United Nations observers

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United Nations observers are non-member entities that participate in UN meetings and activities to monitor, report, and contribute expertise without possessing voting rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-member participants in the United Nations
observer status entities in the United Nations
appliesTo entities recognized by the United Nations but not admitted as full members
characteristic do not count toward quorum in United Nations voting
may be invited to speak after member states
may submit communications through the President of the General Assembly or the Secretary-General
governedBy United Nations General Assembly resolutions on observer status
grantedBy United Nations General Assembly
hasExample African Union
European Union
Holy See
International Committee of the Red Cross
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Knights Hospitaller
surface form: Sovereign Military Order of Malta

State of Palestine
hasRight address the United Nations General Assembly in certain circumstances
attend meetings of the United Nations General Assembly
circulate documents as official United Nations documents in some cases
participate in United Nations conferences and meetings
hasRole contribute expertise to United Nations work
monitor United Nations activities
participate in United Nations meetings without voting rights
report on United Nations proceedings
includes entities and organizations invited as observers
intergovernmental organizations with observer status
international organizations with observer status
non-member observer states
observer states
regional organizations with observer status
specialized agencies with observer status
lacksRight propose resolutions in their own name in the United Nations General Assembly
vote in the United Nations General Assembly
legalBasis United Nations Charter practice and General Assembly rules of procedure
operatesInLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
participatesIn United Nations General Assembly plenary meetings
United Nations committees and working groups when invited
United Nations conferences and summits
purpose allow non-member entities to follow and contribute to United Nations deliberations
enhance representation of international and regional organizations in United Nations processes
facilitate cooperation between the United Nations and non-member entities
relatedTo United Nations General Assembly observer status
United Nations membership
United Nations system
surface form: United Nations system organizations
statusDeterminedBy resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly

Referenced by (4)

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Permanent Court of Arbitration memberOf United Nations observers
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly observer entities
South African general election, 1994 monitoredBy United Nations observers
this entity surface form: United Nations observers in Iraq