Security Council resolution 1249 (1999) [on admission of the Republic of Nauru to membership in the United Nations]
[Admission of the Republic of Nauru to membership in the UN]
Symbol: S/RES/1249(1999)
Date: 1999-06-25
Meeting record: S/PV.4017
Subjects: UN > Members|NAURU
Summary: Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Nauru be admitted to membership in the UN.

UNITED
NATIONS                                                                      S
                Security Council
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                                                               S/RES/1249 (1999)
                                                               25 June 1999




                              RESOLUTION 1249 (1999)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4017th meeting
                                  on 25 June 1999


     The Security Council,

     Having examined the application of the Republic of Nauru for admission to
the United Nations (S/1999/478),

     Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Nauru be admitted
to membership in the United Nations.


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99-18830 (E)

Texto español (official Spanish version): NACIONES
UNIDAS
                                                                                S
                  Consejo de Seguridad
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                                                          S/RES/1249 (1999)*
                                                          30 de junio de 1999




                                RESOLUCIÓN 1249 (1999)

               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 4017ª sesión,
                           celebrada el 25 de junio de 1999


     El Consejo de Seguridad,

     Habiendo examinado la solicitud de admisión de la República de Nauru en las
Naciones Unidas (S/1999/478),

     Recomienda a la Asamblea General que la República de Nauru sea admitida
como Miembro de las Naciones Unidas.


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     * Publicado nuevamente por razones técnicas.

99-19424 (S)

Texte français (official French version): NATIONS
UNIES                                                                          S
             Conseil de sécurité
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                                                             GÉNÉRALE

                                                             S/RES/1249 (1999)
                                                             25 juin 1999




                               RÉSOLUTION 1249 (1999)

             Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 4017e séance,
                                le 25 juin 1999

     Le Conseil de sécurité,

     Ayant examiné la demande d’admission à l’Organisation des Nations Unies
présentée par la République de Nauru (S/1999/478),

     Recommande à l’Assemblée générale d’admettre la République de Nauru à
l’Organisation des Nations Unies.

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Draft resolution (S/1999/716):
UNITED
NATIONS                                                                        S
                 Security Council
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                                                                GENERAL

                                                                S/1999/716
                                                                25 June 1999

                                                                ORIGINAL:   ENGLISH




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


1.   At the 3996th meeting on 4 May 1999, the Security Council had before it the
application of the Republic of Nauru (S/1999/478) 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 99th and 100th meetings held on 22 and 25 June 1999, the Committee
considered the application of the Republic of Nauru and decided to recommend to
the Security Council that the Republic of Nauru 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 the Republic of Nauru for
     admission to the United Nations (S/1999/478),

          "Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Nauru 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 the
Republic of Nauru 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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99-18788 (E)     250699

Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                          S/PV.4017


                 Security Council                                                                                                        Provisional
                 Fifty-fourth Year

                 4017th Meeting
                 Friday, 25 June 1999, 4.30 p.m.
                 New York




President:       Mr. Jagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Gambia)

Members:         Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Ramírez
                 Bahrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Buallay
                 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Moura
                 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Fowler
                 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Shen Guofang
                 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Alabrune
                 Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Moungara-Moussotsi
                 Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Rastam
                 Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Andjaba
                 Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Scheffers
                 Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Granovsky
                 Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Türk
                 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . Sir Jeremy Greenstock
                 United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Burleigh


Agenda
     Admission of new Members

             Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of the Republic of
             Nauru for admission to membership in the United Nations (S/1999/716)




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Security Council                                                                                              4017th meeting
Fifty-fourth year                                                                                               25 June 1999

     The meeting was called to order at 4.30 p.m.                   United Nations, we believe it most essential that the
                                                                    purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter
Adoption of the agenda                                              should be fully complied with, that General Assembly
                                                                    resolution 2758 (XXVI) of 1971 should be implemented
     The agenda was adopted.                                        and that the new Member should fulfil its Charter
                                                                    obligations and comply with General Assembly
Admission of new members                                            resolutions.

     Report of the Committee on the Admission of New                      On the basis of this principled position, the Chinese
     Members concerning the application of the                      delegation cannot support the recommendation by the
     Republic of Nauru for admission to membership in               Council to the General Assembly concerning the
     the United Nations (S/1999/716)                                admission of Nauru to the membership of the United
                                                                    Nations. At the same time, considering the long-term
     The President: Under the item on its agenda, the               interests of the peoples of China and Nauru, and given
Security Council will now begin its consideration of the            the request of South Pacific countries, we will not block
report of the Committee on the Admission of New                     this recommendation.
Members concerning the application of the Republic of
Nauru for admission to membership in the United Nations,                 We hope that after it joins the United Nations, Nauru
which appears in document S/1999/716.                               will strictly comply with resolutions of the United
                                                                    Nations, including General Assembly resolution 2758
      In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee                   (XXVI).
recommends to the Council that it should have recourse to
the provision of the last paragraph of rule 60 of the                    The President: I shall now put to the vote the draft
Council’s provisional rules of procedure in order to present        resolution contained in paragraph 4 of the report of the
its recommendation to the General Assembly at its                   Committee on the Admission of New Members, document
fifty-third session. If I hear no objection, I shall take it that   S/1999/716.
the Council wishes to waive the time limits set forth in the
penultimate paragraph of rule 60.                                        A vote was taken by show of hands.

     There being no objection, it is so decided.                    In favour:
                                                                         Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, France, Gabon,
     In paragraph 4 of the report, the Committee                         Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian
recommends to the Security Council the adoption of a draft               Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great
resolution on the application of the Republic of Nauru for               Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of
admission to membership in the United Nations.                           America

     It is my understanding that the Council is ready to            Against:
proceed to the vote on the draft resolution contained in                None
paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the
Admission of New Members (S/1999/716). Unless I hear                Abstaining:
any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote.             China

     There being no objection, it is so decided.                         The President: There were 14 votes in favour, none
                                                                    against and 1 abstention. The draft resolution contained in
     I shall first call on those members of the Council who         paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the
wish to make statements before the voting.                          Admission of New Members, document S/1999/716, has
                                                                    been adopted as resolution 1249 (1999).
     Mr. Shen Guofang (China) (spoke in Chinese): The
Chinese delegation attaches importance to the desire of                  I shall immediately convey the decision of the
Nauru to be admitted to membership in the United Nations,           Security Council recommending the admission of the
and has carried out serious study with regard to its                Republic of Nauru to membership in the United Nations
application. In considering the admission of Nauru to the           to the Secretary-General for transmittal to the General


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Security Council                                                                                          4017th meeting
Fifty-fourth year                                                                                           25 June 1999

Assembly, in accordance with rule 60 of the Council’s               Nauru’s solemn commitment to uphold the purposes
provisional rules of procedure.                                     and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
                                                                    and to fulfil all the obligations contained therein. We
     I shall now make a statement, in my capacity as                look forward to the day in the near future when the
President of the Security Council, on behalf of the members         Republic of Nauru will join us as a Member of the
of the Council:                                                     United Nations and to working closely with its
                                                                    representatives.”
           “The Security Council has decided to recommend
     to the General Assembly that the Republic of Nauru            This statement will be issued as a document of the
     be admitted as a Member of the United Nations. On         Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/1999/19.
     behalf of the members of the Security Council, I wish
     to extend my congratulations to the Republic of Nauru          The Council has thus concluded its consideration of
     on this historic occasion. The Council notes with great   the matter before it.
     satisfaction the Republic of
                                                                    The meeting rose at 4.35 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 014 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 001 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ARGENTINA
Y BAHRAIN
Y BRAZIL
Y CANADA
A CHINA
Y FRANCE
Y GABON
Y GAMBIA
Y MALAYSIA
Y NAMIBIA
Y NETHERLANDS
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SLOVENIA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES