Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 145 Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

49 versions · 1977–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/166

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/166	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,978	87%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/125	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,923	86%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/111	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,951	85%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/109	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,916	85%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/115	Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization	1,933	88%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

42 reports · 2000–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/206	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/166
2025	A/80/210	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/125
2025	A/80/151	Implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related to assistance to 3rd States affected by the application of sanctions report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/125
2024	A/79/188	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/111
2023	A/78/296	Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/109

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Conciliation Dispute Settlement Friendly Relations Among States International Security Members Observer Status Participants Work Organization

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization; 15/

Decides that the Special Committee will hold its next session from 21 February to 5 March 1996;

Expresses its intention to initiate the procedure set out in Article 108 of the Charter of the United Nations to amend the Charter, with prospective effect, by the deletion of the "enemy State" clauses from Articles 53, 77 and 107 at its earliest appropriate future session;

Requests the Special Committee, at its session in 1996, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 below:

To accord appropriate time for the consideration of all proposals concerning the question of the maintenance of international peace and security in all its aspects in order to strengthen the role of the United Nations and, in this context, to consider other proposals relating to the maintenance of international peace and security already submitted or which might be submitted to the Special Committee at its session in 1996, including the proposal on the strengthening of the role of the Organization and enhancing its effectiveness and the revised proposal submitted with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of the Security Council in regard to the maintenance of international peace and security, and to consider recommending to the General Assembly the desired priorities for its further consideration;

To continue to consider on a priority basis the question of the implementation of the provisions of the Charter related to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter, taking into consideration the report of the Secretary-General,¹⁸ the proposals presented on this subject, the debate on this question which took place in the Sixth Committee at the fiftieth session of the General Assembly and, in particular, the implementation of the provisions of General Assembly resolution 50/51 of 11 December 1995;

¹⁸A/50/361.

To continue its work on the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, and in this context to continue its consideration of proposals relating to the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, including the proposal on the establishment of a dispute settlement service offering or responding with its services early in disputes and those proposals relating to the enhancement of the role of the International Court of Justice;

To continue its consideration of the question of the enhancement of cooperation between the United Nations and regional arrangements or agencies in the maintenance of international peace and security;

To consider proposals concerning the Trusteeship Council;

To consider the status of the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council;¹⁹

¹⁹See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fiftieth Session, Sixth Committee, 44th meeting.

Decides that the Special Committee shall henceforth be open to all States Members of the United Nations and that it will continue to operate on the basis of the practice of consensus;

Decides also that the Special Committee shall be authorized to accept the participation of observers of States other than States Members of the United Nations which are members of specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency in its meetings, and further decides to invite intergovernmental organizations to participate in the debate in the plenary meetings of the Committee on specific items when it considers that such participation would assist in the work;

Invites the Special Committee at its session in 1996 to identify new subjects for consideration in its future work with a view to contributing to the revitalization of the work of the United Nations, and to discuss how to offer its assistance to the working groups of the General Assembly in this field;

Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at the fifty-first session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization".

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