Observer status

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Observer status is a privilege granted by some organizations to non-members to give them an ability to participate in the organization's activities. Observer status is often granted by

international nongovernmental organizations
(INGO) that have an interest in the IGO's activities. Observers generally have a limited ability to participate in the IGO, lacking the ability to vote or propose resolutions.

United Nations

United Nations General Assembly

Main article: United Nations General Assembly observers

The United Nations General Assembly may grant entities observer status. The United Nations welcomes many international agencies, entities, and two non-member states as observers, State of Palestine and Vatican City. Observers have the right to speak at United Nations General Assembly meetings, but not to vote on resolutions.

Non-member observer states are recognized as sovereign states, and are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion. At present, State of Palestine and Holy See are the observer states at the United Nations,[1] Also, Holy See includes both state as Vatican City and sovereign entity. Switzerland also maintained such status until it became a member state. Among others, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the European Union also have observer status; they are not states under international law, but they are sovereign entities.[2][3]

Observer status is granted by a

UN agencies
) may also grant observer status.

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) Constitution does not recognise an observer status but the Rules of Procedure of its highest decision-making body World Health Assembly (WHA) give the Director-General right to invite observers to the annual Assembly meeting, provided that they are "States having made application for membership, territories on whose behalf application for associate membership has been made, and States which have signed but not accepted the Constitution."

Republic of China

From 1997 to 2008, the

Department of Health of the ROC to attend the 2009 World Health Assembly under "Chinese Taipei",[4][5] a compromised name which both the PRC and ROC accept. This status only lasted for eight years and ended in 2016 following the election of DPP presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Non-member States, Permanent Observers, General Assembly of the United Nations (retrieved July 20, 2020).
  2. ^ See List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations. The three permanent observers are listed at the bottom of the alphabetical list of permanent representatives.
  3. ^ "Permanent Observers". United Nations. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. ^ "WHO invites Taiwan to attend World Health Assembly as observer". Chinataiwan.org. Xinhua Agency. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. PMID 25270977
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  6. ^ Ching, Nike (30 March 2020). "US Supports Taiwan's World Health Assembly Observer Status". Voice of America. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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