UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations

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Official UN Documents

A/65/856 (1 June 2011)
Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations : note by the Secretary-General
http://undocs.org/A/65/856 

A/65/PV.88
General Assembly official records, 65th session : 88h plenary meeting, Tuesday, 3 May 2011, New York
http://undocs.org/A/65/PV.88
Notes: At the 88th meeting, draft resolution A/65/L.64/Rev.1, as orally revised, was adopted 180-0-2: resolution 65/276
Webcast: http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/05/general-assembly-88th-plenary-meeting.html
Press release: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/ga11079.doc.htm

A/RES/65/276 (adopted 3 May 2011)
Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
http://undocs.org/A/RES/65/276
Related Document:  A/65/L.64/Rev.1
Notes: "Annex: Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations": p. 2.
Voting Summary:  Adopted 180-0-2, 88th plenary meeting

A/65/834 (10 May 2011)
Letter dated 2011/05/09 from the Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
http://undocs.org/A/65/834
Summary:  Transmits, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a document entitled "Interpretive declaration by the Bahamas on behalf of CARICOM, 3 May 2011, in connection with General Assembly resolution 65/276, entitled 'Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations'".

A/65/L.64/Rev.1 (21 April 2011)
Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations : revised draft resolution / Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
http://undocs.org/A/65/L.64/Rev.1
Notes:  "Annex: Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations": p. 2-3.

A/65/L.64 (21 March 2011)
Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations : draft resolution / Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
http://undocs.org/A/65/L.64
Notes:  "Annex: Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations": p. 2.

A/64/PV.122
General Assembly official records, 64th session : 122nd plenary meeting, Tuesday, 14 September 2010, New York
http://undocs.org/A/64/PV.122
Notes: At the 122nd meeting, the motion to adjourn debate on draft resolution A/64/L.67, as orally revised, was adopted (76-71-26)
Webcast: http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/ga/64/2010/ga100914am-orig.rm
Press Release: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/ga10983.doc.htm

A/64/L.67 (31 August 2010)
Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations : draft resolution / Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
http://undocs.org/A/64/L.67
Notes:  The motion to adjourn debate on the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted (76-71-26) (A/64/PV.122).
 
 
Further Information:

• United Nations Brussels
  General Assembly grants EU higher participation status:
  http://www.unbrussels.org/general-assembly-grants-eu-higher-participation-status.html

• Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
  EU voice at the UN General Assembly:
  http://www.europa-eu-un.org/articles/en/article_10999_en.htm