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 Article 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 Justice

UN General Assembly, 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 Article 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 Justice, A/RES/1299, UN General Assembly, 10 December 1958, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1958/en/7409 [accessed 17 January 2025]
LinkedIn

XIII. RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE
1299. 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 non-permanent members 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 Article 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 Justice

The General Assembly, Realizing that the membership of the United Nations has increased considerably in recent years, Taking note of the feeling expressed by many Members that there should be an increase in the membership of some of the organs of the United Nations, Noting that such increases would necessitate amendments to the Charter of the United Nations, Realizing that such amendments to the Charter require a larger area of agreement than prevails at present,

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

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

783rd plenary meeting,
10 December 1958.
Disclaimer:

This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.