Sentences with phrase «observer states»

It is also a non-member observer state of the UN.

This resolution calls for the upgrading of the Palestinian UN status from observer to non-member observer state.

More than 80 of the CCW's 121 states parties and a dozen observer states attended a preparatory meeting for the Review Conference held at the end of August.

A total of 89 of the CCW's 123 states parties and a dozen observer states attended the Review Conference held 12 - 16 December 2016, along with representatives from UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

Another industry observer stated this view more emphatically: «What Dymon is doing flies in the face of conventional storage economics!»

Note that the EU is an «enhanced observer state» at the UN.

Despite its withdrawal, the United States has asked to stay involved as an official observer state.

After several years without paying its dues — $ 78 million in 2011, or about 20 % of UNESCO's budget — the United States lost its voting rights in 2013 and became a de facto observer state, able to attend meetings, but not vote in them.

Meanwhile, China, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea became Arctic Council observer states in 2013.

It includes 193 member states of the United Nations, two states that are not UN member states but are either a UN observer state or a member state of a UN specialised agency (Vatican and Kosovo), and nine other states (includes Taiwan, «Palestine»).

Palestine has been awarded the position of «non-member observer state» at the UN after winning a comfortable majority in the general assembly.

China — which is no closer to the Arctic than Poland is — has been working on its strategy for an extended period of time, with its induction as an observer state on the Arctic Council approved in 2013.

While there are currently only eight member states, there are also official «observer states,» including, for example, France and the United Kingdom.

WS: Palestine as an observer state is very important recognition for Palestinians diplomatically.

Observers stated that it seemed like Sarind and Saruna didn't even recognized each other despite sharing the same corner of a small pond on the reserve.

A total of 87 countries participated in the four - day informal meeting of experts on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» by the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations (UN) on Geneva, which concluded on the afternoon of Friday, May 16 (71 states parties and signatories to the convention and 12 observer states).

Some observers stated that it is sleek enough to snag a place in a modern art museum.