Watazamaji wa kudumu katima Umoja wa Mataifa ni nchi ambazo si wanachama, lakini Mkutano mkuu wa UM umezikubali zishiriki katika shughuli zake mbalimbali, lakini bila ya haki ya kupiga kura. Mwaka 2013 nchi za namna hiyo zilikuwa mbili tu, Ukulu mtakatifu na Palestina. Mbali na hizo, kuna taasisi nyingi zenye hadhi ya watazamaji. Full list of UNGA and ECOSOC observers with admission resolutions details, January 2010 United Nations General Assembly United Nations missions in New York City Non-member States with Observer Status Intergovernmental Organizations and Other Entities with Observer Status UN Info Quest – Organizations granted observer status in the General Assembly Archived 27 Juni 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Blue Book "Permanent Missions to the United Nations No. 298" dated March 2008