Sixth Committee (Legal) — 80th session
Observer status for the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials in the General Assembly (Agenda item 175)
- Item proposed by Argentina and Brazil: A/80/192
- List of speakers
Documentation
- A/80/192 — Letter dated 7 August 2025 from the representatives of Argentina and Brazil to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.6/80/L.2 — Draft resolution
Summary of work
Background (source: A/80/200)
By the letter dated 7 August 2025 (A/80/192) addressed to the Secretary-General, the representatives of Argentina and Brazil to the United Nations requested the inclusion of this item in the provisional agenda of the eightieth session.
Consideration at the eightieth session
The Sixth Committee considered the item at its 17th and 38th meetings, on 16 October and 21 November 2025 (see A/C.6/80/SR.17 and 38).
Statements were made by the representatives of Brazil and the United States of America.
The representative of Brazil spoke in the exercise of the right of reply.
Support was expressed for granting observer status to the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, in view of its effective contribution to the international nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament regime and safeguards. The view was expressed that the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials met the criteria for observer status set forth in General Assembly decision 49/426.
An objection to the approval of any new requests for observer status was raised, and a more disciplined approach to observer status was called for.
Archived videos and summaries of plenary meetings
17th meeting (16 October 2025, 10:00am – 1:00pm) | Summary
38th meeting (21 November 2025, 10:30am – 1:00pm) | Summary
Action taken by the Sixth Committee
At the 17th meeting, on 16 October, the representative of Brazil (also on behalf of Argentina) introduced the draft resolution entitled “Observer status for the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials in the General Assembly” (A/C.6/80/L.2) and announced that Cabo Verde, Honduras and Timor-Leste had joined as sponsors of the draft resolution.
At the 38th meeting, on 21 November, the representative of Brazil announced that the sponsor delegations had decided not to pursue the request for observer status for the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials at the current session, while reserving the right to present it at a future session.
At the same meeting, the Committee concluded its consideration of agenda item 175 without taking action.
Subsequent action taken by the General Assembly
- Report of the Sixth Committee: A/80/477
