Security Council resolution 1290 (2000) [on admission of Tuvalu to membership in the United Nations]
[Admission of Tuvalu to membership in the UN]
Symbol: S/RES/1290(2000)
Date: 2000-02-17
Meeting record: S/PV.4103
Subjects: UN > Members|TUVALU
Summary: Recommends to the General Assembly that Tuvalu be admitted to membership in the UN

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                                                               S/RES/1290 (2000)
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                              RESOLUTION 1290 (2000)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4103rd meeting
                                on 17 February 2000


     The Security Council,

     Having examined the application of Tuvalu for admission to the United
Nations (S/2000/5),

     Recommends to the General Assembly that Tuvalu be admitted to membership in
the United Nations.


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Texto español (official Spanish version): NACIONES
UNIDAS
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                                                          S/RES/1290 (2000)
                                                          17 de febrero de 2000




                                RESOLUCIÓN 1290 (2000)

               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 4103ª sesión
                          celebrada el 17 de febrero de 2000


     El Consejo de Seguridad,

     Habiendo examinado la solicitud de admisión de Tuvalu como Miembro de las
Naciones Unidas (S/2000/5),

     Recomienda a la Asamblea General que Tuvalu sea admitido como Miembro de
las Naciones Unidas.


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Texte français (official French version): NATIONS
UNIES                                                                       S
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                                                             S/RES/1290 (2000)
                                                             17 février 2000




                               RÉSOLUTION 1290 (2000)

             Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 4103e séance,
                               le 17 février 2000

     Le Conseil de sécurité,

     Ayant examiné la demande d’admission de Tuvalu à l’Organisation des
Nations Unies (S/2000/5),

     Recommande à l’Assemblée générale d’admettre Tuvalu à l’Organisation des
Nations Unies.

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                                               17 February 2000




                            第 1290(2000)号决议

                             2000 年 2 月 17 日
                        安全理事会第 4103 次会议通过

       安全理事会,
       审查了图瓦卢要求加入联合国的申请(S/2000/5),
       建议大会接纳图瓦卢为联合国会员国




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Draft resolution (S/2000/70):
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                                                                S/2000/70
                                                                31 January 2000

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               REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS
               CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF TUVALU FOR ADMISSION TO
                           MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS


1.   At the 4093rd meeting on 28 January 2000, the Security Council had before
it the application of Tuvalu (S/2000/5) for admission to membership in the
United Nations. In accordance with rule 59 of the provisional rules of
procedure of the Security Council and in the absence of a proposal to the
contrary, the President of the Council referred the application to the Committee
on the Admission of New Members for examination and report.

2.   At its 102nd and 103rd meeting on 28 and 31 January 2000, the Committee
considered the application of Tuvalu and decided to recommend to the Security
Council that Tuvalu should be admitted to membership in the United Nations.

3.   The Committee further decided to recommend to the Security Council that it
should have recourse to the provision of the last paragraph of rule 60 of its
provisional rules of procedure.

4.   Accordingly, the Committee recommends to the Security Council the adoption
of the following draft resolution:

         "The Security Council,

          "Having examined the application of Tuvalu for admission to the United
     Nations (S/2000/5),

          "Recommends to the General Assembly that Tuvalu be admitted to
     membership in the United Nations."

5.   The representative of China stated that China was unable to associate
itself with the recommendation of the Committee for the admission of Tuvalu to
membership in the United Nations and that it would expound its position at the
formal meeting of the Security Council.


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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                             S/PV.4103


                 Security Council                                                                                                           Provisional
                 Fifty-fifth Year

                 4103rd Meeting
                 Thursday, 17 February 2000, 11 a.m.
                 New York




President:       Mr. Listre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (Argentina)

Members:         Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Chowdhury
                 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Fowler
                 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Shen Guofang
                 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Teixeira da Silva
                 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Miss Durrant
                 Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Hasmy
                 Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Maiga
                 Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Andjaba
                 Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Scheffers
                 Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Mr. Gatilov
                 Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Ben Youssef
                 Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Yel’chenko
                 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . .                         Sir Jeremy Greenstock
                 United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             Mr. Cunningham

Agenda
     Admission of new Members

             Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of Tuvalu for admission
             to membership in the United Nations (S/2000/70)




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Security Council                                                                                              4103rd meeting
Fifty-fifth year                                                                                            17 February 2000

     The meeting was called to order at 11.20 a.m.                 should truly fulfil the obligations contained in the Charter
                                                                   of the United Nations and strictly abide by the resolutions
Adoption of the agenda                                             of the General Assembly. This is also a very important
                                                                   basis on which to judge whether an applicant country has
     The agenda was adopted.                                       met the standards for being a Member of the United
                                                                   Nations.
Admission of new Members
                                                                        In considering the question of Tuvalu’s joining the
     Report of the Committee on the Admission of New               United Nations, we believe that the most important thing
     Members concerning the application of Tuvalu for              is the upholding of the principles and purposes of the
     admission to membership in the United Nations                 Charter of the United Nations and the implementation of
     (S/2000/70)                                                   General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI).

     The President (spoke in Spanish): Under the item on                Proceeding from this principled position, the Chinese
its agenda, the Security Council will now begin its                delegation cannot support the Security Council’s
consideration of the report of the Committee on the                recommendation to the General Assembly that Tuvalu
Admission of New Members concerning the application of             should be accepted as a new Member State.
Tuvalu for admission to membership in the United Nations,
which appears in document S/2000/70.                                     At the same time, bearing in mind the long-term
                                                                   interests of the peoples of China and Tuvalu, and also
      In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee                  taking into consideration the requests of various parties,
recommends to the Council that it should have recourse to          including the countries of the South Pacific, we will not
the provision of the last paragraph of rule 60 of the              block this recommendation. It is our hope that, after
Council’s provisional rules of procedure in order to present       joining the United Nations, Tuvalu will strictly abide by
its recommendation to the General Assembly at its fifty-           the Charter of the United Nations and implement General
fourth session. If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the   Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI).
Council wishes to waive the time limits set forth in the
penultimate paragraph of rule 60.                                       The President (spoke in Spanish): I shall now put
                                                                   to the vote the draft resolution contained in paragraph 4
     There being no objection, it is so decided.                   of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New
                                                                   Members (S/2000/70).
     In paragraph 4 of the report, the Committee
recommends to the Security Council the adoption of a draft              A vote was taken by show of hands.
resolution on the application of Tuvalu for admission to
membership in the United Nations.                                  In favour:
                                                                        Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Jamaica,
     It is my understanding that the Council is ready to                Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian
proceed to the vote on the draft resolution contained in                Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of
paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the                       Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of
Admission of New Members (S/2000/70). Unless I hear any                 America
objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote.
                                                                   Against:
     There being no objection, it is so decided.                       None

    I shall first give the floor to those members of the           Abstaining:
Council who wish to make statements before the voting.                  China

      Mr. Shen Guofang (China) (spoke in Chinese): The                  The President (spoke in Spanish): The result of the
Chinese delegation attaches great importance to Tuvalu’s           voting is as follows: 14 votes in favour, none against and
desire to join the United Nations and has seriously                one abstention.
considered its application. The Chinese delegation believes
that, as a State Member of the United Nations, a country


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Security Council                                                                                         4103rd meeting
Fifty-fifth year                                                                                       17 February 2000

     The draft resolution contained in paragraph 4 of the                 “The Council notes with great satisfaction
report of the Committee on the Admission of New                      Tuvalu’s solemn commitment to uphold the purposes
Members, document S/2000/70, has been adopted as                     and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
resolution 1290 (2000).                                              and to fulfil all the obligations contained therein.

      I shall immediately convey the decision of the Security             “We look forward to the day in the near future
Council recommending the admission of Tuvalu to                      when Tuvalu will join us as a Member of the United
membership in the United Nations to the Secretary-General            Nations and to working closely with its
for transmittal to the General Assembly, in accordance with          representatives.”
rule 60 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.
                                                                    This statement will be issued as a document of the
     I shall now make a statement, in my capacity as            Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2000/6.
President of the Security Council, on behalf of the members
of the Council.                                                      The Council has thus concluded its consideration of
                                                                the matter before it.
           “The Security Council has decided to recommend
     to the General Assembly that Tuvalu be admitted as a            The meeting rose at 11.30 a.m.
     Member of the United Nations. On behalf of the
     members of the Council, I wish to extend
     my congratulations to Tuvalu on this historic occasion.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 014 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 001 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ARGENTINA
Y BANGLADESH
Y CANADA
A CHINA
Y FRANCE
Y JAMAICA
Y MALAYSIA
Y MALI
Y NAMIBIA
Y NETHERLANDS
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y TUNISIA
Y UKRAINE
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES