Sixth Committee (Legal) — 75th session
Observer status for the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization in the General Assembly (Agenda item 182)
- Item proposed by Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam:
Documentation
- — Letter dated 12 August 2020 from the Permanent Representatives of Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- — Draft resolution
Summary of work
Background (source: )
By the letter dated 12 August 2020 () addressed to the Secretary-General, the Permanent Representatives of Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam requested the inclusion of this item in the provisional agenda of the seventy-fifth session.
Consideration at the seventy-fifth session
The Sixth Committee considered the item at its 14th, 15th and 19th meetings, on 6, 10 and 19 November 2020 (see , and ).
Statements were made by the representatives of the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cambodia and Indonesia.
Delegations expressed support for granting observer status to the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization.
Summaries of plenary meetings
14th meeting (6 November 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
15th meeting (10 November 2020, 10:00am – 1:00pm) | Summary
19th meeting (19 November 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
Action taken by the Sixth Committee
At the 14th meeting, on 6 November, the representative of the Republic of Korea, also on behalf of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Germany, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Observer status for the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization in the General Assembly” () and announced that Bangladesh, Qatar and Turkey had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
At the 19th meeting, on 19 November, the Committee adopted draft resolution without a vote.
Under this draft resolution, the General Assembly would decide to invite the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of observer; and request the Secretary-General to take the necessary action to implement the resolution.
Subsequent action taken by the General Assembly
- Report of the Sixth Committee: ?+?
- GA resolution:
