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59th Session - 2004-05
59th Session - 2004-05
The UN World Summit opened in the General Assembly Hall on 14 September 2005. The UN has played a key role in the establishment of the ICC and effective cooperation between the UN and the ICC remains essential. Credit: UN / Paulo Filgueiras.
The 59th session of the General Assembly opened in September 2004. During this session, in addition to the resolution on the ICC, the General Assembly adopted 6 resolutions with reference to the ICC:
- on the Rights of the Child;
- on the Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations Personnel;
- on Trafficking in Women and Girls;
- on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions;
- on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and
- on the Question of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Author Title Date
UN Member States (GA)
 1055|1056
Excerpts on the ICC from the 28th Special Session of the UN General Assembly to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps (New York, United States)
 24 Jan 2005
GA
 2687|2688
Notes from the plenary of the General Assembly on thematic resolutions: Involuntary Disappearances, Summary Executions, Safety of UN Personnel, and Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 20 Dec 2004
EU
 1059|1060
EU statement on the adoption by the General Assembly of the ICC resolution
 02 Dec 2004
GA
 2685|2686
Notes from the General Assembly plenary on the resolution on the ICC
 02 Dec 2004
Canada
 1061|1062
Explanation of position by Hugh Adsett, Counsellor of the Canadian mission to the UN, on the adoption of Resolution concerning the International Criminal Court, in the Sixth Committee
 19 Nov 2004
USA
 1063|1064
Explanation of position by Eric Rosand, Legal Advisor of the US mission to the UN, on the adoption of Resolution concerning the International Criminal Court, in the Sixth Committee
 19 Nov 2004
Ambassador Allieu I. Kanu, Permanent Representative (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission of the Republ
 2668|2669
Statement by Sierra Leone during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Ambassador Crispin Grey-Johnson, Permanent Representative to the United Nations
 2650|2651
Statement by Gambia during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Ambassador Dirk Jan Van Den Berg, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN
 2656|2657
Statement by the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Ambassador Johan Løvald, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations
 2662|2663
Statement by Norway during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Brazil
 2640|2641
Statement by Brasil during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Hugh Adsett, Representative of Canada
 2642|2643
Statement by Canada during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Miss Gaile Ann Ramoutar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nat
 2677|2678
Statement by Trinidad and Tobago during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Andy A. Mwandembwa, Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to
 2675|2676
Statement by Tanzania during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Ben Playle, Second Secretary of Australia to the United Nations
 2636|2637
Statement by Australia during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Feliz Awanbor, Minister, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
 2660|2661
Statement by Nigeria during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Hahn Myung-Jae, Representative on the International Criminal Court, Republic of Korea Permanent
 2664|2665
Statement by Republic of Korea during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Hiroshi Tajima, Representative, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
 2652|2653
Statement by Japan during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
 2672|2674
Statement by Switzerland during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York (Bilingual)
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Qi Dahai, Delegate, People's Republic of China Mission to the United Nations
 2644|2645
Statement by China during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Sivuyile Maqungo, Representative on the International Criminal Court, Permanent Mission of South
 2670|2671
Statement by South Africa during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Mr. Stefan Barriga, Advisor, Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the UN
 2654|2655
Statement by Liechtenstein during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Ms. Jennifer McIver, Representative, New Zealand Mission to the United Nations
 2658|2659
Statement by New Zealand during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Representative of Ukraine, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
 2681|2682
Statement by Ukraine during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
Rossette Nyirinkindi Katungye, Representative, Permanent Mission of Uganda to the United Nations
 2679|2680
Statement by Uganda during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
 14 Oct 2004
UN Member States (GA)
 1065|1066
Excerpts from Statements by Delegates to the 6th Committee of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly ( New York , USA ) For the full text of the statements made by each country, please visit this link
 14 Oct 2004
UN Member States (GA)
 2634|2635
Excerpts of governments’ statements made in the Sixth Committee meeting on the ICC
 14 Oct 2004
UN Member States (GA)
 1069|1070
Excerpts from Statements during the general debate of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly (New York , USA) For the full text of the statements made by each country, visit: http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/59/index.shtml
 21 Sept 2004
NGO Media Statements
Author Title Date
HRF
 521|522
UN Commemoration of 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Nazi Death Camps Should Include Commitment to Prevent and Punish the Crimes of Today
 21 Jan 2005
CICC
 1675|1676
UN Member States Reaffirm Support for the ICC in General Assembly: US Backs Down on its Attempted Challenges against the ICC
 19 Nov 2004
Official Documents
Author Title Date
GA
 2303|2304
Resolution Adopted by the General Assembly on Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court
 20 Sept 2004
ASP
 2301|2302
Report on the negotiated Draft Relationship Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the United Nations
 07 Sept 2004
UN Reports, Resolutions, and Statements
Author Title Date
GA
 2632|2633
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Question of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (59/200) (reference to the ICC in the preamble)
 25 Mar 2005
GA
 2630|2631
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (59/207) (reference to the ICC in paragraphs 3, 6.f)
 17 Mar 2005
GA
 2626|2627
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Trafficking in Women and Girls (59/166) (reference to the ICC in the preamble)
 10 Mar 2005
GA
 2628|2629
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions (59/197) (reference to the ICC in paragraph 6)
 10 Mar 2005
GA
 2624|2625
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations Personnel (59/211) (reference to the ICC in paragraph 7)
 28 Feb 2005
GA
 2622|2623
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Rights of the Child (59/261) (reference to the ICC in paragraph 25)
 24 Feb 2005
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
 2693|2694
Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict
 09 Feb 2005