Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations
Background
Article 12, paragraph 1, of the Charter stipulates that, while the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Council so requests.
Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter and rule 49 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly provide that the Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security Council, shall notify the General Assembly at each session of any matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and security, which are being dealt with by the Council and shall similarly notify the Assembly immediately if the Council ceases to deal with such matters.
At its sixty-first session, the General Assembly took note of the communication from the Secretary-General (A/61/371) without discussion (decision 61/518) [page 19].
