ENHANCED EFFORTS NECESSARY TO HELP THIRD STATES AFFECTED BY UN-IMPOSED SANCTIONS, CHARTER COMMITTEE TOLD
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L/2751
ENHANCED EFFORTS NECESSARY TO HELP THIRD STATES AFFECTED BY UN-IMPOSED SANCTIONS, CHARTER COMMITTEE TOLD
19960222 The role of international financial institutions should be enhanced and appropriate use made of multi- or bilateral development schemes to help third States affected by United Nations-imposed sanctions, the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization was told this afternoon.In a continuation of the discussion on implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Charter on helping third States, the representative of the Czech Republic also called for the coordination of various existing efforts to help countries affected by sanctions. There should be more transparency in the sanctions committees' procedures, provided that the confidentiality of their work was not adversely affected, and the flow of information to third States should be improved.
On the proposal to set up a dispute settlement service, the representative said it would make a valuable contribution to the peaceful settlement of conflicts. Such a service would be especially useful with its availability to various United Nations organs as a tool for preventing conflicts. The proposal should, however, be examined further to assess its practical, financial and administrative implications.
Turning to Malta's proposal that the Trusteeship Council should be given new functions related to the common heritage of mankind and other global concerns, he said that institutional duplication of activities should be avoided. There were international bodies, within and outside the United Nations system, that were already suited for most of the relevant activities. Also, there was no need to make conclusive statements on the Council until the Secretary-General had submitted to the General Assembly's fifty-first session a report with the Member States' comments on the subject. The Special Committee, in its work, should receive legal advice regarding Charter amendments and the rules of procedure of various United Nations bodies.
Earlier, the Committee approved the organization of its work in a session that would last until Tuesday, 5 March. In addition to assistance to third States affected by United Nations sanctions, the session is scheduled to
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consider proposals on the peaceful settlement of disputes. One proposal by Sierra Leone would establish a dispute settlement service which offered its services or responded early in disputes. The Committee will also consider the role of the Trusteeship Council and the status of the United Nations Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council.
Under General Assembly resolution 796 (VIII) adopted on 27 November 1953, the Secretary-General was requested to prepare, publish and circulate among Member States a Repertory of the practices of United Nations organs. Subsequently, a series of resolutions had requested him to continue to prepare supplements. The Repertory generally focuses on the presentation of decisions of United Nations organs and summarizes relevant views of delegations. It provides a summary of United Nations practice regarding the Articles of the Charter, emphasizing those in relation to which significant practice had developed in United Nations organs and throwing light on the interpretation or application of particular provisions.
The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council, on the other hand, was designed to make materials in official records "more readily available" and to serve as a reference source for governments, delegations, the Secretariat, jurists, scholars and other users. The publication gives an analytical summary of the Council's proceedings and arranges the material by categories in texts, tables or in the form of "cases" organized according to the Council's provisional rules of procedure and by the Charter's Articles. The Repertoire's publication was authorized by Assembly resolution 686 (VII) of 5 December 1952.
The representatives of France, United Kingdom, Malta, Algeria, Cameroon, Canada and Italy spoke on the work schedule.
The Special Committee will meet again at 10:30 a.m., Friday, 23 February, to continue discussing the maintenance of international peace and security.
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