Sixth Committee (Legal) — 76th session
Observer status for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat in the General Assembly (Agenda item 171)
At the 28th meeting on 10 November 2021, the Sixth Committee decided to recommend the General Assembly to defer a decision on the request for observer status for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat in the General Assembly to its seventy-seventh session. The Committee thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 171.
- Authority: decision 75/532
Documentation
- A/72/194 — Note verbale dated 11 August 2017 from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Summary of work
Background (source: A/76/100)
The item entitled “Observer status for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat in the General Assembly” was included in the agenda of the seventy-second session of the Assembly at the request of Uruguay (A/72/194). The Assembly has had the item on its agenda annually since the seventy-second session (decisions 72/526, 73/537, 74/526 and 75/532).
At its seventy-fifth session, the Assembly decided to defer a decision on the item to its seventy-sixth session (decision 75/532).
Consideration at the seventy-sixth session
Archived videos and summaries of plenary meetings
28th meeting (10 November 2021, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
