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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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;

Decides that the Special Committee shall hold its next session from 18 to 26 February 2026;

Requests the Special Committee, at its session in 2026, in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 50/52 of 11 December 1995:

To continue its 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 may be submitted to the Special Committee at its session in 2026, including strengthening the relationship and cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations or arrangements in the peaceful settlement of disputes;

To consider, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the annex to resolution 71/146 of 13 December 2016, in an appropriate, substantive manner and framework, the question of the implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations relating to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions (Article 50 of the Charter) based on all of the related reports of the Secretary-General and the proposals submitted on the question, and requests the Secretary-General to submit the next report on this issue to the General Assembly at its eighty-second session;

To keep on its agenda the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States;

To consider, as appropriate, any proposal referred to it by the General Assembly in the implementation of the decisions of the high-level plenary meeting of the sixtieth session of the Assembly in September 2005 that concern the Charter and any amendments thereto;

To continue to consider, on a priority basis, ways and means of improving its working methods and enhancing its efficiency and utilization of resources with a view to identifying widely acceptable measures for future implementation;

Requests the Secretary-General, in accordance with paragraph 3 of the annex to resolution 71/146, to brief the Special Committee at its next session on the document entitled “Introduction and implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations” contained in the annex to General Assembly resolution 64/115;

Also requests the Secretary-General to brief the Special Committee at its next session on the information referred to in paragraph 14 of his report on the implementation of the provisions of the Charter related to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions;

Recalls its decision, in its resolution 72/118 of 7 December 2017, to undertake an annual thematic debate in the Special Committee, under the agenda item on the peaceful settlement of disputes, to discuss the means for the settlement of disputes, in accordance with Chapter VI of the Charter, including in particular those contained in Article 33 thereof, and consistent with the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, and in that regard:

Invites Member States, bearing in mind paragraph 5 (b) of its resolution 77/109 of 7 December 2022, to focus their comments during the thematic debate, to be held at the next session of the Special Committee, at the eightieth session of the General Assembly, on the subtopic “Exchange of information on State practices regarding the use of adaptation or combination of traditional means”, while ensuring that the other means of dispute settlement will be discussed at the subsequent sessions of the Special Committee;

Also invites Member States to comment on the subtopics of the annual debate in their general statements with a view to having the texts of those statements posted on the website of the Special Committee;

Calls upon the Special Committee to include a summary of the subtopics of the annual debate in its annual report for further consideration;

Also recalls its endorsement of the decisions and recommendations adopted by the Special Committee at its 2016 session, in particular as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the annex to resolution 71/146;

Invites the Special Committee, at its session in 2026, to continue 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;

Notes the readiness of the Special Committee to provide, within its mandate, such assistance as may be sought at the request of other subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly in relation to any issues before them;

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

Recognizes the important role of the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, in adjudicating disputes among States and the value of its work, as well as the importance of having recourse to the Court in the peaceful settlement of disputes, notes that, consistent with Article 96 of the Charter, the Court’s advisory jurisdiction may be requested by the General Assembly, the Security Council or other authorized organs of the United Nations and the specialized agencies, and requests the Secretary-General to distribute, in due course, the advisory opinions requested by the principal organs of the United Nations as official documents of the United Nations;

Commends the Secretary-General for the progress made in the preparation of studies for the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, including the use of the internship programme of the United Nations and cooperation with academic institutions for this purpose, as well as the progress made towards updating the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council;

Further encourages Member States to identify academic institutions that have the capacity to contribute to the preparation of studies for the Repertory and to provide the contact details of such institutions, and in this regard further welcomes the initiative of the Secretariat also to invite members of the International Law Commission to recommend academic institutions that the Secretariat could contact for this purpose;

Notes with appreciation the contributions made by Member States to the trust fund for the elimination of the backlog in the Repertory and to the trust fund for the updating of the Repertoire, as well as other contributions, including the sponsoring of associate experts to assist in the updating of the Repertoire;

Reiterates its call for voluntary contributions to the trust fund for the elimination of the backlog in the Repertory so as to further support the Secretariat in carrying out the effective elimination of that backlog; voluntary contributions to the trust fund for the updating of the Repertoire so as to sustain the annual publication schedule; and the sponsoring, on a voluntary basis and with no cost to the United Nations, of associate experts to assist in the updating of the two publications;

Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue his efforts towards updating the two publications and making them available electronically in all their respective language versions, and encourages the continued updating of the websites for the Repertory and for the Repertoire;

Notes with concern that the backlog in the preparation of all volumes of the Repertory, in particular volume III, although slightly reduced, has not been eliminated, and calls upon the Secretary-General to address that issue effectively and on a priority basis, while commending the Secretary-General for progress made in reducing the backlog;

Reiterates the responsibility of the Secretary-General for the quality of the Repertory and the Repertoire, and with regard to the Repertoire calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to follow the modalities outlined in paragraphs 102 to 106 of his report dated 18 September 1952;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a report on both the Repertory and the Repertoire;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-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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