Report of the Economic and Social Council (Chapter I, Section Vi): Question of Increasing the Membership of the Council

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1959.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics

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What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

14 November 1958.

1299 (XDI). Question of amending the United Nations Charter, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 108 of the Charter, to increase the number of nonpermanent memben of the Security Council and the number of votes required for decisions of the Council Question of amending the United Nations Charter, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 108 of the Charter, to increase the membership of the Economic and Social Council Question of amending the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Arllcle 108 of the Charter of the United Nations and Article 69 of the Statute of the Court, with respect to an increase in the number of judges of the International Court of J11Stice

Decides to postpone until its fourteenth session the consideration of items 21, 22 and 23 of the agenda of the thirteenth session ;

Decides that these items should be placed on the provisional agenda of its fourteenth session.

10 December 1958.

1800 (XDI). Report of the Economic and Socia)

Council ( chapter I, section VI) : queation of increasing the membenhip of the Council

Recogniaes that, in view of the increase in the membership of the United Nations since its establishment, an increase in the membership of the Economic and Social Council is desirable in order to achieve a wider representation and thus to make the Council a more effective organ for carrying out the obligations

• See resolution 1337 (XIII). General Aaembl7-'11drteenth Seuion

placed upon it under Chapters IX and X of the Charter of the United Nations, and that such an increase should be so designed as to preserve the expeditious conduct of the work of the Council;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fourteenth session the item entitled "Question of amending the United Nations Charter, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 108 of the Charter, to increase the membership of the Economic and Social Council".

10 December 1958.

1301 (XDI). Measures aimed at the implementa• tion and promotion of peaceful and neigh• hourly relation11 among State&

Reaffenns the purposes and principles of the United Nations;

Calls upon Member States to live together within the letter and spirit of the Charter of the United Nations;

Urges all Member States, while making full use of Article 33 of the Charter, to resort to the Organization for the peaceful solution of problems which interfere with friendly and neighbourly relations among States or threaten international peace ;

Calls upon Member States to take effective steps towards the implementation of principles of peaceful and neighbourly relations;

Recommends that all Member States should take practical measures or make arrangements in conjunction with and not inconsistent with the programmes of the United Nations and its specialized agencies to foster open, free and friendly co-operation and understanding in the fields of economy, culture, science, technology and communications ;

Welcomes with satisfadion agreements between Member States which are working or will work towards the attainment of the aims envisaged in the present resolution.

10 December 1958.

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