one of the parties does not appear before the Court, or fails to defend its case, the other party may call upon Article 62 the Court to decide in favour of its claim. 1. Should a state consider that it has an interest of 2. e Court must, before doing so, satisfy itself, not only a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in the that it has jurisdiction in accordance with Articles 36 and 37, case, it may submit a request to the Court to be permitted but also that the claim is well founded in fact and law. to intervene. 2. It shall be for the Court to decide upon this request. Article 54 1. When, subject to the control of the Court, the agents, Article 63 counsel, and advocates have completed their presentation of the 1. Whenever the construction of a convention to which states case, the President shall declare the hearing closed. other than those concerned in the case are parties is in question, 2. e Court shall withdraw to consider the judgment. the Registrar shall notify all such states forthwith. 3. e deliberations of the Court shall take place in private 2. Every state so noti€ed has the right to intervene in the and remain secret. proceedings; but if it uses this right, the construction given by the Article 55 judgment will be equally binding upon it. 1. All questions shall be decided by a majority of the judges Article 64 present. Unless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear 2. In the event of an equality of votes, the President or the its own costs. judge who acts in his place shall have a casting vote. Article 56 Chapter IV 1. e judgment shall state the reasons on which it is based. ADVISORY OPINIONS 2. It shall contain the names of the judges who have taken part in the decision. Article 65 Article 57 1. e Court may give an advisory opinion on any legal question at the request of whatever body may be authorized by If the judgment does not represent in whole or in part the or in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to make unanimous opinion of the judges, any judge shall be entitled to such a request. deliver a separate opinion. 2. Questions upon which the advisory opinion of the Court Article 58 is asked shall be laid before the Court by means of a written request containing an exact statement of the question upon which e judgment shall be signed by the President and by the an opinion is required, and accompanied by all documents likely Registrar. It shall be read in open court, due notice having been to throw light upon the question. given to the agents. Article 59 Article 66 e decision of the Court has no binding force except between 1. e Registrar shall forthwith give notice of the request the parties and in respect of that particular case. for an advisory opinion to all states entitled to appear before the Court. Article 60 2. e Registrar shall also, by means of a special and direct e judgment is €nal and without appeal. In the event of communication, notify any state entitled to appear before the dispute as to the meaning or scope of the judgment, the Court Court or international organization considered by the Court, or, shall construe it upon the request of any party. should it not be sitting, by the President, as likely to be able to fur- nish information on the question, that the Court will be prepared Article 61 to receive, within a time limit to be €xed by the President, written 1. An application for revision of a judgment may be made statements, or to hear, at a public sitting to be held for the purpose, only when it is based upon the discovery of some fact of such oral statements relating to the question. a nature as to be a decisive factor, which fact was, when the judg- 3. Should any such state entitled to appear before the ment was given, unknown to the Court and also the party claim- Court have failed to receive the special communication re- ing revision, always provided that such ignorance was not due to ferred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, such state may express negligence. a desire to submit a written statement or to be heard; and the 2. e proceedings for revision shall be opened by a judg- Court will decide. ment of the Court expressly recording the existence of the new 4. States and organizations having presented written or oral fact, recognizing that it has such a character as to lay the case statements or both shall be permitted to comment on the state- open to revision, and declaring the application admissible on ments made by other states or organizations in the form, to the this ground. extent, and within the time limits which the Court, or, should Statute of the International Court of Justice 1481 it not be sitting, the President, shall decide in each particular Chapter V case. Accordingly, the Registrar shall in due time communicate AMENDMENT any such written statements to states and organizations having submitted similar statements. Article 69 Article 67 Amendments to the present Statute shall be eected by the same procedure as is provided by the Charter of the United The Court shall deliver its advisory opinions in open Nations for amendments to that Charter, subject however to any court, notice having been given to the Secretary-General and provisions which the General Assembly upon recommendation of to the representatives of Members of the United Nations, of the Security Council may adopt concerning the participation of other states and of international organizations immediately states which are parties to the present Statute but are not Members concerned. of the United Nations. Article 68 Article 70 In the exercise of its advisory functions the Court shall fur- e Court shall have power to propose such amendments to ther be guided by the provisions of the present Statute which the present Statute as it may deem necessary, through written apply in contentious cases to the extent to which it recognizes communications to the Secretary-General, for consideration them to be applicable. in conformity with the provisions of Article 69. Appendix III Structure of the United Nations

General Assembly The General Assembly is composed of all Member States of Fourth Committee the United Nations. Chairperson: Simona Mirela Miculescu (Romania) SESSIONS Vice-Chairpersons: Jim Kelly (Ireland), Mansor Ciss (Senegal), María Waleska Vivas Mendoza (Bolivaria) Resumed sixty-!fth session: 14 January–12 September Rapporteur: Hasan Abulhasan (Kuwait) Sixty-sixth session: 13 September–24 December (suspended) Second Committee OFFICERS Chairperson: Abulkalam Abdul Momen (Bangladesh) Resumed sixty-!fth session Vice-Chairpersons: Denis Zdorov (Belarus), Philippe Donckel President: Joseph Deiss (Switzerland) (Luxembourg), Bitrus Vandy Yohanna (Nigeria) Vice-Presidents: Afghanistan, Belarus, Botswana, China, Ecuador, Rapporteur: Raymond Landveld (Suriname) Equatorial Guinea, France, Gambia, Indonesia, Luxemburg, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Third Committee Sudan, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Chairperson: Hussein Hani% (Malaysia) United States Vice-Chairpersons: Donnette Critchlow (Guyana), Carolina Popovici (Republic of Moldova), Luca Zelioli (Italy) Sixty-sixth session Rapporteur: Kadra Ahmed Hassan (Djibouti) President: Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Qatar) 1 Fifth Committee Vice-Presidents 2: Australia, Austria, Benin, Bolivia, Chad, China, Fiji, France, Haiti, Hungary, Iran, Kuwait, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Chairperson: Michel Tommo Monthé (Cameroon) Morocco, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United King - Vice-Chairpersons: Paul Ballantyne (New Zealand), Jelena Plakalović dom, United States, Uruguay (Serbia), Mariam Saif Abdulla Al-Shamisi (United Arab Emirates) The Assembly has four types of committees: (1) Main Commit - Rapporteur: Noel González Segura (Mexico) tees, (2) procedural committees, (3) standing committees, (4) sub- Sixth Committee sidiary and ad hoc bodies. In addition, it convenes conferences Chairperson: Hernán Salinas Burgos (Chile) to deal with speci#c subjects. Vice-Chairpersons: Petr Válek (Czech Republic), Ceta Noland Main Committees (Netherlands), Mattanee Kaewpanya (Thailand) Rapporteur: Jacqueline K. Moseti (Kenya) By resolution 47/233, the General Assembly rationalized its Committee structure as follows: Procedural committees Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee), General Committee Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee), The General Committee consists of the President of the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee), General Assembly, as Chairperson, the 21 Vice-Presidents and Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee), Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee), the Chairpersons of the six Main Committees. Legal Committee (Sixth Committee). Credentials Committee The General Assembly may constitute other committees, The Credentials Committee consists of nine members on which all Member States of the United Nations have the right appointed by the General Assembly on the proposal of the President. to be represented. Resumed sixty-!fth session OFFICERS OF THE MAIN COMMITTEES Bahamas, China, Finland, Gabon, Guatemala, Kenya, Russian Federation, Singapore, United States Resumed sixty-!fth session Sixty-sixth session 5 Fourth Committee 3 China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Maldives, Panama, Russian Chairperson: Chitsaka Chipaziwa (Zimbabwe) Federation, Senegal, United States Vice-Chairpersons: Radoslaw Flisiuk (Poland), David Windsor (Australia), Marcela Zamora (Costa Rica) Standing committees Rapporteur: Mohammad Wali Naeemi (Afghanistan) The two standing committees consist of experts appointed Fifth Committee 3 in their individual capacity for three-year terms. Chairperson: Gert Rosenthal (Guatemala) Advisory Committee on Administrative Vice-Chairpersons: Muhammad Irfan Soomro (Pakistan), Ioana and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) Sanda Stoica (Romania), Josiel Motumisi Tawana (South Africa) To serve until 31 December 2011: Aïcha A## (Morocco), Renata Archini Rapporteur: Nicole Mannion (Ireland) (Italy), Vladimir A. Iosifov (Russian Federation), Alejandro Torres Sixty-sixth session 4 Lépori (Argentina), David Traystman (United States)6 To serve until 31 December 2012: Jasminka Dinić (Croatia), Collen V. First Committee Kelapile (Botswana), Sta%ord Oliver Neil (Jamaica), Mohammad Chairperson: Jarmo Viinanen (Finland) Mustafa Tal (Jordan), Nonye Udo (Nigeria) Vice-Chairpersons: Amr Aljowaily (Egypt), Mohammad Almutairi To serve until 31 December 2013: Namgya C. Khampa (India), Peter (Kuwait), Ayesha Borland (Belize) Maddens (Belgium), Carlos Ruiz Massieu (Mexico), Richard Moon Rapporteur: Archil Gheghechkori (Georgia) (United Kingdom), Akira Sugiyama (Japan), Zhang Wanhai (China)

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On 11 November 2011 (dec. 66/405), the General Assembly Board of Auditors appointed the following persons for a three-year term beginning Sessions: Sixty-#fth (regular), New York, 12 July; forty-#rst (special), on 1 January 2012 to #ll vacancies occurring on 31 December New Dehli, India, 3–6 December 2011: Pavel Chernikov (Russian Federation), Dietrich Lingenthal Chairperson: Liu Jiayi (China) (Germany), Bruno Nunes Brant (Brazil), Jean Christian Obame Membership: 3 (Gabon), David Traystman (United States). Decision: GA 66/408 Committee on Contributions Committee on Conferences 7 To serve until 31 December 2011: Patrick Haughey (United Kingdom) , Sessions: New York, 20 April (organizational); 6 September (substantive) Hae-yun Park (Republic of Korea), Gönke Roscher (Germany), 7 Chairperson: Woinshet Tadesse Woldegiorgis (Ethiopia) Sun Xudong (China) , Courtney H. Williams (Jamaica) Membership: 21 To serve until 31 December 2012: Andrzej T. Abraszewski (Poland), Report: A/66/32 Meshal al-Mansour (Kuwait), Elmi Ahmed Dualeh (Somalia), Ihor V. Humenny (Ukraine), Lisa Spratt (United States), Shigeki Sumi (Japan) Decisions: GA 65/405 B, GA 66/414 A To serve until 31 December 2013: Joseph Acakpo-Satchivi (Benin), Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights Gordon Eckersley (Australia), Bernardo Greiver del Hoyo of the Palestinian People (Uruguay), Juan Ndong Mbomio Mangue (Equatorial Guinea), Pedro Luis Pedroso (Cuba), Thomas Schlesinger (Austria) Meetings: Throughout the year On 11 November 2011 (dec. 66/406 A), the General Assembly Chairperson: Abdou Salam Diallo (Senegal) appointed the following persons for a three-year term beginning Membership: 24 on 1 January 2012 to #ll the vacancies occurring on 31 December Report: A/66/35 2011: NneNne Iwuji-Eme (United Kingdom), Nikolay Lozinskiy Committee on Information (Russian Federation), Park Hae-yun (Republic of Korea), Gönke Roscher (Germany), Henrique da Silveira Sardinha Pinto (Brazil), Session: Thirty-third, New York, 27 April–6 May Sun Xudong (China). Chairperson: Eduardo Ulibarri (Costa Rica) Membership: 113 Subsidiary and ad hoc bodies Report: A/66/21 The following is a list of subsidiary and ad hoc bodies function- Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ing in 2011, including the number of members, dates of meetings/ sessions in 2011, document numbers of reports (which generally Session: Fifty-fourth, Vienna, 1–10 June provide specific information on membership) and relevant Chairperson: Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (Romania) decision numbers pertaining to elections. Membership: 70 Report: A/66/20 Ad Hoc Committee on the Administration of Justice at the United Nations Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) Session: Did not meet in 2011 Sessions: Fifty-#rst, New York, 28 April (organizational); 6 June– Membership: Open to all Member States of the United Nations 1 July (substantive) or member States of the specialized agencies or of IAEA Chairperson: Gastón Lasarte (Uruguay) Membership: 30 Ad Hoc Committee on Criminal Accountability Report: A/66/16 of United Nations O!cials and Experts on Mission Decisions: GA 65/404 B, GA 66/411 A Session: Did not meet in 2011 Committee on Relations with the Host Country Membership: Open to all Member States of the United Nations or member States of the specialized agencies or of IAEA Meetings: New York, 3 February, 31 March, 22 July, 7 October and 2 November Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly Chairperson: Minas Hadjimichael (Cyprus) resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996 Membership: 19 (including the United States as host country) Session: Fifteenth, New York, 11–15 April Report: A/66/26 Chairperson: Rohan Perera (Sri Lanka) Committee for the United Nations Population Award Membership: Open to all Member States of the United Nations or members of the specialized agencies or of IAEA Chairperson: Maged A. Abdelaziz (Egypt) Report: A/66/37 Membership: 10 (plus the Secretary-General and the UNFPA Executive Director as ex-o>cio members) Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean Report: A/66/263 Meeting: Four hundred and #fty-fourth, New York, 14 July Disarmament Commission Chairperson: Palitha T. B. Kohona (Sri Lanka) Membership: 43 Sessions: New York, 28 March (organizational); 4–22 April Report: A/66/29 (substantive) Chairperson: Hamid Al-Bayati (Iraq) Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters Membership: All Member States of the United Nations Sessions: Fifty-#fth, New York, 23–25 February; #fty-sixth, Geneva, Report: A/66/42 29 June–1 July Chairperson: Olga Pellicer (Mexico) High-level Committee Membership: 15 (plus 1 ex-o>cio member) on South-South Cooperation Report: A/66/125 Session: Did not meet in 2011 Advisory Committee on the United Nations Membership: All Member States of the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Human Rights Council Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law Sessions: Fifteenth (special), 25 February; sixteenth (special), 29 April; Session: Forty-sixth, New York, 7 October seventeenth (special), 22 August; eighteenth (special), 2 De - Chairperson: Ken Kanda (Ghana) cember; sixteenth (regular), 28 February–25 March; seventeenth Membership: 25 (regular), 30 May–17 June; eighteenth (regular), 12–30 Septem - Report: A/66/505 ber, all in Geneva 1484 Appendix III

Presidents: Sihasak Phuangketkeow (Thailand) (until June), Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Laura Dupuy Lasserre (Uruguay) (from June) A"ecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People Membership: 47 and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories Reports: A/66/53, A/66/53/Add.1, A/66/53/Add.1/Corr.1, A/66/53/ Add.2, A/66/53/Add.2/Corr.1 Chairperson: Palitha T. B. Kohona (Sri Lanka) Decision: GA 65/415 Membership: 3 Report: A/66/370 Independent Audit Advisory Committee Sessions: Thirteenth, 15–17 February; fourteenth, 12–13 April; Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations #fteenth, 11–13 July; sixteenth, 12–14 December, all in New York Session: New York, 22 February–18 March, 9 May Chairperson: David M. Walker (United States) Chairperson: U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria) Membership: 5 Membership: 147 Reports: A/66/299, A/67/259 Report: A/65/19 Decision: GA 66/409 Special Committee on the Situation with regard to International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting Sessions: Seventy-second, New York, 22 March–1 April; seventy- of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples third, Paris, 18–29 July Session: New York, 24 February and 31 March (#rst part); 13, 20, Chairperson: Kingston P. Rhodes (Sierra Leone) 21 and 23–24 June (second part) Membership: 15 Chairperson: Francisco Carrión-Mena (Ecuador) Reports: A/66/30, A/66/30/Add.1, A/66/30/Corr.2 Membership: 29 ADVISORY C OMMITTEE ON P OST A DJUSTMENT Q UESTIONS Report: A/66/23 Session: Thirty-third, New York, 24–31 January United Nations Commission Chairperson: Wolfgang Stöckl (Germany) on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Membership: 6 Session: Forty-fourth, Vienna, 27 June–8 July International Law Commission Chairperson: Salim Moollan (Mauritius) Session: Sixty-third, Geneva, 26 April–3 June, 4 July–12 August Membership: 60 Chairperson: Maurice Kamto (Cameroon) Report: A/66/17 Membership: 34 Reports: A/66/10 & Add.1 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine Decision: GA 66/413 Membership: 3 Report: A/66/296 Investments Committee United Nations Conference Chairperson: William J. McDonough (United States) Membership: 9 (plus ad hoc members) on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Decision: GA 66/407 Session: Did not meet in 2011 Membership: Open to all Member States of the United Nations Joint Advisory Group on the or member States of the specialized agencies or of IAEA International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Secretary-General of UNCTAD: Supachai Panitchpakdi (Thailand) Session: Forty-#fth, Geneva, 30 June–1 July TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT B OARD Chairperson: Darlington Mwape (Zambia) Sessions: Fifty-eighth (annual), 12–23 September; fifty-eighth Membership: Open to all member States of UNCTAD and all mem - (resumed), 28 September; #fty-second, #fty-third, #fty-fourth ber States of WTO (executive), 11–12 and 14 April, 27–28 June and 11 July, 28–29 Report: ITC/AG(XLV)/242 November, all in Geneva Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) Presidents: Mothae Anthony Maruping (Lesotho) (#fty-eighth an - nual and #fty-fourth executive sessions), Luis Manuel Piantini Chairperson: M. Mounir Zahran (Egypt) Munnigh (Domincan Republic) (fifty-second and fifty-third Membership: 11 executive sessions) Report: A/66/34 Membership: Open to all member States of UNCTAD Decision: GA 66/417 A Reports: TD/B/58/9, TD/B/EX(52)/2, TD/B/EX(53)/8, TD/B/EX(54)/2 O!ce of the United Nations INVESTMENT, ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Session: Third, Geneva, 2–6 May EXECUTIVE C OMMITTEE OF THE HIGH C OMMISSIONER ’S P ROGRAMME Chairperson: Kenichi Suganuma (Japan) Membership: Open to all member States of UNCTAD Session: Sixty-second, Geneva, 3–7 October Report: TD/B/C.II/15 Chairperson: Hisham Badr (Egypt) Membership: 85 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Report: A/66/12/Add.1 Session: Third, Geneva, 6–10 June Decision: ESC 2011/201 B Chairperson: Tom Mboya Okeyo (Kenya) High Commissioner: António Guterres (Portugal) Membership: Open to all member States of UNCTAD Panel of External Auditors Report: TD/B/C.I/21 INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP OF EXPERTS Meeting: Fifty-second, New Delhi, India, 5–6 December ON COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY Membership: Members of the UN Board of Auditors and the appointed external auditors of the specialized agencies and IAEA Session: Eleventh, Geneva, 19–21 July Chairperson: Theodor Thanner (Austria) Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations Membership: Open to all member States of UNCTAD and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization Report: TD/B/C.I/CLP/12 Meetings: New York, 28 February, 4 and 9 March WORKING PARTY ON THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Chairperson: María Rubiales de Chamorro (Nicaragua) AND THE PROGRAMME BUDGET Membership: Open to all Member States of the United Nations Sessions: Fifty-eighth, 14–15 and 29 March; fifty-ninth, Report: A/66/33 5–7 September; sixtieth, 21–23 and 29 November, all in Geneva Structure of the United Nations 1485

Chairpersons: Karolina Frischkopf (Switzerland) (fifty-eighth), United Nations Relief and Works Agency Wang Dawei (China) (#fty-ninth), Andrei Popov (Belarus) (sixtieth) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Membership: Open to all member States of UNCTAD ADVISORY C OMMISSION OF UNRWA Reports: TD/B/WP/230, TD/B/WP/236, TD/B/WP/238 Meeting: Dead Sea, Jordan, 22 June United Nations Entity for Gender Equality Chairperson: Fahed Abd Al-Muhsen Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia) and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) Membership: 24 EXECUTIVE B OARD Report: A/66/13 Sessions: New York, 27–30 June (annual); #rst (regular), 24–26 January; WORKING GROUP ON THE FINANCING OF UNRWA #rst (resumed regular), 21 March and 8 April; second (regular), 5–7 December Meetings: New York, 15 and 30 September, 6 October President: U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria) Chairperson: Ertuğrul Apakan (Turkey) Executive Director: Michelle Bachelet (Chile) Membership: 9 Membership: 41 Report: A/66/520 Reports: UNW/2011/10, UNW/2011/8 & Add.1, UNW/2012/2 Commissioner-General of UNRWA: Filippo Grandi (Italy) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Scienti#c Committee GOVERNING C OUNCIL on the E"ects of Atomic Radiation Session: Twenty-sixth/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, Session: Fifty-eighth, Vienna, 23–27 May Nairobi, 21–24 February Presidents: Oliver Dulić (Serbia), Henri Djombo (Congo) (acting Chairperson: Wolfgang Weiss (Germany) President) Membership: 21 Membership: 57 Report: A/66/46 Report: A/66/25 Decision: GA 66/412 United Nations Sta" Pension Committee Executive Director of UNEP: Achim Steiner (Germany/Brazil) Membership: 8 Decision: GA 66/410 A United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) United Nations University (UNU) GOVERNING C OUNCIL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Session: Twenty-third, Nairobi, 11–15 April Session: Fifty-eighth, Bruges, Belgium, 28 November–1 December President: Cli%ord Everald Warmington (Jamica) Chairperson: Juan Ramón de la Fuente (Mexico) Membership: 58 Membership: 24 (plus 3 ex-o>cio members and the UNU Rector) Report: A/66/8 Report: E/2011/129 Decision: ESC 2011/201 A & B Rector of the University: Konrad Osterwalder (Switzerland) Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Joan Clos (Spain) United Nations Institute United Nations Voluntary Fund for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) for Indigenous Populations BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sessions: Fifty-#fth, New York, 23–25 February; #fty-sixth, Geneva, Session: Twenty-fourth, Geneva, 7–11 February 29 June–1 July Chairperson: Dalee Sambo Dorough (United States) Chairperson: Olga Pellicer (Mexico) Membership: 5 Membership: 14 (plus 1 ex-o>cio member) Report: A/67/221 Report: A/66/125 Director of UNIDIR: Theresa Hitchens (United States) United Nations Voluntary Fund United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) for Victims of Torture BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sessions: Fiftieth, Geneva, 31 January–1 February; #fty-#rst, Brazza- Sessions: Thirty-fourth, Geneva, 31 January–4 February ville, Congo, 21–22 November Chairperson: Mercedes Doretti (Argentina) Chairperson: Henri Lopes (Congo) Membership: 5 Membership: 16 Report: A/66/276 Reports: UNITAR/BT/50/2, UNITAR/BT/51/5 Executive Director of UNITAR: Carlos Lopes (Guinea Bissau) United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery United Nations Joint Sta" Pension Board BOARD OF TRUSTEES Session: Fifty-eighth, Geneva, 11–15 July Chairperson: Nana Yaa Nikoi (Ghana) Session: Sixteenth, Geneva, 28 November–5 December Membership: 33 Chairperson: Virginia Herrera Murillo (Costa Rica) Report: A/67/9 Membership: 5 Chief Executive O"cer: Bernard Cochemé (France) Report: A/67/269 1486 Appendix III

Security Council

The Security Council consists of 15 Member States of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) the United Nations (#ve permanent members and ten non- Presidents: Judge Dennis Byron (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Khalida permanent members), in accordance with the provisions of Arti- Rachid Khan (Pakistan) cle 23 of the United Nations Charter as amended in 1965. Under-Secretary-General, Prosecutor: Hassan Bubacar Jallow (Gambia) MEMBERS Assistant Secretary-General, Registrar: Adama Dieng (Senegal) Permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, United Advisory Subsidiary body Kingdom, United States Non-permanent members: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) 8 Colombia, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, ORGANIZATIONAL C OMMITTEE South Africa Session: Fifth, New York, 26 January On 21 and 24 October 2011 (dec. 66/402), the General Assembly Chairperson: Eugène-Richard Gasana (Rwanda) elected Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo for Membership: 31 a two-year term beginning on 1 January 2012, to replace Bosnia Report: A/66/675-S/2012/70 and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria, whose Decisions: GA 66/415, ESC 2011/201 E terms of o>ce expired on 31 December 2011. Peacekeeping operations PRESIDENT United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) The presidency of the Council rotates monthly, according to the Head of Mission, Chief of Sta#: Major General Robert Mood (Norway) English alphabetical listing of its Member States. The following (until February), Major General Juha Kilpia (Finland) (from March) served as President during 2011: United Nations Military Observer Group Month Member Representative in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) January Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Barbalić Chief Military Observer: Major General Raul Gloodtdofsky February Brazil Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti Fernandez (Uruguay) March China Li Baodong April Colombia Néstor Osori United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) May France Gérard Araud Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: June Gabon Nelson Messone Lisa M. Buttenheim (United States) July Germany Peter Wittig Force Commander: Major General Chao Liu (China) August India Hardeep Singh Puri September Lebanon Nawaf Salam United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) October Nigeria U. Joy Ogwu, Viola Onwuliri Head of Mission, Force Commander: Major General Natalio C. Ecarma November Portugal José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Philippines) December Russian Federation Vitaly Churkin United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Military Sta" Committee Force Commander: Major General Alberto Asarta Cuevas (Spain) The Military Staff Committee consists of the chiefs of staff United Nations Mission for the Referendum of the permanent members of the Security Council or their in Western Sahara (MINURSO) representatives. It meets fortnightly. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Hany Abdel-Aziz (Egypt) Standing committees Force Commander: Major General Jingmin Zhao (China) (until April), Each of the three standing committees of the Security Council Major General Abdul Ha#z (Bangladesh) (from July) is composed of representatives of all Council members: United Nations Interim Administration Committee of Experts (to examine the provisional rules of Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) procedure of the Council and any other matters entrusted Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: to it by the Council), Lamberto Zannier (Italy) (until June), Farid Zarif (Afghanistan) Committee on the Admission of New Members, (from October) Committee on Council Meetings Away from Headquarters. OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo: Werner Almhofer (Austria) Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Robert Subsidiary bodies E. Sorenson (United States) Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission Chairperson: Hardeep Singh Puri (India) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) United Nations Compensation Commission Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Roger A. Meece (United States) GOVERNING C OUNCIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Fidèle Sessions: Seventy-#rst and seventy-second, Geneva, 5–7 April Sarassoro (Côte d’Ivoire) and 11–13 October Force Commander: Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Wadhwa President: Reinhard Schweppe (Germany) (India) Reports: S/2011/284, S/2011/639 United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 1540 Committee Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Ellen Margrethe Løj (Denmark) Chairperson: Baso Sangqu (South Africa) Deputy Special Representative for Recovery and Governance: Moustapha Soumaré (Mali) International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Deputy Special Representative for Rule of Law: Henrietta Joy Abena President: Patrick Robinson (Jamaica) Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu (Ghana) (until October), Louis M. Aucoin Under-Secretary-General, Prosecutor: Serge Brammertz (Belgium) (United States) (from December) Assistant Secretary-General, Registrar: John Hocking (Australia) Force Commander: Major General Muhammad Khalid (Pakistan) Structure of the United Nations 1487

United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Integrated Peace-building O!ce Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) Choi Young-jin (Republic of Korea) (until August), Albert Gerard Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of (Bert) Koenders (Netherlands) (from September) UNIOGBIS: Joseph Mutaboba (Rwanda) Principal Deputy Special Representative: Abou Moussa (Chad) Deputy Special Representative: Gana Fofang (Cameroon) (until March), Arnauld Antoine Akodjènou (Benin) (from June) Deputy Special Representative: Ndolamb Ngokwey (Democratic O!ce of the United Nations Republic of the Congo) (until June), Arnauld Antoine Akodjènou Special Coordinator for the Middle East (UNSCO) (Benin) (from June) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Force Commander: Major General Abdul Ha#z (Bangladesh) (until Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation March), Major General Gnakoudè Béréna (Togo) (from March) Organization and the Palestinian Authority: Robert H. Serry United Nations Stabilization Mission (Netherlands) Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process: in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Maxwell Gaylard (Australia) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Edmond Mulet (Guatemala) (until May), Mariano Fernández United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding O!ce Amunátegui (Chile) (from June) in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) Principal Deputy Special Representative: Kevin Kennedy (United States) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of BINUCA: Deputy Special Representative: Nigel Fisher (Canada) (ad interim ) Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia) (until March), Margaret Vogt Force Commander: Major General Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz (Brazil) (Nigeria) (since May) (until March), Major General Luiz Eduardo Ramos Pereira (Brazil) Deputy Special Representative: Bo Schack (Denmark) (from April) O!ce of the United Nations Special Coordinator 9 United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) of the Secretary-General for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon: Haile Menkerios (South Africa) Michael C. Williams (United Kingdom) Deputy Special Representative: Jasbir Singh Lidder (India) Deputy Special Coordinator: Robert Watkins (Canada) Force Commander: Major General Moses Bisong Obi (Nigeria) Police Commissioner: Rajesh Dewan (India) (until February), O!ce of the Special Representative Klaus Dieter-Tietz (Germany) (from February) of the Secretary-General for West Africa (UNOWA) United Nations Mission Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Said Djinnit (Algeria) in South Sudan (UNMISS) 10 United Nations Assistance Mission Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Hilde Johnson (Norway) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Sta%an de Mistura (Sweden) Coordinator: Lise Grande (United States) (ad interim) Deputy Special Representative: Robert Watkins (Canada) (until July), Force Commander: Major General Moses Bisong Obi (Nigeria) Michael Keating (United Kingdom) (from July) Police Commissioner (O"cer-in-Charge): Klaus Dieter Tietz Deputy Special Representative (Political Affairs): Martin Kobler (Germany) (until August), Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber (Germany) United Nations Integrated Mission (from October) (ad interim) in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Ameerah Haq (Bangladesh) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Deputy Special Representative for Governance Support, Development Ad Melkert (Netherlands) (until August), Martin Kobler (Germany) and Humanitarian Coordination: Finn Reske-Nielsen (Denmark) (from October) Deputy Special Representative for Security Sector Support and Rule Deputy Special Representative for Political, Electoral and Constitutional of Law: Shigeru Mochida (Japan) Support: Jerzy Skuratowicz (Poland), György Busztin (Hungary) Police Commissioner: Luis Carrilho (Portugal) (from December) Deputy Special Representative for Humanitarian, Reconstruction -United Nations and Development A#airs: Christine McNab (Sweden) Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding O!ce AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of Mission: Ibrahim Gambari (Nigeria) in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) Deputy Joint Special Representative for Operations and Management: Executive Representative of the Secretary-General: Michael von Mohamed Yonis (Somalia) der Schulenburg (Germany) Force Commander: Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba United Nations O!ce in Burundi (BNUB) 12 (Rwanda) Police Commissioner: Major General Michael Fryer (South Africa) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of BNUB: Karin Landgren (Sweden) United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) 11 Deputy Special Representative: Rosine Sori-Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Head of Mission and Force Commander: Lieutenant General Tadesse (from May) Werede Tesfay (Ethiopia) United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) 13 Political, peacebuilding and other missions Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission: Karin Landgren (Sweden) United Nations Political O!ce for Somalia (UNPOS) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNPOS: United Nations Regional Centre Augustine P. Mahiga (Tanzania) for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia: Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNRCCA: Christian R. Manahl (Austria) (from February) Miroslav Jenča (Slovakia) 1488 Appendix III

Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council consists of 54 Member States Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations, elected by the General Assembly, each for Session: Fifty-fourth, Vienna, 21–25 March and 12–13 December a three-year term, in accordance with the provisions of Article 61 Chairperson: Veronika Kuchynová Smigolová (Czech Republic) of the United Nations Charter as amended in 1965 and 1973. Membership: 53 MEMBERS Report: E/2011/28 & Add.1 To serve until 31 December 2011: Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, France, Ger- Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & D many, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, India, Japan, Malta, Mauritius, Commission on Population and Development Morocco, Namibia, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Venezuela Session: Forty-fourth, New York, 11–15 April To serve until 31 December 2012: Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Chairperson: Brian Bowler (Malawi) Canada, Chile, Comoros, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Italy, Mongolia, Membership: 47 Netherlands, Philippines, Rwanda, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Report: E/2011/25 States, Zambia Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & C To serve until 31 December 2013: Australia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Latvia, Malawi, Mexico, Nicaragua, Commission on Science and Technology for Development Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, Session: Fourteenth, Geneva, 23–27 May Switzerland, United Kingdom Intersessional panel: 15–17 December On 24 October 2011 (dec. 66/403), the General Assembly Chairperson: Sherry Ayittey (Ghana) elected Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Switzerland as members of Membership: 43 the Economic and Social Council for the remainder of the terms of Report: E/2011/31 o>ce of Hungary, Belgium and Norway, respectively, beginning Decision: ESC 2011/201 A, B & D on 1 January 2012. At the same meeting, the General Assembly elected the following for a three-year term of o>ce beginning on Commission for Social Development 1 January 2012 to #ll vacancies occurring on 31 December 2011: Session: Forty-ninth, New York, 9–18 February Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea- Chairperson: Jorge Valero (Venezuela) Bissau, India, Japan, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Peru, Membership: 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland and Report: E/2011/26 & Corr.1 Venezuela. Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & E

SESSIONS Commission on the Status of Women Organizational session: New York, 18 January, 15–18 February Session: Fifty-#fth, New York, 22 February–4 March and 14 March Resumed organizational session: New York, 26–27 April, 18 and Chairperson: Garen Nazarian (Armenia) 26 May Membership: 45 Special high-level meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, Report: E/2011/27 WTO and UNCTAD: New York, 10–11 March Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & C Substantive session: Geneva, 4–29 July Resumed substantive session: New York, 6, 24 and 27 October, Commission on Sustainable Development 5 December Session: Nineteeth, New York, 2–13 May OFFICERS Chairperson: László Borbély (Romania) President: Lazarous Kapambwe (Zambia) Membership: 53 Vice-Presidents: Abdulkalam Abdul Momen (Bangladesh), Miloš Report: E/2011/29 Koterec (Slovakia), Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel (Peru), Jan Grauls Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & D (Belgium) Statistical Commission Subsidiary and other related organs Session: Forty-second, New York, 22–25 February SUBSIDIARY ORGANS Chairperson: Ali bin Mahboob Al-Raisi (Oman) Membership: 24 The Economic and Social Council may, at each session, set Report: E/2011/24 up committees or working groups, of the whole or of limited Decision: ESC 2011/201 B membership, and refer to them any item on the agenda for study and report. United Nations Forum on Forests Other subsidiary organs reporting to the Council consist Session: Ninth, New York, 24 January–4 February of functional commissions, regional commissions, standing Chairperson: Arvids Ozols (Latvia) committees, expert and ad hoc bodies. Membership: Open to all Member States of the United Nations The inter-agency United Nations System Chief Executives and members of the specialized agencies Board for Coordination also reports to the Council. Report: E/2011/42

Functional commissions Regional commissions Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sessions: Twentieth, Vienna, 11–15 April and 12–13 December Session: The forty-fourth session of the Commission/Fourth Joint Chairperson: John Barrett (Canada) Annual Meetings of the AU and ECA Conference of Ministers, Membership: 40 , Ethiopia, 28–29 March Report: E/2011/30 & Add.1 Chairperson: Kerfalla Yansane (Guinea) Decision: ESC 2011/201 B, D & E Membership: 53 Structure of the United Nations 1489

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts Session: Sixty-fourth, 29–31 March on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting Chairperson: Herman De Croo (Belgium) Session: Twenty-eighth, Geneva, 12–14 October Membership: 56 Chairperson: Damir Kaufman (Croatia) Report: E/2011/37 Membership: 34 Report: TD/B/C.II/ISAR/61 Economic Commission for Latin America Decision: ESC 2011/201 B, C & D and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Session: Did not meet in 2011 Session: Tenth, New York, 16–27 May Membership: 44 members, 9 associate members Chairperson: Mirna Cunningham (Nicaragua) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Paci#c (ESCAP) Membership: 16 Session: Sixty-seventh, Bangkok, Thailand, 19–25 May Report: E/2011/43 & Corr.1 Chairperson: Sarath Amunugama (Sri Lanka) United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Membership: 53 members, 9 associate members Session: Twenty-sixth, Vienna, 2–6 May Report: E/2011/39 Chairperson: Helen Kerfoot (Canada) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Membership: Representatives of the 24 geographical/linguistic divisions of the Group of Experts Session: Did not meet in 2011 Report: E/2011/119 Membership: 14 Ad hoc body Standing committees United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Sessions: First, Nairobi, 1 April; second, New York, 28 October Sessions: New York, 31 January–9 February and 3 March (regular); Chairperson: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea) 16–24 May and 16 June (resumed) Membership: 29 Chairperson: Aydan Karamanoğlu (Turkey) Reports: CEB/2011/1, CEB/2011/2 Membership: 19 Report: E/2011/32 (Part I & II) Other related bodies Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) Joint United Nations Programme on Human Immunode#ciency Virus/Acquired Immunode#ciency Syndrome (UNAIDS) Sessions: Fifty-#rst, New York, 28 April (organizational); 6 June–1 July (substantive) PROGRAMME C OORDINATING B OARD Chairperson: Gastón Lasarte (Uruguay) Meetings: Twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth, Geneva, 21–23 June Membership: 34 and 13–15 December Report: A/66/16 Chairperson: María Isabel Rodriguez (El Salvador) Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & D Membership: 22 Reports: UNAIDS/PCB(28)/11.14, UNAIDS/PCB(28)/11.15 Expert bodies Decision: ESC 2011/201 B & E Executive Director of UNAIDS: Michel Sidibé (Mali) Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) EXECUTIVE B OARD Session: Seventh, Geneva, 24–28 October Sessions: First and second (regular), 8–11 February and Chairperson: Armando Lara Ya%ar (Mexico) 12–15 September; (annual), 20–23 June, all in New York Membership: 25 President: Sanja Štiglic (Slovenia) Report: E/2011/45 Membership: 36 Committee for Development Policy Report: E/2011/34/Rev.1 Decision: ESC 2011/201 B Session: Thirteenth, New York, 21–25 March Executive Director of UNICEF: Anthony Lake (United States) Chairperson: Frances Stewart (United Kingdom) Membership: 24 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ Report: E/2011/33 & Corr.1 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)/ United Nations O!ce for Project Services (UNOPS) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights EXECUTIVE B OARD Sessions: Forty-sixth and forty-seventh, Geneva, 2–20 May and Sessions: First and second (regular), 31 January–3 February and 14 November–2 December 6–9 September; (annual), 6–17 June, all in New York Chairpersons: Ibrahim Salama (temporary), Ariranga Govindasamy President: Edita Hrdá (Czech Republic) Pillay (Mauritius) Membership: 36 Membership: 18 Report: E/2012/22 Report: E/2011/35 Decision: ESC 2011/201 B Committee of Experts on Public Administration Administrator of UNDP: Helen Clark (New Zealand) Session: Tenth, New York, 4–8 April Associate Administrator: Rebeca Grynspan (Costa Rica) Chairperson: Luis F. Aguilar Villanueva (Mexico) Executive Director of UNFPA: Babatunde Osotimehin (Nigeria) Membership: 24 Executive Director of UNOPS: Jan Mattsson (Sweden) Report: E/2011/44 UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (UNCDF) The UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board acts as the Executive Committee of Experts on the Transport Board of the Fund . of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized Managing Director: Helen Clark (UNDP Administrator) System of Classi#cation and Labelling of Chemicals Report: DP/2011/28 Session: Did not meet in 2011 UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS (UNV) Membership: 66 Report: DP/2012/12 1490 Appendix III

United Nations Research Institute United Nations System Sta" College (UNSSC) for Social Development (UNRISD) BOARD OF GOVERNORS BOARD Chairperson: Susanna Malcorra (Argentina) Session: Forty-ninth, Geneva, 4–5 April Membership: 9 (plus 3 ex-o>cio members) Chairpersons: Lourdes Arizpe (Mexico) (until October), Maureen Director: Carlos Lopes (Guinea Bissau) O’Neil (Canada) (from October) World Food Programme (WFP) Membership: 12 EXECUTIVE B OARD Reports: Board/11/3, Board/12/3 Decision: ESC 2011/278 Sessions: First and second (regular), 14–16 February and 14–17 No- Director of UNRISD: Sarah Cook (United Kingdom) vember; (annual), 6–9 June, all in Rome Presidents: Agnes van Ardenne (Netherlands) (#rst regular and United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice annual sessions), James Alexander Harvey (second regular Research Institute (UNICRI) session) Membership: 36 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Report: E/2012/36 Membership: 7 (plus 4 ex-o>cio members) Decision: ESC 2011/201 D & E Director of UNICRI: Jonathan Lucas (Seychelles) Executive Director of WFP: Josette Sheeran (United States)

Trusteeship Council

The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November ing that the Council no longer met and had no remaining 1994, following the independence on 1 October 1994 of Palau, functions, decided that Chapter XIII of the United Nations the last remaining United Nations trust territory. The General Charter and references to the Council in Chapter XII should Assembly, in resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005, consider- be deleted.

International Court of Justice

Judges of the Court under the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice The International Court of Justice consists of 15 Judges elected and deemed to be an acceptance of the jurisdiction of the Inter - national Court), were in force at the end of 2010: for nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council. Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cy - Judge Country End of nationality of term prus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Hisashi Owada, Presiden t14 Japan 2021 Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Gambia, Peter Tomka, Vice-President 14 Slovakia 2021 Georgia, Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hun - Xue Hanqin 14 China 2021 gary, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Abdul G. Koroma 15 Sierra Leone 2012 Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh Jordan 2018 Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Joan E. Donoghue United States 2015 Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Bruno Simma 15 Germany 2012 Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Ronny Abraham France 2018 Switzerland, Togo, Uganda and Uruguay. Kenneth Keith New Zealand 2015 United Nations organs and specialized and related agencies Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor Mexico 2015 Mohamed Bennouna Morocco 2015 authorized to request advisory opinions from the Court Leonid Skotnikov Russian Federation 2015 Authorized by the United Nations Charter to request opinions on any Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Brazil 2018 legal question: General Assembly, Security Council Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf Somalia 2018 Authorized by the General Assembly in accordance with the Charter United Kingdom 2018 to request opinions on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities: Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, Registrar: Philippe Couvreur (Belgium) Interim Committee of the General Assembly, ILO, FAO, UNESCO, Deputy Registrar: Thérèse de Saint Phalle (United States/France) ICAO, WHO, World Bank, IFC, IDA, IMF, ITU, WMO, IMO, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO, IAEA Chamber of Summary Procedure Members: Hisashi Owada, Peter Tomka, Abdul G. Koroma, Bernardo Committees of the Court Sepúlveda Amor, Bruno Simma BUDGETARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Substitute members: Leonid Skotnikov, Christopher Greenwood Members: Hisashi Owada (Chairperson), Peter Tomka, Kenneth Keith, Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Mohamed Bennouna, Abdulqawi Parties to the Court’s Statute Ahmed Yusuf, Christopher Greenwood All Member States of the United Nations are ipso facto parties LIBRARY COMMITTEE Members: Bruno Simma (Chairperson), Ronny Abraham, Mohamed to the Statute of the International Court of Justice. Bennouna, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade States accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court RULES COMMITTEE Members: Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Chairperson), Ronny Declarations made by the following States, several with reser- Abraham, Kenneth Keith, Leonid Skotnikov, Antônio Augusto vations, accepting the Court’s compulsory jurisdiction (or made Cançado Trindade, Christopher Greenwood Structure of the United Nations 1491

Other United Nations-related bodies

The following bodies are not subsidiary to any principal Committee on the Rights of the Child organ of the United Nations, but were established by an inter - Sessions: Fifty-sixth, fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth, Geneva, national treaty instrument or arrangement sponsored by the 17 January–4 February, 30 May–17 June, 19 September–7 October United Nations and are thus related to the Organization and Chairperson: Jean Zermatten (Switzerland) its work. These bodies, often referred to as “Treaty organs”, are Membership: 18 serviced by the United Nations Secretariat and may be #nanced Report: A/67/41 in part or wholly from the Organization’s regular budget, as Committee against Torture authorized by the General Assembly, to which most of them Sessions: Forty-sixth, 9 May–3 June; forty-seventh, 31 October– report annually. 25 November, all in Geneva Chairperson: Claudio Grossman (Chile) Committee on the Elimination Membership: 10 of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Reports: A/66/44, A/67/44 Sessions: Forty-eighth, Geneva, 17 January–4 February; forty-ninth, New York, 11–29 July; #ftieth, Geneva, 3–21 October Conference on Disarmament Chairperson: Silvia Pimentel (Brazil) Meetings: Geneva, 24 January–1 April, 16 May–1 July, 2 August– Membership: 23 16 September Reports: A/66/38, A/67/38 Presidents: Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Cuba 16 (successively) Committee on the Elimination Membership: 65 of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Report: A/66/27 Sessions: Seventy-eighth, Geneva, 14 February–11 March; seventy- Human Rights Committee ninth, Geneva, 8 August–2 September Sessions: 101st, New York, 14 March–1 April; 102nd, Geneva, Chairperson: Anwar Kemal (Pakistan) 11–29 July; 103rd, Geneva, 17 October–4 November Membership: 18 Chairperson: Zonke Zanele Majodina (South Africa) Report: A/66/18 Membership: 18 Committee on the Protection Reports: A/66/40 (Vol. I), A/67/40 (Vol. I) of the Rights of All Migrant Workers International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and Members of Their Families Sessions: 100th, 31 January–4 February; 101st, 2–13 May; 102nd, Sessions: Fourteenth, 4–8 April; fifteenth, 12–23 September, 24 October–11 November, all in Vienna all in Geneva President: Hamid Ghodse (Iran) Chairperson: Abdelhamid El Jamri (Morocco) Membership: 13 Membership: 14 Report: E/INCB/2011/1 Reports: A/66/48, A/67/48 Decision: ESC 2011/201 B

Principal members of the United Nations Secretariat

Secretariat Department of Field Support Secretary-General: Ban Ki-moon Under-Secretary-General: Susana Malcorra Deputy Secretary-General: Asha-Rose Migiro Assistant Secretary-General: Anthony Banbury Executive O!ce of the Secretary-General O!ce for the Coordination of Humanitarian A"airs Under-Secretary-General, Chef de Cabinet: Vijay Nambiar Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian A#airs, Emergency Relief Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Chef de Cabinet: Kim Won-soo Coordinator: Valerie Amos Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning: Robert C. Orr Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator: Catherine Bragg O!ce of Internal Oversight Services Department of Economic and Social A"airs Under-Secretary-General: Carman L. Lapointe Under-Secretary-General: Sha Zukang O!ce of Legal A"airs Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development: Jomo Kwame Sundaram Under-Secretary-General, Legal Counsel: Patricia O’Brien Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Assistant Secretary-General: D. Stephen Mathias A#airs: Thomas Stelzer Department of Political A"airs Department for General Assembly Under-Secretary-General: B. Lynn Pascoe and Conference Management Assistant Secretary-General: Tayé-Brook Zerihoun Under-Secretary-General: Muhammad Shaaban Assistant Secretary-General: Franz Baumann O!ce for Disarmament A"airs Under-Secretary-General, High Representative: Sergio Duarte Department of Public Information Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Coordinator for Multilingualism: Kiyotaka Akasaka Under-Secretary-General: Alain Le Roy (until October), Hervé Ladsous (from October) Department of Safety and Security Assistant Secretaries-General: Atul Khare (until May), Edmond Under-Secretary-General: Gregory B. Starr Mulet (from June) Assistant Secretary-General, Military Adviser: Lieutenant General Department of Management Babacar Gaye Under-Secretary-General: Angela Kane 1492 Appendix III

OFFICE OF PROGRAMME PLANNING, BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Assistant Secretary-General, Controller: Jun Yamazaki (until Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Paci!c: Na#s Sadik September), María Eugenia Casar (from September) Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director: Paul De Lay Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director, Management OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT and Governance: Jan Beagle Assistant Secretary-General: Catherine Pollard Assistant Secretary-General, Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa: OFFICE OF CENTRAL SUPPORT SERVICES Elizabeth Mataka Assistant Secretary-General, Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Assistant Secretary-General: Warren Sach Caribbean: John Edward Green (from November) CAPITAL MASTER PLAN PROJECT Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Michael Adlerstein O!ce of the Administration of Justice Executive Director: Andrei Terekhov O!ce of Information and Communications Technology Assistant Secretary-General, Chief Information Technology O"cer: O!ce of the High Representative for the Least Developed Choi Soon-Hong Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States O!ce of the United Nations Ombudsman Assistant Secretary-General, Ombudsman: Johnston Barkat Under-Secretary-General, High Representative: Cheick Sidi Diarra Peacebuilding Support O!ce O!ce of the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria Assistant Secretary-General: Judy Cheng-Hopkins Assistant Secretary-General, Special Envoy: Ray Chambers United Nations Joint Sta" Pension Fund O!ce of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa Assistant Secretary-General, Chief Executive Officer: Bernard G. Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Cheick Sidi Diarra Cochemé O!ce of the Special Adviser Economic Commission for Africa of the Secretary-General for Myanmar Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Abdoulie Janneh Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Vijay Nambiar Economic Commission for Europe O!ce of the Special Representative Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Ján Kubiš of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Con%ict Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative: Radhika Coomar- Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Alicia Bárcena Ibarra aswamy Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Paci#c O!ce of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Noeleen Heyzer on the Prevention of Genocide Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Francis Deng Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Rima Khalaf O!ce of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa United Nations O!ce at Geneva Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative: Said Djinnit O"ce at Geneva: Sergei Ordzhonikidze (until March), Kassym- O!ce of the United Nations Jomart Tokayev (from March) High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations O!ce at Vienna Under-Secretary-General, High Commissioner: António Manuel de Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Oliveira Guterres O"ce at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy High Commissioner: Alexander O"ce on Drugs and Crime: Yury Fedotov Aleiniko% United Nations O!ce at Nairobi Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant High Commissioner (Protection): Erika Feller Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant High Commissioner (Operations): 17 17 O"ce at Nairobi: Achim Steiner (until May), Sahle-Work Zewde Janet Lim (from May) O!ce of the United Nations International Court of Justice Registry High Commissioner for Human Rights Assistant Secretary-General, Registrar: Philippe Couvreur Under-Secretary-General, High Commissioner: Navanethem Pillay Secretariats of subsidiary organs, Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy High Commissioner: special representatives and other related bodies Kyung-wha Kang Assistant Secretary-General (New York O"ce): Ivan Šimonović Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) O!ce of the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Michael Smith Special Coordinator for the Middle East International Civil Service Commission Under-Secretary-General, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Under-Secretary-General, Chairperson: Kingston Papie Rhodes Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Assistant Secretary-General, Vice-Chairperson: Wolfgang Stöckl Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority: Robert H. Serry International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Deputy Special Coordination: Maxwell Gaylard

Executive Director: Patricia Francis O!ce of the Special Representative Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS of the Secretary-General for Violence against Children Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Michel Sidibé Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative: Marta Santos Pais Structure of the United Nations 1493

Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General Special Tribunal for Lebanon for the Greece-FYROM Talks Under-Secretary-General, Prosecutor: Daniel Bellemare Under-Secretary-General, Personal Envoy: Matthew Nimetz Assistant Secretary-General, Registrar: Herman von Hebel 19 Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara Sta"-Management Coordination Committee Under-Secretary-General, Personal Envoy: Christopher Ross Assistant Secretary-General, President: Veronica Luard Personal Representative of the Secretary-General United Nations Alliance of Civilizations on the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela Under-Secretary-General, High Representative: Jorge Sampaio

Under-Secretary-General: Norman Girvan United Nations Children’s Fund Secretary-General’s High-level Coordinator Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Anthony Lake for compliance by Iraq with its obligations regarding Assistant Secretaries-General, Deputy Executive Directors, External the repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and third country Relations: Hilde Fra|ord Johnson, Rima Salah nationals or their remains, as well as the return of all Kuwaiti Assistant Secretaries-General, Deputy Executive Directors, property, including archives seized by Iraq Programmes: Saad Houry, Geeta Rao Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director, Management: Under-Secretary-General, High-Level Coordinator: Gennady P. Tarasov Martin Mogwanja Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human In%uenza United Nations Compensation Commission Assistant Secretary-General, Senior UN System Coordinator: Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Mojtaba Kazazi David Nabarro Special Advisers to the Secretary-General United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Under-Secretary-General, Special Advisers: Joseph V. Reed, Iqbal Riza Under-Secretary-General, Secretary-General of UNCTAD: Supachai Panitchpakdi Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General: Petko Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Alexander Downer Draganov Special Adviser to the Secretary-General United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity on Innovative Financing for Development Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Ahmed Djoghlaf

Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Philippe Douste-Blazy United Nations Convention to Combat Deserti#cation Special Adviser of the Secretary-General Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Luc Gnacadja on Legal Issues related to Piracy o" the Coast of Somalia United Nations Development Programme Special Adviser: Jack Lang Under-Secretary-General, Administrator: Helen Clark Special Adviser to the Secretary-General and Mediator Under-Secretary-General, Associate Administrator: Rebeca Grynspan in the border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery: Jordan Ryan Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Nicolas Michel Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau of External Relations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the implementation and Advocacy 20 : Sigrid Kaag of Security Council resolution 1559(2004) Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau of Management: Akiko Yuge Under-Secretary-General, Special Envoy: Terje Roed-Larsen Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Development Policy: Special Representative of the Secretary-General Olav Kjørven on Food Security and Nutrition Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Africa: Tegegnework Gettu Special Representative: David Nabarro Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Arab States: Amat Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Con%ict Al Alim Alsoswa Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Asia and the Paci!c: Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative: Margot Wallström Ajay Chhibber Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Migration Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States: Kori Udovički Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative: Peter Sutherland Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Latin America Special Representative of Secretary-General and the Caribbean: Heraldo Muñoz on the issue of human rights, transnational corporations United Nations Environment Programme and other business enterprises Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Achim Steiner Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative: John Ruggie Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director: Angela Special Representative Cropper, Amina Mohamed of the Secretary-General for the Sudan 18 Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Christiana Figueres Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative: Haile Menkerios Assistant Secretary-General, Principal Deputy Special Representative: United Nations Global Compact Jasbir Singh Lidder (until January) Executive Director: Georg Kell Special Envoy of the Secretary-General United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the Sudan and South Sudan 18 Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Joan Clos Under-Secretary-General, Special Envoy: Haile Menkerios (from July) Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director: Inga Björk- Klevby (until October), Aisa Kirabo Kacyira (from October) Special Court for Sierra Leone Under-Secretary-General, Prosecutor: Brenda Hollis United Nations Institute for Training and Research Assistant Secretary-General, Registrar: Binta Mansaray Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Carlos Lopes 1494 Appendix III

United Nations International School United Nations Population Fund Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative: Michael Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Babatunde Osotimehin Adlerstein Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director (Management): Mari Simonen United Nations O!ce for Disaster Risk Reduction Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director (Programme): Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative: Margareta Purnima Mane Wahlström United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations O!ce for Project Services for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Jan Mattsson Under-Secretary-General, Commissioner-General: Filippo Grandi Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Commissioner-General: United Nations O!ce for Partnerships Margot B. Ellis Executive Director (O"cer-in-Charge): Roland Rich United Nations University United Nations O!ce of the Special Envoy to Haiti Under-Secretary-General, Rector: Konrad Osterwalder Special Envoy: William J. Clinton World Food Programme Deputy Special Envoy: Paul Farmer Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Josette Sheeran United Nations O!ce Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director: Amir Mahmoud Abdulla on Sport for Development and Peace Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director for Hunger Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser: Wilfried Lemke Solutions: Sheila Sisulu

NOTES

1 Elected on 22 June 2011 (General Assembly dec. 65/416). 2 Elected on 22 June 2011 (General Assembly dec. 65/418 A & B). 3 One of the Main Committees that met during the resumed session. 4 Elected on 22 June 2011 (General Assembly dec. 65/417). 5 Appointed on 13 September 2011 (General Assembly dec. 66/401). 6 Appointed on 23 July 2011 (General Assembly dec. 65/406 B) to €ll the vacancy created by the resignation of Susan McLurg. 7 Appointed on 15 March 2011 (General Assembly dec. 65/407 B) to €ll the vacancies created by the resignations of Richard Moon and Wu Gang. 8 Also an advisory subsidiary body of the General Assembly. 9 Mandate ended on 9 July 2011 (Security Council res. 1997(2011)). 10 Established on 9 July 2011 as a successor mission to \*]<^ (Security Council res. 1996(2011)). 11 Established on 27 June 2011 (Security Council res. 1990(2011)). 12 Established as a successor o%ce to the United Nations Integrated O%ce in Burundi (_<*\_) by Security Council resolution 1959(2010) to be operational on 1 January 2011. 13 Mandate ended on 15 January 2011 pursuant Security Council resolution 1939(2010). 14 Re-elected on 10 November 2011 for a term of o%ce beginning on 6 February 2012 after the expiration of their previous mandate (General Assembly dec. 66/404 A). 15 On 10 November 2011 and 13 December 2011, the General Assembly and the Security Council elected, independently of one another, Giorgio Gaja (Italy) and Julia Sebutinde (Uganda), respectively, for a term of o%ce beginning on 6 February 2012 to replace the vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms of o%ce of Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone) and Bruno Simma (Germany) (General Assembly dec. 66/404 A). 16 Cuba and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea switched the order in which they served as President, according to agreement reached at the 1227th plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament. 17 By its resolution 64/243, the General Assembly decided to establish a dedicated post of Director-General of the United O%ce at Nairobi starting from 1 May 2015. Until then, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme served also as the Director-General of the United O%ce at Nairobi. Mr. Steiner was the last person to cover both positions and Ms. Zewde was the €rst person to be appointed to the newly created position. 18 On 29 July 2011, Mr. Menkerios, who had been serving as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, was appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and South Sudan. 19 Dissolved as of 1 October 2011 and renamed Sta-Management Committee. 20 Formerly known as the Partnerships Bureau. Appendix IV Agendas of the United Nations principal organs in 2011

is appendix lists the items on the agendas of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council during 2011. For the Assembly, the column headed “ Allocation ” indicates the assignment of each item to plenary meetings or committees. General Assembly Agenda items considered at the resumed sixty-#fth session (14 January–12 September 2011) [decision 65/544, A/65/49 (Vol. II)&

Item No. Title Allocation

9. Report of the Economic and Social Council. Plenary 10. Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. Plenary 12. 2001–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa. Plenary 13. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations Plenary conferences and summits in the economic, social and related #elds. 14. Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations. Plenary 15. Culture of peace. Plenary 20. Sustainable development: Plenary, 2nd (i) Harmony with Nature. 26. Agriculture development and food security. 2nd 29. Report of the Security Council. Plenary 30. Report of the Peacebuilding Commission. Plenary 33. Prevention of armed con~ict. Plenary 34. Protracted con~icts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development. Plenary 36. The situation in the Middle East. Plenary 37. Question of Palestine. Plenary 38. The situation in Afghanistan. Plenary 39. The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Plenary 40. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte. Plenary 42. The situation in Central America: progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development. Plenary 43. Question of Cyprus. Plenary 44. Armed aggression against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plenary 45. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Plenary 46. The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti. Plenary 47. Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established Plenary international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security. 48. Consequences of the Iraqi occupation of and aggression against Kuwait. Plenary 51. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 4th 53. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects. 4th 60. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East 2nd Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources. 62. New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support. Plenary 63. Report of the Human Rights Council. Plenary, 3rd 66. Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance . 3rd 69. Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, Plenary including special economic assistance. 107. Measures to eliminate international terrorism. 6th 108. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. Plenary 109. Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund. Plenary 112. Elections to #ll vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections: Plenary (a) Election of seven members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination; (b) Election of #fteen members of the Human Rights Council. 113. Appointments to #ll vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments: Plenary, 5th (f) Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences. 114. Admission of new Members to the United Nations. Plenary 115. Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit. Plenary

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Item No. Title Allocation 116. Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic Plenary slave trade. 117. Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations. Plenary 118. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Plenary, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 119. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and Plenary related matters. 120. Strengthening of the United Nations system. Plenary 121. Multilingualism. Plenary 122. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations: Plenary (a) Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union; (b) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization; (i) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Community of Central African States; (l) Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie; (n) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System; (q) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; (r) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States; (t) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Paci#c Islands Forum; (w) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community. 123. Follow-up to the recommendations on administrative management and internal oversight of Plenary the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme. 125. International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Plenary Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994. 126. International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Plenary Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. 127. Financial reports and audited #nancial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors. 5th 128. Review of the e>ciency of the administrative and #nancial functioning of the United Nations. 5th 129. Programme budget for the biennium 2010–2011. 5th 130. Programme planning. Plenary, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 131. Improving the #nancial situation of the United Nations. 5th 132. Pattern of conferences. 5th 133. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. 5th 134. Human resources management. 5th 135. Joint Inspection Unit. 5th 136. United Nations common system. 5th 137. United Nations pension system. 5th 138. Administrative and budgetary coordination of the United Nations with the specialized agencies 5th and the International Atomic Energy Agency. 139. Report on the activities of the O>ce of Internal Oversight Services. 5th 140. Administration of justice at the United Nations. 5th, 6th 141. Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide 5th and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994. 142. Financing of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations 5th of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. 143. Administrative and budgetary aspects of the #nancing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations. 5th 144. Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad. 5th 145. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire. 5th 146. Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. 5th 147. Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 5th 148. Financing of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 5th 149. Financing of the United Nations Mission in East Timor. 5th 150. Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste. 5th 151. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. 5th 152. Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. 5th 153. Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. 5th 154. Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. 5th Agendas of the United Nations principal organs in 2011 1497

Item No. Title Allocation 155. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia. 5th 156. Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East. 5th 157. Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan. 5th 158. Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. 5th 159. Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. 5th 160. Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863(2009). 5th 162. Follow-up to the high-level meeting held on 24 September 2010: revitalizing the work of the Conference Plenary, on Disarmament and taking forward multilateral disarmament negotiations. 1st

Agenda of the sixty-sixth session, #rst part (13 September–24 December 2010) [A/66/49 (Vol. l), Annex l]

Item No. Title Allocation 1. Opening of the session by the President of the General Assembly. Plenary 2. Minute of silent prayer or meditation. Plenary 3. Credentials of representatives to the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly: Plenary (a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee; (b) Report of the Credentials Committee. 4. Election of the President of the General Assembly. Plenary 5. Election of the o>cers of the Main Committees. 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 6. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly. Plenary 7. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: reports of the General Committee. Plenary 8. General debate. Plenary A. Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences 9. Report of the Economic and Social Council. Plenary 10. Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS. Plenary 11. Sport for peace and development: Plenary (a) Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal. 12. Global road safety crisis. Plenary 13. 2001–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa. Plenary 14. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations Plenary conferences and summits in the economic, social and related #elds. 15. Culture of peace. Plenary 16. Information and communications technologies for development. 2nd 17. Macroeconomic policy questions: 2nd (a) International trade and development; (b) International #nancial system and development; (c) External debt sustainability and development; (d) Commodities. 18. Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the 2002 International Conference on Financing Plenary, 2nd for Development and the 2008 Review Conference. 19. Sustainable development: Plenary, 2nd (a) Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development; (b) Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States; (c) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction; (d) Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind; (e) Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Deserti#cation in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Deserti#cation, Particularly in Africa; (f) Convention on Biological Diversity; (g) Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its twenty-sixth session; (h) Harmony with Nature; (i) Sustainable mountain development; (j) Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy. 20. Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and 2nd strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). 21. Globalization and interdependence: 2nd (a) Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence; (b) Science and technology for development; (c) Development cooperation with middle-income countries. . 1498 Appendix IV

Item No. Title Allocation 22. Groups of countries in special situations: 2nd (a) Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries; (b) Speci#c actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries: outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation. 23. Eradication of poverty and other development issues: 2nd (a) Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017); (b) Women in development; (c) Human resources development. 24. Operational activities for development: 2nd (a) Operational activities for development of the United Nations system; (b) South-South cooperation for development. 25. Agriculture development and food security. 2nd 26. Towards global partnerships. 2nd 27. Social development: Plenary, 3rd (a) Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly; (b) Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family; (c) Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing. 28. Advancement of women: 3rd (a) Advancement of women; (b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. 29. People’s empowerment and a peace-centric development model. 2nd B. Maintenance of international peace and security 30. Report of the Security Council. Plenary 31. Report of the Peacebuilding Commission. Plenary 32. Support by the United Nations system of the e%orts of Governments to promote and consolidate new Plenary or restored democracies. 33. The role of diamonds in fuelling con~ict. Plenary 34. Prevention of armed con~ict: Plenary (a) Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, con~ict prevention and resolution. 35. Protracted con~icts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development. Plenary 36. The situation in the Middle East. Plenary 37. Question of Palestine. Plenary 38. The situation in Afghanistan. Plenary 39. The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Plenary 40. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte. Plenary 41. Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and #nancial embargo imposed by the United States of Plenary America against Cuba. 42. The situation in Central America: progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development. Plenary 43. Question of Cyprus. Plenary 44. Armed aggression against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plenary 45. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Plenary 46. The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti. Plenary 47. Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established Plenary international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security. 48. Consequences of the Iraqi occupation of and aggression against Kuwait. Plenary 49. Assistance in mine action. 4th 50. E%ects of atomic radiation. 4th 51. International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. 4th 52. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 4th 53. Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices A%ecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian 4th People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories. 54. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects. 4th 55. Questions relating to information. 4th 56. Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United 4th Nations. 57. Economic and other activities which a%ect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories. 4th Agendas of the United Nations principal organs in 2011 1499

Item No. Title Allocation 58. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 4th by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations. 59. O%ers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories. 4th 60. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. 4th 61. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East 2nd Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources. 62. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees 3rd and displaced persons and humanitarian questions. C. Development of Africa 63. New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support: Plenary (a) New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support; (b) Causes of con~ict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. D. Promotion of human rights 64. Report of the Human Rights Council. Plenary, 3rd 65. Promotion and protection of the rights of children: 3rd (a) Promotion and protection of the rights of children; (b) Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children. 66. Rights of indigenous peoples: 3rd (a) Rights of indigenous peoples; (b) Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. 67. Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: Plenary, 3rd (a) Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (b) Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. 68. Right of peoples to self-determination. 3rd 69. Promotion and protection of human rights: 3rd (a) Implementation of human rights instruments; (b) Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the e%ective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms; (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives; (d) Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. E. E"ective coordination of humanitarian assistance e"orts 70. Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, Plenary including special economic assistance: (a) Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations; (b) Assistance to the Palestinian people; (c) Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions. 71. Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual Plenary violence. F. Promotion of justice and international law 72. Report of the International Court of Justice. Plenary 73. Report of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Plenary Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994. 74. Report of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations Plenary of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. 75. Report of the International Criminal Court. Plenary 76. Oceans and the law of the sea: Plenary (a) Oceans and the law of the sea; (b) Sustainable #sheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments. 77. Nationality of natural persons in relation to the succession of States. 6th 78. Criminal accountability of United Nations o>cials and experts on mission. 6th 79. Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its forty-fourth session. 6th 80. United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation 6th of International Law. 81. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixty-third session. 6th 82. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role 6th of the Organization. 83. The rule of law at the national and international levels. 6th 84. The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction. 6th 85. The law of transboundary aquifers. 6th 1500 Appendix IV

Item No. Title Allocation G. Disarmament 86. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Plenary 87. Reduction of military budgets: 1st (a) Reduction of military budgets; (b) Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures. 88. Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new 1st systems of such weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament. 89. Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace. 1st 90. African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty. 1st 91. Veri#cation in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the #eld of veri#cation. 1st 92. Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security. 1st 93. Developments in the #eld of information and telecommunications in the context of international security. 1st 94. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East. 1st 95. Conclusion of e%ective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use 1st or threat of use of nuclear weapons. 96. Prevention of an arms race in outer space. 1st 97. Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament. 1st 98. General and complete disarmament: 1st (a) Noti#cation of nuclear tests; (b) Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; (c) Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty); (d) Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes; (e) Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms; (f) Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus; (g) Transparency in armaments; (h) Regional disarmament; (i) Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels; (j) Con#dence-building measures in the regional and subregional context; (k) Assistance to States for curbing the illicit tra>c in small arms and light weapons and collecting them; (l) Relationship between disarmament and development; (m) Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control; (n) Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation; (o) Nuclear disarmament; (p) Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction; (q) Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments; (r) Reducing nuclear danger; (s) Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction; (t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects; (u) Treaty banning the production of #ssile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; (v) Transparency and con#dence-building measures in outer space activities; (w) United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons; (x) Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons ; (y) Missiles. 99. Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General 1st Assembly: (a) United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa; (b) United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament; (c) United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean; (d) Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons; (e) United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Paci#c; (f) Regional con#dence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa. 100. Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly 1st at its tenth special session: (a) Report of the Conference on Disarmament; (b) Report of the Disarmament Commission. Agendas of the United Nations principal organs in 2011 1501

Item No. Title Allocation 101. The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. 1st 102. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May 1st Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate E%ects. 103. Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region. 1st 104. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. 1st 105. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) 1st and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction. 106. Revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarmament and taking forward multilateral disarmament 1st negotiations. H. Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations 107. Crime prevention and criminal justice. 3rd 108. International drug control. 3rd 109. Measures to eliminate international terrorism. 6th I. Organizational, administrative and other matters 110. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. Plenary 111. Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund. Plenary 112. Noti#cation by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations. Plenary 113. Elections to #ll vacancies in principal organs: Plenary (a) Election of #ve non-permanent members of the Security Council; (b) Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council; (c) Election of #ve members of the International Court of Justice. 114. Elections to #ll vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections: Plenary (a) Election of twenty members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination; (b) Election of the members of the International Law Commission; (c) Election of twenty-nine members of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme; (d) Election of two members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. 115. Appointments to #ll vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments: Plenary, 5th (a) Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; (b) Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions; (c) Con#rmation of the appointment of members of the Investments Committee; (d) Appointment of a member of the Board of Auditors; (e) Appointment of members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee; (f) Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences; (g) Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit; (h) Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; (i) Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal; (j) Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal; (k) Appointment of members and alternate members of the United Nations Sta% Pension Committee; (l) Appointment of members of the International Civil Service Commission. 116. Admission of new Members to the United Nations. Plenary 117. Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit. Plenary 118. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Plenary 119. Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic Plenary slave trade. 120. Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations. Plenary 121. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Plenary, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 122. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related Plenary matters. 123. Strengthening of the United Nations system: Plenary (a) Strengthening of the United Nations system; (b) Central role of the United Nations system in global governance. 124. United Nations reform: measures and proposals. Plenary 125. Follow-up to the recommendations on administrative management and internal oversight of the Independent Plenary Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme. 126. Global health and foreign policy. Plenary 127. International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Plenary Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994. 1502 Appendix IV

Item No. Title Allocation 128. International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Plenary Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. 129. International residual mechanism for criminal tribunals. Plenary, 5th 130. Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Plenary 131. Financial reports and audited #nancial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors: 5th (a) United Nations peacekeeping operations; (b) Voluntary funds administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; (c) Capital master plan. 132. Review of the e>ciency of the administrative and #nancial functioning of the United Nations. 5th 133. Programme budget for the biennium 2010–2011. 5th 134. Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013. 5th 135. Programme planning. Plenary, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 136. Improving the #nancial situation of the United Nations. 5th 137. Pattern of conferences. 5th 138. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. 5th 139. Human resources management. 5th 140. Joint Inspection Unit. 5th 141. United Nations common system. 5th 142. Report on the activities of the O>ce of Internal Oversight Services. 5th 143. Administration of justice at the United Nations. 5th 144. Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and 5th Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994. 145. Financing of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations 5th of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. 146. Administrative and budgetary aspects of the #nancing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations. 5th 147. Financing of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei. 5th 148. Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad. 5th 149. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire. 5th 150. Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. 5th 151. Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 5th 152. Financing of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 5th 153. Financing of the United Nations Mission in East Timor. 5th 154. Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste. 5th 155. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. 5th 156. Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. 5th 157. Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. 5th 158. Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. 5th 159. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia. 5th 160. Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East: 5th (a) United Nations Disengagement Observer Force; (b) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. 161. Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. 5th 162. Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan. 5th 163. Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. 5th 164. Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. 5th 165. Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863(2009). 5th 166. Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country. 6th 167. Observer status for the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States in the General Assembly. 6th 168. Observer status for the Union of South American Nations in the General Assembly. 6th 169. Observer status for the International Renewable Energy Agency in the General Assembly. 6th 170. Observer status for the Central European Initiative in the General Assembly. 6th 171. Observer status for the United Cities and Local Governments in the General Assembly. 6th 172. Observer status for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in the General Assembly. 6th 173. Observer status for the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries in the General Assembly. 6th 174. Observer status for the International Conference of Asian Political Parties in the General Assembly. 6th 175. Observer status for the West African Economic and Monetary Union in the General Assembly. 6th Agendas of the United Nations principal organs in 2011 1503

Security Council Questions considered during 2011

Title The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The situation in the Middle East. The situation in Cyprus. The situation concerning Western Sahara. The situation in Timor-Leste. United Nations peacekeeping operations. The situation in Liberia. The situation in Somalia. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Security Council resolutions 1160(1998), 1199(1998), 1203(1998), 1239(1999) and 1244(1999). International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994. The question concerning Haiti. The situation in Burundi. The situation in Afghanistan. The situation in Sierra Leone. The situation in the Great Lakes region. The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The situation in the Central African Republic. Children and armed con~ict. The situation in Guinea-Bissau. Protection of civilians in armed con~ict. Women and peace and security. Brie#ng by the President of the International Court of Justice. Brie#ng by the Chairman-in-O>ce of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop- and police-contributing countries [ UNFICYP, UNDOF, UNIFIL, MINURSO , MONUSCO, UNMIL, UNOCI , MINUSTAH, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNAMID ]. Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. Brie#ngs by Chairmen of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council. The situation in Côte d’Ivoire. Security Council mission. The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. Central African region. Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan. Post-con~ict peacebuilding. The situation concerning Iraq. Threats to international peace and security. Non-proliferation. Peace consolidation in West Africa. Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Letter dated 22 November 2006 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. Maintenance of international peace and security [the interdependence between security and development; impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on international peace and security; impact of climate change; con~ict prevention; moving forward with security sector reform: prospects and challenges in Africa; new challenges to international peace and security and con~ict prevention]. The situation in Chad, the Central African Republic and the subregion. Peace and security in Africa. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. Letter dated 18 December 2010 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. The situation in Libya. Letter dated 6 February 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. 1504 Appendix IV

Other matters considered during 2011

Title Items relating to Security Council documentation and working methods and procedure. Annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. International Court of Justice [election of #ve members]. Admission of new Members.

Economic and Social Council Agenda of the organizational and resumed organizational session for 2011 (18 January, 15–18 February, 26 and 27 April, 18 and 26 May)

Item No. Title 1. Election of the Bureau. 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. 3. Basic programme of work of the Council. 4. Elections, nominations, con#rmations and appointments.

Agenda of the substantive and resumed substantive sessions of 2011 (4–29 July, 6, 24 and 27 October and 5 December) Item No. Title 1. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. High-level segment 2. High-level segment: (a) High-level policy dialogue with international #nancial and trade institutions; (b) Annual ministerial review: Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to education; (c) Thematic discussion: Current global and national trends and challenges and their impact on education. Operational activities segment 3. Operational activities of the United Nations for international development cooperation: (a) Follow-up to policy recommendations of the General Assembly and the Council; (b) Reports of the Executive Boards of the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and the World Food Programme; (c) South-South cooperation for development. Coordination segment 4. The role of the United Nations system in implementing the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2010 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council. 6. Implementation of and follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits: (a) Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development. 7. Coordination, programme and other questions: (a) Reports of coordination bodies; (e) Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system. Humanitarian a#airs segment 5. Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance. General segment 6. Implementation of and follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits: (b) Review and coordination of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001–2010. 7. Coordination, programme and other questions: (a) Reports of coordination bodies; (b) Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013; (c) International cooperation in the #eld of informatics; (d) Long-term programme of support for Haiti; (f) African countries emerging from con~ict; (g) Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS); (h) Calendar of conferences and meetings in the economic, social and related #elds. 8. Implementation of General Assembly resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B, 57/270 B and 60/265. 9. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations. Agendas of the United Nations principal organs in 2011 1505

Item No. Title 10. Regional cooperation: 11. Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan. 12. Non-governmental organizations. 13. Economic and environmental questions: (a) Sustainable development; (b) Science and technology for development; (c) Statistics; (d) Human settlements; (e) Environment; (f) Population and development; (g) Public administration and development; (h) International cooperation in tax matters; (i) United Nations Forum on Forests; (j) Assistance to third States a%ected by the application of sanctions; (k) Cartography; (l) Women and development; (m) Transport of dangerous goods. 14. Social and human rights questions: (a) Advancement of women; (b) Social development; (c) Crime prevention and criminal justice; (d) Narcotic drugs; (e) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; (f) Comprehensive implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; (g) Human rights; (h) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; (i) Genetic privacy and non-discrimination. 15. United Nations research and training institutes. Appendix V United Nations information centres and services (as at December 2014)

ACCRA. United Nations Information Centre BRUSSELS. Regional United Nations DAR ES SALAAM. United Nations Gamal Abdel Nasser/Liberia Roads Information Centre Information Centre (P.O. Box GP 2339) Résidence Palace 182 Mzinga Way, Oysterbay Accra, Ghana Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155 (P.O. Box 9224) Serving : Ghana, Sierra Leone Quartier Rubens, Block C2 Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania 1040 Brussels, Belgium Serving : United Republic of Tanzania ALGIERS. United Nations Information Serving : Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Centre Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Iceland, DHAKA. United Nations Information Centre 41 Rue Mohamed Khoudi, El Biar Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, IDB Bhaban (8th ~oor) El Biar, 16030 El Biar, Alger Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Sher-e-Banglanagar (Boîte Postale 444, Hydra-Alger 16035) Portugal, San Marino, Spain, (G.P.O. Box 3658, Dhaka-1000) Algiers, Algeria Sweden, United Kingdom, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Serving : Algeria European Union Serving : Bangladesh

ANKARA. United Nations Information Centre BUENOS AIRES. United Nations GENEVA. United Nations Information Birlik Mahallesi, 415. Cadde No. 11 Information Centre Service 06610 Cankaya Junín 1940, 1er piso United Nations O>ce at Geneva Ankara, Turkey 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina Palais des Nations Serving : Turkey Serving: Argentina, Uruguay 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Serving : Switzerland ANTANANARIVO. United Nations BUJUMBURA. United Nations Information Information Centre Centre HARARE. United Nations Information Centre 159, Rue Damantsoa, Amkorahotra 13 Avenue de la Révolution Sanders House (2nd ~oor), cnr. First Street (Boîte Postale, 1348) (Boîte Postale 2160) Jason Moyo Avenue Antananarivo, Madagascar Bujumbura, Burundi (P.O. Box 4408) Serving : Madagascar Serving : Burundi Harare, Zimbabwe Serving : Zimbabwe ASUNCIÓN. United Nations Information CAIRO. United Nations Information Centre Centre 1 Osiris Street, Garden City ISLAMABAD. United Nations Information Avda. Mariscal López esq. Guillermo Saraví (P.O. Box 262) Centre Edi#cio Naciones Unidas Cairo, Egypt Serena Business Complex (2nd ~oor) (Casilla de Correo 1107) Serving : Egypt, Saudi Arabia Sector G-5/1 Asunción, Paraguay Khayaban e Suhrawardy Serving : Paraguay (P.O. Box 1107) CANBERRA. United Nations Information Islamabad, Pakistan Centre Serving : Pakistan . United Nations Information Centre/ Level 1, 7 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600 United Nations Information Service, (P.O. Box 5366, Kingston, ACT 2604) Economic and Social Commission Canberra, Australia JAKARTA. United Nations Information for Western Asia Serving : Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Centre UN House, Riad El-Solh Square New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Menara Thamrin Building (3A ~oor) (P.O. Box 11-8575-4656) Tuvalu, Vanuatu Jalan MH Thamrin, Kav. 3 Beirut, Lebanon Jakarta 10250, Indonesia Serving : Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Serving : Indonesia Syrian Arab Republic, ESCWA COLOMBO. United Nations Information Centre 202/204 Bauddhaloka Mawatha KATHMANDU. United Nations Information BOGOTÁ. United Nations Information Centre (P.O. Box 1505, Colombo) Centre Calle 100 No. 8A-55, Piso 10 Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Harihar Bhavan Pulchowk Edi#cio World Trade Center-Torre ‘‘C” Serving : Sri Lanka (P.O. Box 107, UN House) (Apartado Aéro 058964) Kathmandu, Nepal Bogotá 2, Colombia Serving : Nepal Serving : Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela DAKAR. United Nations Information Centre Parcelle N° 20 Route du King Fahd (ex. Méridien Président) KHARTOUM. United Nations Information BRAZZAVILLE. United Nations Information en face Hôtel AZUR Centre Centre (Boîte Postale 154) United Nations Compound House #7, Blk 5 Avenue Foch, Case Ortf 15 Dakar, Senegal Gamma’a Avenue (Boîte Postale 13210) Serving : Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, (P.O. Box 1992) Brazzaville, Congo Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Khartoum, Sudan Serving : Congo Senegal Serving : Somalia, Sudan

1506 United Nations information centres and services 1507

LAGOS. United Nations Information Centre NAIROBI. United Nations Information Centre TEHRAN. United Nations Information Centre 17 Alfred Rewane Road United Nations O>ce, Gigiri No. 8, Shahrzad Blvd. Darrous (formely Kingsway Road), Ikoyi (P.O. Box 67578-00200) (P.O. Box 15875-4557) (P.O. Box 1068) Nairobi, Kenya Tehran, Iran Lagos, Nigeria Serving : Kenya, Seychelles, Uganda Serving : Iran Serving : Nigeria NEW DELHI. United Nations Information TOKYO. United Nations Information Centre LA PAZ. United Nations Information Centre Centre UNU Building (8th ~oor) Calle 14 esq. S. Bustamante 55 Lodi Estate 53–70 Jingumae 5-Chome Edi#cio Metrobol II, Calacoto New Delhi 110 003, India Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan (Apartado Postal 9072) Serving : Bhutan, India Serving : Japan La Paz, Bolivia Serving : Bolivia OUAGADOUGOU. United Nations TRIPOLI. United Nations Information Centre Information Centre Khair Aldeen Baybers Street LIMA. United Nations Information Centre 14 Avenue de la Grande Chancellerie Hay El-Andalous Av. Perez Aranibar 750, Magdalena Secteur no. 4 (P.O. Box 286, Hay El-Andalous) (P.O. Box 14-0199) (Boîte Postale 135 Ouagadougou 01) Tripoli, Libya Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Lima 17, Peru Serving : Libya Serving : Peru Serving : Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger TUNIS. United Nations Information Centre LOMẾ. United Nations Information Centre PANAMA CITY. United Nations Information 41 Bis, Av. Louis Braille, Cité El Khadra 468, Angle rue Atime Centre (Boîte postale 863) Avenue de la Libération UN House Bldg 128 (1st ~oor) 1003 Tunis, Tunisia Ciudad del Saber, Clayton (Boîte Postale 911) Serving : Tunisia Lomé, Togo (P.O. Box 0819-01082) Panama City, Panama Serving : Benin, Togo Serving : Panama VIENNA. United Nations Information Service, United Nations O>ce at Vienna LUSAKA. United Nations Information Centre PORT OF SPAIN. United Nations Vienna International Centre Revenue House (Ground ~oor) Information Centre Wagramer Strasse 5 Kalambo Roads 2nd ~oor, Bretton Hall, 16 Victoria Avenue (P.O. Box 500, A-1400 Vienna) (P.O. Box 32905, Lusaka 10101) (P.O. Box 130) A-1220 Vienna, Austria Lusaka, Zambia Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Serving : Austria, Hungary, Serving : Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia Serving : Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Slovakia, Slovenia Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, MANAMA. United Nations Information Centre Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, WARSAW. United Nations Information Centre United Nations House Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, ul. Piękna 19 Bldg. 69, Road 1901, Block 319 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, 00-549 Warszawa, Poland (P.O. Box 26004, Manama) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serving : Poland Manama, Bahrain Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Serving : Bahrain, Qatar, WASHINGTON, D.C. United Nations United Arab Emirates PRAGUE. United Nations Information Centre Information Centre Zelezna 24 1775 K Street, N.W., Suite 400 MANILA. United Nations Information Centre 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic Washington, D.C. 20006 GC Corporate Plaza Serving : Czech Republic United States of America (ex Jaka II Building) (5th ~oor) Serving : United States of America 150 Legaspi Street, Legaspi Village PRETORIA. United Nations Information (P.O. Box 7285 ADC (DAPO) Centre WINDHOEK. United Nations Information 1300 Domestic Road Pasay City, Makati City Metropark Building, 351 Francis Baard Street Centre 1229 Metro Manila, Philippines (P.O. Box 12677), Tramshed UN House Serving : Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pretoria, South Africa 0126 38–44 Stein Street, Klein Solomon Islands Serving : South Africa (Private Bag 13351) Windhoek, Namibia MASERU. United Nations Information RABAT. United Nations Information Centre Serving : Namibia Centre 13 Avenue Ahmed Balafrej United Nations Road, UN House (Boîte postale 601), Casier ONU, Rabat-Chellah YANGON. United Nations Information (P.O. Box 301, Maseru 100) Rabat, Morocco Centre Maseru, Lesotho Serving : Morocco 6 Natmauk Road Serving : Lesotho Tamwe Township RIO DE JANEIRO. United Nations (P.O. Box 230) MEXICO CITY. United Nations Information Information Centre Yangon, Myanmar Centre Palácio Itamaraty Serving : Myanmar Montes Urales 440 (3rd ~oor) Av. Marechal Floriano 196 Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec 20080-002 Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil YAOUNDÉ. United Nations Information Mexico City, D.F. 11000, Mexico Serving : Brazil Centre Serving : Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico Immeuble Tchinda SANA’A. United Nations Information Centre Rue 2044, Derrière camp SIC TSINGA MOSCOW. United Nations Information Centre Street 5, O% Albawnya Area (Boîte postale 836) 9 Leontievsky Pereulok Handhel Zone, beside Handhal Mosque Yaoundé, Cameroon Moscow 125009, Russian Federation (P.O. Box 237), Sana’a, Yemen Serving : Cameroon, Central African Serving : Russian Federation Serving : Yemen Republic, Gabon

NOTE : For more information on UNICS, please visit the website: unic.un.org . Appendix VI Intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations

(respective heads as at December 2011)

International Atomic Energy Agency United Nations Educational, Scienti#c International Monetary Fund (IMF) (IAEA) and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 700 19th Street, N.W. Vienna International Centre UNESCO House Washington, D.C. 20431, U.S.A. P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria 7, place de Fontenoy Telephone: (1) (202) 623-7000 Telephone: (43) (1) 2600-0 75352 Paris 07-SP, France Fax: (1) (202) 623-4661 Fax: (43) (1) 2600-7 Telephone: (33) (0) (1) 45-68-10-00 E-mail: publica%[email protected] E-mail: o>[email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.imf.org Internet: www.iaea.org Internet: www.unesco.org Managing Director: Christine Lagarde Director General: Yukiya Amano (Japan) Director General: Irina Bokova (France) (Bulgaria) IAEA O>ce at the United Nations IMF O>ce at the United Nations One United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1155 UNESCO O>ce at the United Nations One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Two United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-900 885 Second Avenue, 26th ~oor Telephone: (1) (212) 963-6010/6011 New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Fax: (1) (917) 367-4046 Telephone: (1) (212) 963-5995 Telephone: (1) (212) 317-4720 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) (212) 963-8014 Fax: (1) (212) 317-4733 E-mail: [email protected] International Civil Aviation Organization International Labour Organization (ICAO) (ILO) World Health Organization 999 University Street 4, route des Morillons (WHO) Montreal, Quebec, H3C 5H7, Canada CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland Avenue Appia, 20 Telephone: (1) (514) 954-8219 Telephone: (41) (22) 799-6111 CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland Fax: (1) (514) 954-6077 Fax: (41) (22) 798-8685 Telephone: (41) (22) 791-2111 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (41) (22) 791-3111 Internet: www.icao.int Internet: www.ilo.org E-mail: [email protected] Secretary-General: Raymond Benjamin Director General: Guy Ryder Internet: www.who.int (France) (United Kingdom) Director General: Dr. Margaret Chan (China) Universal Postal Union (UPU) ILO O>ce at the United Nations Weltpost Strasse, 4 WHO O>ce at the United Nations One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza Case Postale 312 One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 885 Second Avenue, 30th ~oor 3000 Berne 15, Switzerland 885 Second Avenue, 26th ~oor New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Telephone: (41) (31) 350-3111 New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Telephone: (1) (212) 697-0150 Fax: (41) (31) 350-3110 Telephone: (1) (646) 626-6060 Fax: (1) (212) 697-5218 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) (646) 626-6080 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.upu.int E-mail: [email protected] Director General: Bishar Abdirahman Food and Agriculture Organization of Hussein (Kenya) the United Nations (FAO) World Bank (IBRD, IDA and IFC) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 1818 H Street, N.W. International Telecommunication Union 00153 Rome, Italy Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. (ITU) Telephone: (39) (06) 57051 Telephone: (1) (202) 473-1000 Place des Nations Fax: (39) (06) 570 53152 Fax: (1) (202) 477-6391 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.worldbank.org Telephone: (41) (22) 730-5111 Internet: www.fao.org President: Jim Yong Kim Fax: (41) (22) 733-7256 Director General: José Graziano da Silva (United States) E-mail: [email protected] (Brazil) Internet: www.itu.int O>ce of the Special Representative to Secretary-General: Houlin Zhao (China) FAO O>ce at the United Nations the United Nations One United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1125 One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza World Meteorological Organization New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. 885 Second Avenue, 26th ~oor (WMO) Telephone: (1) (212) 963-6036 New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. 7 bis, avenue de la Paix Fax: (1) (212) 963-5425 Telephone: (1) (212) 355-5112 Case postale 2300 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) (212) 355-4523 CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

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Telephone: (41) (22) 730-8111 International Fund for Agricultural World Tourism Organization Fax: (41) (22) 730-8181 Development (IFAD) (UNWTO) E-mail: [email protected] Via Paolo di Dono, 44 Capitan Haya, 42 Internet: www.wmo.int 00142 Rome, Italy 28020 Madrid, Spain President: David Grimes (Canada) Telephone: (39) (06) 54591 Telephone: (34) (91) 567-8100 Secretary-General: Michel Jarraud Fax: (39) (06) 504 3463 Fax: (34) (91) 571-3733 (France) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ifad.org Internet: www.unwto.org WMO O>ce at the United Nations President: Kanayo F. Nwanze (Nigeria) Secretary-General: Taleb Rifai 866 United Nations Plaza, Room A-302 (Jordan) IFAD O>ce at the United Nations New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Two United Nations Plaza, Rooms DC2-1128/1129 Telephone: (1) (212) 963-9444 Preparatory Commission for New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Fax: (1) (917) 367-6997 the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Telephone: (1) (212) 963-0546 Treaty Organization (CTBTO) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) (212) 963-2787 Vienna International Centre E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 1200 International Maritime Organization A-1400 Vienna, Austria (IMO) United Nations Industrial Development Telephone: (43) (1) 26030 4, Albert Embankment Organization (UNIDO) Fax: (43) (1) 26030 5823 London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom Vienna International Centre E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (44) (207) 735-7611 Wagramer Strasse, 5 Internet: www.ctbto.org Fax: (44) (207) 587-3210 P.O. Box 300, A-1400 Vienna, Austria Executive Secretary: Lassina Zerbo E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (43) (1) 26026-0 (Burkina Faso) Internet: www.imo.org Fax: (43) (1) 269-2669 Secretary-General: Koji Sekimizu E-mail: [email protected] (Japan) Organization for the Prohibition of Internet: www.unido.org Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director General: LI Yong (China) Johan de Wittlaan 32 World Intellectual Property Organization 2517 JR-The Hague (WIPO) UNIDO O>ce in New York The Netherlands 34, chemin des Colombettes One United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1118 Telephone: (31) (70) 416 3300 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Fax: (31) (70) 306 3535 Telephone: (41) (22) 338-9111 Telephone: (1) (212) 963-6890/6885 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (41) (22) 733-5428 Fax: (1) (212) 963-7904 Internet: www.opcw.org E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: o>[email protected] Director General: Ahmet Üzümcü Internet: www.wipo.int (Turkey) Director General: Francis Gurry World Trade Organization (WTO) (Australia) Centre William Rappard Rue de Lausanne, 154 WIPO O>ce at the United Nations CH-1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland Two United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-2525 Telephone: (41) (22) 739-5111 New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Fax: (41) (22) 731-4206 Telephone: (1) (212) 963-6813 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) (212) 963-4801 Internet: www.wto.org E-mail: [email protected] Director General: Roberto Azevêdo (Brazil)

NOTE : For more information on liaison, regional, subregional and country o>ces maintained by any of these organizations, please visit their respective websites .