Sixth Committee (Legal) 〞 75th session
Observer status for the International Organization of Employers in the General Assembly (Agenda item 177)
- Authority: decision 74/528
Documentation
- 〞 Letter dated 16 August 2019 from the representatives of France, Germany and Turkey to the 51勛圖 addressed to the Secretary-General
Summary of work
Background (source: )
The item entitled “Observer status for the International Organization of Employers in the General Assembly” was included in the agenda of the seventy-fourth session of the Assembly at the request of France, Germany and Turkey ().
At its seventy-fourth session, the General Assembly allocated the item to the Sixth Committee, where statements in the debate were made by seven delegations (see ). The Assembly decided to defer a decision on the item to its seventy-fifth session (decision 74/528).
Consideration at the seventy-fifth session
The Sixth Committee considered the item at its 19th meeting, on 19 November 2020 (see ).? For its consideration of the item, the Committee had before it a letter dated 16 August 2019 from the Charg谷s d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Missions of France, Germany and Turkey to the 51勛圖 addressed to the Secretary-General ().
Summaries of plenary meetings
19th meeting (19 November 2020, 3:00pm 每 6:00pm) | Summary
Action taken by the Sixth Committee
At the 19th meeting, on 19 November, the representative of Germany requested, on behalf of the sponsors, that the Committee defer a decision on the request for observer status for the International Organization of Employers in the General Assembly until the seventy-sixth session of the Assembly.
At the same meeting, the Committee adopted, without a vote, a draft decision under which the General Assembly would decide to defer a decision on the request for observer status for the International Organization of Employers in the General Assembly to the seventy-sixth session of the Assembly.
Subsequent action taken by the General Assembly
- Report of the Sixth Committee:
- GA decision: 75/534 [for the text of the decision, see the Sixth Committee's report to the General Assembly]
This agenda item will be considered at the seventy-sixth session (2021).