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

  • Author: UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    17 December 1979
UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980), Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization., A/RES/34/147, UN General Assembly, 17 December 1979, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1979/en/9626 [accessed 16 March 2025]
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34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
147. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization

The General Assembly, Reaffirming its support for the purposes and principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling its resolutions 992 (X) of 21 November 1955, 2285 (XXII) of 5 December 1967, 2552 (XXIV) of 12 December 1969, 2697 (XXV) of 11 December 1970, 2968 (XXVII) of 14 December 1972 and 3349 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, Recalling also its resolutions 2925 (XXVII) of 27 November 1972, 3073 (XXVIII) of 30 November 1973 and 3282 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 on the strengthening of the role of the United Nations, Recalling especially its resolution 3499 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, by which it established the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, and its resolutions 31/28 of 29 November 1976, 32/45 of 8 December 1977 and 33/94 of 16 December 1978, Having considered the report of the Special Committee [1] Noting that progress has been made in fulfilling the mandate of the Special Committee, Recalling its decision, adopted at its 4th plenary meeting on 21 September 1979, to include in the agenda of its thirty-fourth session the item entitled "Settlement by peaceful means of disputes between States", Noting the importance that pre-session consultations among the members of the Special Committee and other interested States may have in facilitating the fulfilment of its task, Considering that the Special Committee has not yet completed the mandate entrusted to it,

1. 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;

2. Decides that the Special Committee should continue its work in pursuance of the following tasks with which it is entrusted:

(a) To list the proposals which have been made or will be made in the Committee and to identify those which have awakened special interest;

(b) To examine proposals which have been made or will be made in the Committee with a view to according priority to the consideration of those areas on which general agreement is possible;

3. Requests the Special Committee at its next session:[2]

(a) To continue its work on the proposals made by Member States regarding the question of the maintenance of international peace and security with a view to listing and examining those proposals;

(b) To consider proposals made by Member States on the question of rationalization of existing procedures of the United Nations and, subsequently, any proposals under other topics;

4. Further requests the Special Committee, in the light of the progress it has achieved concerning the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes, to continue its work on this question with a view to developing and recommending a means of bringing the work to an appropriate conclusion on the basis of the list prepared by the Special Committee in accordance with General Assembly resolution 33/94;

5. Requests the Special Committee to be mindful of the importance of reaching general agreement whenever that has significance for the outcome of its work;

6. Urges members of the Special Committee to participate fully in its work in fulfilment of the mandate entrusted to it;

7. Invites Governments to submit or to bring up to date, if they deem it necessary, their observations and proposals in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3499 (XXX);

8. Requests the Secretary-General to render all assistance to the Special Committee;

9. Requests the Secretary-General to bring up to date as quickly as possible the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, as mandated in resolutions 796 (VIII) of 27 November 1953, 992 (X) of 21 November 1955 and 2968 (XXVII) of 14 December 1972;

10. Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

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

105th plenary meeting
17 December 1979
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 33 (A/34/33). [2] See also sect. X.B.8, decision 34/432.
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