Security Council resolution 1414 (2002) [on admission of East Timor to membership in the United Nations]
Symbol: S/RES/1414(2002)
Date: 2002-05-23
Meeting record: S/PV.4542
Subjects: UN > Members|TIMOR-LESTE
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 January 2001-31 July 2002 - S/INF/57 - (SCOR, 57th year).
Summary: Recommends to the General Assembly that the Democratic Republic of East Timor be admitted to membership in the UN.

United Nations                                                                S/RES/1414 (2002)
               Security Council                                            Distr.: General
                                                                           23 May 2002




               Resolution 1414 (2002)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4542nd meeting,
               on 23 May 2002

                    The Security Council,
                    Having examined the application of the Democratic Republic of East Timor for
               admission to the United Nations (S/2002/558),
                   Recommends to the General Assembly that the Democratic Republic of East
               Timor be admitted to membership in the United Nations.




02-39739 (E)
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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                         S/RES/1414 (2002)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                      Distr. general
                                                                         23 de mayo de 2002




               Resolución 1414 (2002)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 4542ª sesión,
               celebrada el 23 de mayo de 2002

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                   Habiendo examinado la solicitud de admisión de la República Democrática de
               Timor Oriental como Miembro de las Naciones Unidas (S/2002/558),
                    Recomienda a la Asamblea General que la República Democrática de Timor
               Oriental sea admitida como Miembro de las Naciones Unidas.




02-39742 (S)
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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                             S/RES/1414 (2002)
               Conseil de sécurité                                     Distr. générale
                                                                       23 mai 2002




               Résolution 1414 (2002)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 4542e séance,
               le 23 mai 2002

                   Le Conseil de sécurité,
                    Ayant examiné la demande d’admission à l’Organisation des Nations Unies
               présentée par la République démocratique du Timor oriental (S/2002/558),
                    Recommande à l’Assemblée générale d’admettre la République démocratique
               du Timor oriental à l’Organisation des Nations Unies.




02-39740 (F)
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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                       S/RES/1414 (2002)
               Совет Безопасности                                  Distr.: General
                                                                   23 May 2002




               Резолюция 1414 (2002),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 4542-м заседании
               23 мая 2002 года

                   Совет Безопасности,
                   рассмотрев заявление Демократической Республики Восточный Тимор о
               приеме в члены Организации Объединенных Наций (S/2002/558),
                    рекомендует Генеральной Ассамблее принять Демократическую Респуб-
               лику Восточный Тимор в члены Организации Объединенных Наций.




02-39741 (R)   230502   230502
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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                  S/RES/1414 (2002)
               安全理事会
                                                  Distr.: General

                                                  23 May 2002




               第 1414（2002）号决议

               2002 年 5 月 23 日安全理事会第 4542 次会议通过

                 安全理事会，

                                                 ，
                 审查了东帝汶民主共和国要求加入联合国的申请（S/2002/558）

                 建议大会接纳东帝汶民主共和国为联合国会员国。




02-39738 (C)    230502   230502

النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1414 (2002‬‬                                                                     ‫اﻷﻣــﻢ اﳌﺘﺤـﺪة‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪23 May 2002‬‬                                                                      ‫ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                           ‫اﻟﻘﺮار ‪(٢٠٠٢) ١٤١٤‬‬
                       ‫اﻟﺬي اﲣﺬه ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ،٤٥٤٢‬اﳌﻌﻘﻮدة ﰲ ‪ ٢٣‬أﻳﺎر‪/‬ﻣﺎﻳﻮ ‪٢٠٠٢‬‬
                                                                               ‫إن ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
              ‫وﻗـﺪ درس ﻃﻠـﺐ ﲨﻬﻮرﻳـﺔ ﺗﻴﻤـﻮر اﻟﺸـﺮﻗﻴﺔ اﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴـﺔ اﻻﻧﻀﻤـــﺎم إﱃ ﻋﻀﻮﻳــﺔ اﻷﻣــﻢ‬
                                                                                ‫اﳌﺘﺤﺪة )‪،(S/2002/558‬‬
              ‫ﻳﻮﺻـﻲ اﳉﻤﻌﻴـﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣـﺔ ﺑﻘﺒـﻮل ﲨﻬﻮرﻳـﺔ ﺗﻴﻤـﻮر اﻟﺸـﺮﻗﻴﺔ اﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴـــﺔ ﻋﻀــﻮا ﰲ اﻷﻣــﻢ‬
                                                                                                   ‫اﳌﺘﺤﺪة‪.‬‬




                                                                                                             ‫)‪02-39737 (A‬‬
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Draft resolution (S/2002/566):
United Nations                                                                        S/2002/566
               Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                             23 May 2002

                                                                             Original: English




               Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members
               concerning the application of the Democratic Republic of East
               Timor for admission to membership in the United Nations

               1.    At the 4540th meeting on 22 May 2002, the Security Council had before it the
               application of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (S/2002/558) 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 105th meeting on 23 May 2002, the Committee considered the
               application of the Democratic Republic of East Timor and unanimously decided to
               recommend to the Security Council that the Democratic Republic of East Timor
               should be admitted in the United Nations.
               3.    Accordingly, the Committee recommends to the Security Council the adoption
               of the following draft resolution:
                         “The Security Council,
                        “Having examined the application of the Democratic Republic of East
                    Timor for admission to the United Nations (S/2002/558),
                         “Recommends to the General Assembly that the Democratic Republic of
                    East Timor be admitted to membership in the United Nations.”




02-39696 (E)   230502
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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                      S/PV.4542
               Security Council                                                                                                    Provisional
               Fifty-seventh year


               4542     nd meeting
               Thursday, 23 May 2002, 1.40 p.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Jayakumar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Singapore)

Members:       Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Vassilev
               Cameroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Ms. Mballa Eyenga
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Chen Xu
               Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Salazar
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mrs. d’Achon
               Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Boubacar Diallo
               Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Barcroft
               Mauritius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Ms. Réhaut
               Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Ms. Lajous
               Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Larsen
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Mr. Granovsky
               Syrian Arab Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Mekdad
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . .                                Mr. Ross
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              Ms. Connelly


Agenda

               Admission of new Members
                       Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the
                       application of the Democratic Republic of East Timor for admission to
                       membership in the United Nations (S/2002/566).




               This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of
               speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
               delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-178.

02-39561 (E)
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S/PV.4542



     The meeting was called to order at 1.40 p.m.          (S/2002/566) has been adopted without a vote as
                                                           resolution 1414 (2002).
Adoption of the agenda
                                                                I shall convey the decision of the Security
                                                           Council recommending the admission of the
     The agenda was adopted.
                                                           Democratic Republic of East Timor to membership in
                                                           the United Nations to the Secretary-General for
Admission of new Members
                                                           transmittal to the fifty-seventh session of the General
                                                           Assembly in accordance with rule 60 of the Council’s
     Report of the Committee on the Admission of
                                                           provisional rules of procedure and the request of the
     New Members concerning the application of the
                                                           Democratic Republic of East Timor.
     Democratic Republic of East Timor for
     admission to membership in the United Nations              I shall now make a statement, in my capacity as
     (S/2002/566)                                          President of the Security Council, on behalf of the
                                                           members of the Council.
      The President: Under the item on its agenda, the
Security Council will now begin its consideration of                 “The Security Council has decided to
the report of the Committee on the Admission of New             recommend to the General Assembly that the
Members concerning the application of the Democratic            Democratic Republic of East Timor be admitted
Republic of East Timor for admission to membership              as a Member of the United Nations. On behalf of
in the United Nations. The report appears as document           the members of the Council, I wish to extend my
S/2002/566.                                                     congratulations to the Democratic Republic of
                                                                East Timor on this historic occasion.
      In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee
recommends to the Security Council the adoption of a                  “The Council notes with great satisfaction
draft resolution on the application of the Democratic           the Democratic Republic of East Timor’s solemn
Republic of East Timor for admission to membership              commitment to uphold the purposes and
in the United Nations. I should like to congratulate the        principles of the Charter of the United Nations
Committee on its unanimous decision to recommend                and to fulfil all the obligations contained therein.
that the Democratic Republic of East Timor be
                                                                      “We look forward to the day in the near
admitted to membership in the United Nations.
                                                                future when the Democratic Republic of East
      In accordance with the understanding reached in           Timor will join us as a Member of the United
prior consultations among members of the Council, I             Nations and to working closely with its
propose that the Council adopt the draft resolution             representatives.”
contained in paragraph 3 of the report of the
                                                               This statement will be issued as a document of
Committee on the Admission of New Members without
                                                           the  Security    Council     under    the  symbol
a vote.
                                                           S/PRST/2002/15.
     As I see no objection, it is so decided.
                                                                 The Council has thus concluded its consideration
     I therefore declare that the draft resolution         of the matter before it.
contained in paragraph 3 of the report of the
                                                                The meeting rose at 1.45 p.m.
Committee on the Admission of New Members




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Voting Summary
Yes: 000 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
BULGARIA
CAMEROON
CHINA
COLOMBIA
FRANCE
GUINEA
IRELAND
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SINGAPORE
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES