Sixth Committee (Legal) — 80th session
The rule of law at the national and international levels (Agenda item 84)
Draft resolution A/C.6/80/L.16 was adopted without a vote at the 38th meeting on 21 November 2025. The Committee thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 84.
- Authority: resolution 79/126
- List of speakers
Documentation
- A/80/99 — Report of the Secretary-General: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities
- A/C.6/80/L.16 — Draft resolution
Summary of work
Background (source: A/80/100)
The item entitled “The rule of law at the national and international levels” was included in the agenda of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly at the request of Liechtenstein and Mexico (A/61/142).
At its seventy-ninth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit, in a timely manner, his next annual report on United Nations rule of law activities, in accordance with paragraph 5 of its resolution 63/128, addressing, in a balanced manner, the national and international dimensions of the rule of law, and invited Member States to focus their comments during the upcoming Sixth Committee debate on the subtopic “The rule of law at the national and international levels at the eightieth anniversary of the United Nations” (resolution 79/126).
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