Palestine as a Non-Member Observer State at the United Nations
any such conferences which are not open to “all States”, the Holy See will have the
right to request the circulation of its communications relating to the sessions and
work of any international conference convened under the auspices of the General
Assembly directly, and without a request by a Member State, and the secretariat
of the conference shall issue such communications as official documents of those
conferences.
7. The right to raise points of order relating to any proceedings involving the Holy
See, provided that the right to raise such a point of order shall not include the
right to challenge the decision of the presiding officer.”
On matters related to the proceedings on agenda items involving the Holy See, the
Holy See may raise a point of order, with the exception of a point of order made in
connection with the actual conduct of voting. A point of order will be immediately
decided by the presiding officer in accordance with the rules of procedure of the
General Assembly. The Holy See may not appeal against the ruling of the presiding
officer.
The Holy See will not have the right to make procedural motions including the
adjournment of debate, the closure of debate and the suspension or adjournment of
the meeting.
The foregoing restrictions do not apply to the Holy See when it is participating in
any “all States” conference convened under the auspices of the General Assembly or
in any election of the permanent or ad litem judges of the International Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia or the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
8. The right to co-sponsor draft resolutions and decisions that make reference to
the Holy See; such draft resolutions and decisions shall be put to a vote only
upon request from a Member State.”
The Holy See will have the right to co-sponsor a draft resolution, draft decision or
amendment making reference to the Holy See, but may not be the sole sponsor of
such draft resolution, draft decision or amendment. Action will be taken on such
draft resolution, draft decision or amendment only upon request from a Member
State.
The foregoing restrictions do not apply to the Holy See when it is participating in
any “all States” conference convened under the auspices of the General Assembly.
9. Seating for the Holy See shall be arranged immediately after Member States
and before the other observers when it participates as a non-member State
observer, with the allocation of six seats in the General Assembly Hall.”
When it participates as a non-member State, the Holy See will be seated after Member States and before Palestine. In the General Assembly Hall, the Holy See will
occupy three seats as well as the three seats immediately behind.
The Holy See will have the right to be seated alphabetically with other States in any
meeting or part thereof in which elections of the permanent or ad litem judges of
the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda are being conducted.
In addition, the Holy See shall be seated alphabetically among the other States when
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