NEW
YORK DELEGATION
In 1964, the European
Commission established an information office
in New York, which officially became a
Delegation to the United Nations in 1974.
The
EU@UN
website offers EU policies and
statements made about the UN worldwide on
issues like development, peace and security,
humanitarian assistance, trade, environment
and human rights.
Delegation to the United
Nations
On October 11, 1974,
the UN General Assembly (UNGA) granted
observer status to the "European
Economic Community" (subsequently
changed to "European Community"),
represented by the Commission's Delegation
in New York and by the country holding the
6-month rotating
EU
Presidency.
The general role of the
Delegation is to reinforce the coordination
of common
EU
positions in the United Nations. The
Commission plays an active role in defining
such common positions, thereby contributing
to the enhanced role of the EU at the UN,
especially in the economic and social
sectors. While in most cases the EU is
represented by the Presidency in UN
negotiations, the
European
Commission acts as negotiator in a
number of areas of Community competence
(e.g., trade, fisheries, agriculture, some
environmental issues).
As an observer within
the UNGA and most UN specialized agencies,
the "European Community" has no
vote, as such. It is, however, a party to
over 50 UN multilateral agreements and
conventions as the only non-state
participant. Further, it has obtained
special "full participant" status
in a number of important UN conferences,
like the Rio "Earth Summit" and
the Cairo (population), Copenhagen (social),
Beijing (women) and Kyoto (climate change)
conferences.
In November 1991, the
European Community was accepted as a full
member of the UN's Food and Agriculture
Organization, the first time a UN agency
recognized it as a full voting member.
The New York Delegation
is also an active participant in the
tri-state (New York/New Jersey/Connecticut)
foreign affairs "community," where
it acts as a liaison between Brussels and
important US-based organizations and
associations. To help communicate the EU's
role in the world and its relationship with
the US and the UN, the New York Delegation
arranges programs and platforms for
high-level EU visitors to the New York area.
It also provides speakers on EU-related
topics.
The Delegation's
contact information is:
European Commission
222 East 41st Street
Floors 21 & 22
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 371-3804
Fax: (212) 238-5191
E-mail: Delegation-New-York-EUInfo@cec.eu.int.
For New York
Delegation internship and employment
information, please go to
http://www.europa-eu-un.org/articles/articleslist_s83_en.htm .
