UN legal committee recommends granting observer status to Sahel-Sahara countries

The United Nations Sixth Committee (Legal) recommended on Friday that the General Assembly grant observer status to CEN-SAD, the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States.

The Committee recommended, without a vote, that the Assembly grant observer status in its sessions to the 16-member Community of Sahelo-Saharan States.

Under the draft resolution, the General Assembly would invite the 16-member Community of Sahelo-Saharan States to participate in its sessions and works in the capacity of observer.

CEN-SAD is an inter-governmental organization that addresses the common interests of its members: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia. It also aims at the integration of its members in the economic, political and social fields.