Sixth Committee (Legal) — 79th session
Observer status for the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative in the General Assembly (Agenda item 178)
- Item proposed by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova and Romania: A/79/141
- List of speakers
Documentation
- A/79/141 — Letter dated 28 June 2024 from the representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova and Romania to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.6/79/L.3 — Draft resolution
Summary of work
Background (source: A/79/150)
By the letter dated 28 June 2024 (A/79/141) addressed to the Secretary-General, the representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova and Romania to the United Nations requested the inclusion of this item in the provisional agenda of the seventy-ninth session.
Consideration at the seventy-ninth session
The Sixth Committee considered the item at its 14th and 39th meetings, on 15 October and 22 November 2025 (see A/C.6/79/SR.14 and 39).
Statements were made by the representatives of Romania, the Russian Federation, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Türkiye.
Support was expressed for granting observer status to the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative, in view of its activities in support of anti-corruption efforts in the region of Southeast Europe, as well as in connection with the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the Conference of the States Parties to that convention.
Some delegations considered that the Initiative met the criteria established in General assembly decision 49/426 of 9 December 1994. However, other delegations considered that the legal character of the Initiative required further study.
Archived videos and summaries of plenary meetings
14th meeting (15 October 2024, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
39th meeting (22 November 2024, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
Action taken by the Sixth Committee
At the 14th meeting, on 15 October 2024, the representative of Romania introduced a draft resolution entitled “Observer status for the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative in the General Assembly” (A/C.6/79/L.3).
At the 39th meeting, on 22 November, the Chair of the Committee announced that the Bureau had been informed that the delegation of Romania, on behalf of the sponsors, had requested that the Committee defer a decision on the request for observer status for the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative in the General Assembly until the eightieth session of the Assembly.
At the same meeting, the Committee adopted, without a vote, a draft decision under which the General Assembly would decide to defer a decision on the request for observer status for the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative in the General Assembly to the eightieth session of the Assembly.
Subsequent action taken by the General Assembly
- Report of the Sixth Committee: A/79/489
- GA decision: 79/535 [for the text of the decision, see the Sixth Committee's report to the General Assembly]
This agenda item will be considered at the eightieth session (2025).
