Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (35th sess. : 1980-1981)
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    15 December 1980

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
167. Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States

The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the resolution of the United Nations Conference on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations relating to the observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States,[1] Noting that the Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character[2] regulates only the representation of States in their relations with international organizations, Taking into account the current practice of inviting the above-mentioned national liberation movements to participate as observers in the sessions of the General Assembly, specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and in the work of the conferences held under the auspices of such international organizations, Convinced that the participation of the national liberation movements referred to above in the work of international organizations helps to strengthen international peace and co-operation, Desirous of ensuring the effective participation of the above-mentioned national liberation movements as observers in the work of international organizations and of regulating, to that end, their status and the facilities, privileges and immunities necessary for the performance of their functions,

1. Invites all States which have not done so, in particular those which are hosts to international organizations or to conferences convened by, or held under the auspices of, international organizations of a universal character, to consider as soon as possible the question of ratifying, or acceding to, the Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character;

2. Calls upon the States concerned to accord to the delegations of the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States, and which are accorded observer status by international organizations, the facilities, privileges and immunities necessary for the performance of their functions in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution.

95th plenary meeting
15 December 1980


[1] See Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations, Vienna, 4 February-14 March 1975, vol. II (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.75.V. 12), p. 201, document A/CONF.67/15, annex. [2] Ibid., p. 207, document A/CONF.67/16.
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