PROTOCOL OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 23, 27 AND 6l OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS 1991 A AND B (XVIII) OF 17 DECEMBER 1963

INGINGO YA 23, 27 N'IYA 61 Y'AMASEZERANO MPUZAMAHANGA ASHYIRAHO UMURYANGO W'ABIBUMBYE WEMEJWE N'INTEKO RUSANGE MU MWANZURO WAYO 1991 A NA B (XVIII) WO KU WA 17 UKUBOZA 1963 PROTOCOL OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 23, 27 AND 6l OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS 1991 A AND B (XVIII) OF 17 DECEMBER 1963 PROTOCOLE D’ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR DES AMENDEMENTS AUX ARTICLES 23, 27 ET 61 DE LA CHARTE DES NATIONS UNIES ADOPTÉS PAR L'ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE DANS SES RÉSOLUTIONS 1991 A ET B (XVIII) DU 1 DECEMBRE 1963 61 ISHYIRWA AMASEZERANO Y'INYONGERA MU ATANGIZA BIKORWA RY'UMWANZURO WO GUHINDURA INGINGO YA 23, 27 Y'AMASEZERANO N'IYA ASHYIRAHO MPUZAMAHANGA UMURYANGO W'ABIBUMBYE WEMEJWE N'INTEKO RUSANGE MU MWANZURO WAYO 1991 A NA B (XVIII) WO KU WA 17 UKUBOZA 1963 PROTOCOL OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 23, 27 AND 6l OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY GENERAL RESOLUTIONS 1991 A AND B (XVIII) OF 17 DECEMBER 1963 D’ENTRÉE PROTOCOLE EN VIGUEUR DES AMENDEMENTS AUX ARTICLES 23, 27 ET 61 DE LA CHARTE DES NATIONS UNIES ADOPTÉS L'ASSEMBLÉE SES GÉNÉRALE RÉSOLUTIONS 1991 A ET B (XVIII) DU 1 DECEMBRE 1963 DANS PAR Yahinduwe mu Kinyarwanda avanwe mu Gifaransa n’Icyongereza Translated French and English into Kinyarwanda from Traduit en Kinyarwanda du Français et de l’Anglais Yemerejwe i New York, ku wa 17 Ukuboza 1963; Adopted in New York, on 17th December 1963; Adopté à New York, le 17 décembre 1963; 1 Yemejwe burundu n’Itegeko-Teka ryo ku wa 23 Ukwakira 1964; Igazeti ya Leta ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda nº21 yo ku wa 1 Ugushyingo 1964 Ratified by Ordinance-Law of 23rd October 1964; Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda nº21 of 1st November 1964 Ratifié par l’Ordonance-Loi du 23 octobre 1964; Journal Officiel de la République du Rwanda nº21 du 1er novembre 1964 IRANGASHINGIRO PREAMBLE PRÉAMBULE HASHINGIWE ku kuba ingingo ya 108 y'Amasezerano Mpuzamahanga ashyiraho Umuryango w'Abibumbye iteganya ibikurikira: Ingingo ya 108 "Ivugururwa ry'aya Masezerano rigomba gutangira kubahirizwa n'ibihugu byose bigize Umuryango w'Abibumbye igihe ryemejwe ku bwiganze bwa bibiri bya gatatu by'abagize Inteko Rusange kandi ryemejwe hakurikijwe burundu, amategeko nshinga bagenderaho, na bibiri by'abagize Umuryango bya w’Abibumbye, harimo ibihugu byose bihoraho bigize Akanama gashinzwe umutekano ku isi ", gatatu WHEREAS Article 108 of the Charter of the United Nations provides as follows:

Article 108 CONSIDERANT que l’Article 108 de la Charte des Nations Unies dispose ce qui suit : Article 108 "Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for all Members of the United Nations when they have been adopted by a vote of two thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the United Nations, including all the permanent members of the Security Council", tous "Les amendements à la présente Charte entreront en vigueur pour les Membres des Nations Unies quand ils auront été adoptés à la majorité des deux tiers des membres de l’Assemblée Générale et ratifiés, conformément à leurs règles constitutionnelles respectives, par de les deux l’Organisation des Nations Unies y compris tous les membres permanents du Conseil de sécurité", tiers des Membres HASHINGIWE ku kuba Inteko Rusange y'Umuryango w'Abibumbye yaremeje ivugururwa ry'ingingo ya 23, iya 27 n'iya 61 z'Amasezerano Mpuzamahanga ashyiraho Umuryango w'Abibumbye, hakurikijwe ibiteganywa muri iyi ngingo ya 108, nk'uko bigaragara mu mwanzuro WHEREAS the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted on 17 December 1963, in accordance with the said Article 108, the amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 6l of the Charter of the United Nations as set forth in resolutions 1991 A and B (XVIII), que CONSIDERANT l’Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies a adopté le 17 aux conformément décembre 1963, dispositions dudit Article 108, les amendements aux Articles 23, 27 et 6l de la Charte des Nations Unies énoncés dans les résolutions 1991 A et B (XVIII), 2 wayo wa 1991 A na B (XVIII) wo ku wa 17 Ukuboza 1963, HASHINGIWE ku kuba ibisabwa mu ngingo ya 108 bijyanye no kwemeza burundu ivugururwa rivugwa haruguru byarubahirijwe ku wa 31 Kanama 1965, nk'uko bigaragara ku mugereka w'aya Masezerano y'Inyongera, kandi ko iryo kubahirizwa ryatangiye vugururwa n'ibihugu bigize Umuryango byose w'Abibumbye kuri iyo tariki, HASHINGIWE Ku kuba ibivugwa mu ngingo ya 23, iya 27 n'iya 61 z'Amasezerano Mpuzamahanga ashyiraho nkuko Umuryango yavuguruwe, biteye bitya: w'Abibumbye, WHEREAS the requirements of the said Article 108 with respect to the ratification of the above-mentioned amendments were fulfilled by 31 August 1965, as shown in the Annex to this Protocol, and the said amendments entered into force on that day for all Members of the United Nations, CONSIDERANT que les conditions prescrites dans ledit Article 108 en ce qui concerne la ratification des amendements susmentionnés ont été remplies le 31 août l'Annexe au l’indique 1965, comme présent Protocole, lesdits que et amendements sont entrés en vigueur à cette date pour les Membres de tous l’Organisation des Nations Unies, AND WHEREAS the text of Articles 23, 27 and 6l of the Charter of the United Nations as amended reads as follows: CONSIDERANT que le texte des Articles 23, 27 et 61 de la Charte des Nations Unies, sous sa forme modifiée, est ainsi conçu: "Ingingo ya 23 "Article 23 "Article 23 gashinzwe 1. Akanama umutekano kagizwe n'ibihugu cumi na bitanu bigize Umuryango w’Abibumbye; Repubulika y'u Bushinwa, u Bufaransa, Leta Zunze Ubumwe Ubwami z'Abasoviyeti, bw'Ubwongereza na Irilande ya Ruguru ndetse na Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika nk'ibihugu bihoraho bigize Akanama gashinzwe Umutekano. Inteko Rusange bigize bihugu itora Umuryango w’Abibumbye, nk'ibihugu bidahora bigize Akanama gashinzwe ibindi icumi 1. The Security Council shall consist of fifteen Members of the United Nations; the Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America the shall be permanent members of Security Council. The General Assembly shall elect ten other Members of the United Nations to be non-permanent members of the Security Council, due regard being specially paid, in the first instance to the l’Union 1. Le Conseil de sécurité se compose de quinze Membres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies; la République de Chine, la France, des Républiques socialistes soviétiques, le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord et les Etats-Unis d’Amérique sont membres permanents du Conseil de sécurité. Dix autres Membres de l’Organisation sont élus, à titre de membres non permanents du Conseil de sécurité, par l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies qui tient 3 Umutekano, izirikana by'umwihariko uruhare rw'Ibihugu bigize Umuryango w’Abibumbye mu kubungabunga amahoro n'umutekano ku rwego mpuzamahanga no mu bindi bikorwa by'Umuryango, ndetse inazirikana ko ibice bitandukanye by'isi bihagararirwa ku buryo bungana. 2. Ibihugu bigize Akanama k'Umutekano bidahoraho bitorwa mu gihe cy'imyaka ibiri. Mu gihe cy'itorwa ry'ibihug bigize akanama k'Umutekano bidahoraho ku nshuro ya mbere, nyuma yuko umubare w'ibigize ako kanama uva kuri cumi n'umwe ukagera kuri cumi na bitanu, bibiri muri bine byiyongereyemo bigomba gutorwa mu gihe cy'umwaka umwe. Ibihugu bigize Akanama bicyuye igihe ntibishobora guhita byongera gutorwa. 3. Buri gihugu kiri mu Kanama gashinzwe Umutekano umwe umuntu ugihagararira muri ako Kanama". kigira contribution of Members of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security and to the other purposes of the Organization, ana also to equitable geographical distribution. des Membres spécialement compte, en premier lieu, de la de contribution l’Organisation des Nations Unies au maintien de la paix et de la sécurité internationales et aux autres fins de l’Organisation, et aussi d’une répartition géographique équitable. 2. The non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected for a term of two years. In the first election of the non- permanent members after the increase of the membership of the Security Council from eleven to fifteen, two of the four additional members shall be chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member shall not be eligible for immediate re-election. 2. Les membres non permanents du Conseil de sécurité sont élus pour une période de deux ans. Lors de la première élection des membres non permanents après que le nombre des membres du Conseil de sécurité aura été porté de onze à quinze, deux des quatre membres supplémentaires seront élus pour une période d’un an. Les membres sortants ne sont pas immédiatement rééligibles. 3. Each member of the Security Council shall have one representative". 3. Chaque membre du Conseil de sécurité a un représentant au Conseil". "Ingingo ya 27 "Article 27 "Article 27 1. Buri gihugu kiri mu Kanama gashinzwe Umutekano kigira ijwi rimwe. 1. Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote. 1. Chaque membre du Conseil de sécurité dispose d’une voix. 2. Imyanzuro y'Akanama gashinzwe Umutekano ku bibazo by'imikorere ifatirwa mu matora byemejwe ku majwi icyenda y'ibihugu bikagize. 2. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members. 2. Les décisions du Conseil de sécurité sur des questions de procédure sont prises par un vote affirmatif de neuf membres. 4 Imyanzuro y'Akanama gashinzwe 3. Umutekano ku bindi bibazo byose ifatirwa mu matora byemejwe ku majwi icyenda y'ibihugu bikagize, harimo ay'ibihugu bikagize bihoraho byose, byumvikane ko, mu myanzuro yafashwe hashingiwe ku Mutwe wa VI no ku gika cya 3 cy'ingingo ya 52, uruhande rumwe mu zifitanye amakimbirana rudatora". 3. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent members; provided that, in decisions under Chapter VI, and under paragraph 3 of

Article 52, a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting". 3. Les décisions du Conseil de sécurité sur toutes autres questions sont prises par un vote affirmatif de neuf de ses membres dans lequel sont comprises les voix de tous les membres permanents, étant entendu que, dans les décisions prises aux termes du chapitre VI et du paragraphe 3 de l’article 52, une partie au différend s’abstient de voter". "Ingingo ya 61 "Article 6l "Article 61 1. Akanama gashinzwe Ubukungu n'Imibereho myiza kagizwe n'ibihugu makumyabiri bigize bitorwa Umuryamgo w'Abibumbye, n'Inteko Rusange. barindwi na 1. The Economic and Social Council shall consist of twenty-seven Members of the United. Nations elected by the General Assembly. 1. Le Conseil économique et social se compose de vingt-sept Membres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, élus par l’Assemblée générale. 2. Hashingiwe ku biteganywa mu gika cya 3, ibihugu icyenda mu bigize Akanama gashinzwe Ubukungu n'Imibereho myiza bitorwa buri mwaka mu gihe cy'imyaka itatu. Ibihugu bikagize byacyuye igihe bishobora guhita byongera gutorwa. 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, nine members of the Economic and Social Council shall be elected each year for a term of three years. A retiring member shall be eligible for immediate re-election. 2. Sous réserve des dispositions du paragraphe 3, neuf membres du Conseil économique et social sont élus chaque année pour une période de trois ans. Les immédiatement membres sortants sont rééligibles. 3. Mu gihe cy'amatora ya mbere agomba kuba nyuma yuko umubare w'ibihugu bigize Akanama gashinzwe Ubukungu n'Imibereho myiza uvuye ku bihugu cumi n'umunani ukagera kuri makumyabiri na birindwi, bigomba gutorwa byiyongera ku bizaba bitorewe icyenda ibihugu 3. At the first election after the increase in the membership of the Economic and Social Council from eighteen to twenty- seven members, in addition to the members elected in place of the six members whose term of office expires at the end of that year, nine additional members shall be 3. Lors de la première élection qui aura lieu après que le nombre des membres du Conseil économique et social aura été porté de dix-huit à vingt-sept, neuf membres seront élus en plus de ceux qui auront été élus en remplacement des six membres dont le mandat viendra à expiration à la fin 5 gusimbura ibihugu bitandatu bizarangiza manda zabyo mu mpera z'umwaka. Manda z'ibihugu bitatu muri icyenda byiyongereyemo zigomba kurangira mu gihe cy'umwaka umwe, n'izindi z'ibindi zikarangira mu gihe bihugu bitatu cy'imyaka ibiri, nk'uko byemejwe n'Inteko Rusange. ibyo 4. Buri gihugu mu bigize Akanama gashinzwe Ubukungu n'Imibereho myiza kigira umuntu umwe ugihagarariye muri ako Kanama." rurimi TWEBWE, U THANT, Umunyamabanga Mukuru w'Umuryango w'Abibumbye, dushyize umukono kuri aya Masezerano yanditse mu nyandiko ebyiri z'umwimerere Igishinwa, rw'Icyongereza, mu Icyesipanyolo, n'Ikirusiya, Igifaransa, imwe muri zo ikaba igomba gushyirwa mu ishyinguranyandiko ry'Ubunyamabanga bw'Umuryango w'Abibumbye, naho indi ikohererezwa Guverinoma ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika nk’Ushinzwe kubika Amasezerano Mpuzamahanga ashyiraho Umuryango w'Abibumbye. Kopi y'aya gushyikirizwa igomba Masezerano ibihugu bigize Umuryango w'Abibumbye. byose elected. Of these nine additional members, the term of office of three members so elected shall expire at the end of one year, and of three other members at the end of accordance with two the General arrangements made by Assembly. years, in 4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council one representative." shall have I, U THANT, Secretary-General of the United Nations, sign this Protocol in two original copies in the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, of which one shall be deposited in the archives of the Secretariat of the United Nations and the other transmitted to the Government of the United States of America as the depositary of the Charter of the United Nations. Copies of this Protocol shall be communicated to all Members of the United Nations. 6 de l’année. Le mandat de trois de ces neuf membres supplémentaires expirera au bout d’un an et celui de trois autres au bout de deux ans, selon les dispositions prises par l'Assemblée générale. 4. Chaque membre du Conseil économique et social a un représentant au Conseil." NOUS, U THANT, Secrétaire Général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, signons le présent Protocole en deux exemplaires originaux faits dans les langues anglaise, chinoise, espagnole, française et russe, dont l’un sera déposé dans les archives du Secrétariat de l'Organisation des Nations Unies et l’autre transmis au Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d’Amérique en sa qualité de dépositaire de la Charte des Nations Unies. Copie sera communiquée à tous les Membres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies. présent Protocole du BIKOREWE CYICARO KU CY'UMURYANGO W'ABIBUMBYE, I NEW YORK, ku wa mirongo itatu n’imwe, Kanama, igihumbi kimwe magana cyenda mirongo itandatu na gatanu DONE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, this thirty-first toy of August, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five. AU SIÈGE FAIT DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES, À NEW YORK, le trente et un août mil neuf cent soixante-cinq. Umunyamabanga Mukuru Secretary-General Le Secrétaire Général 7 A N N E X TO THE PROTOCOL OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 23, 2? AND 6l OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS 1991 A AND В (XVTIl) OF 17 DECEMBER 1963 List of Members having deposited instruments of ratificaation of the abovementioned amendments with the Secaretary-General as at 31 August 1965: Member Date of deposit Jamaicaa 12 Marcah 1964 Thailand 23 Marcah 1964 Algeria 26 Marcah 1964 Ghana 4 May 1964 Tunisia 29 May 1964 Cameroon 25 June 1964 Ethiopia 22 July 1964 Central Africaan Republica 6 August 1964 Jordan 7 August 1964 Gabon 11 August 1964 Upper Volta 11 August 1964 Trinidad and Tobago 18 August 1964 Guinea 19 August 1964 Togo 19 August 1964 New Zealand 26 August 1964 8 Libya 27 August 1964 Niger 6 September 1964 Canada 9 September 1964 India 10 September 1964 Liberia 21 September 1964 Mali 23 September 1964 Ivory Coast 2 Ocatober 1964 Austria 7 Ocatober 1964 Costa Ricaa 7 Ocatober 1964 United Republica of Tanzania 7 Ocatober 1964 Ireland 27 Ocatober 1964 Kenya 28 Ocatober 1964 Chad 2 November 1964 Icaeland 6 November 1964 Morocacao 9 November 1964 Philippines 9 November 1964 Ceylon 13 November 1964 Rwanda 17 November 1964 Iraq. 25 November 1964 El Salvador 1 Decaember 1964 Nepal 3 Decaember 1964 9 Nigeria 5 Decaember 1964 Albania 7 Decaember 1964 Yugoslavia 9 Decaember 1964 Madagascaar 14 Decaember 1964 Netherlands 14 Decaember 1964 United Arab Republica 16 Decaember 1964 Norway 17 Decaember 1964 Sweden 18 Decaember 1964 Cuba 22 Decaember 1964 Brazil 23 Decaember 1964 Kuwait 28 Decaember 1§64 (Annex) - 2 - Member Date of deposit Poland 8 January 1965 Denmark 12 January 1965 Iran 12 January 1965 Bulgaria 15 January 1965 Inland 18 January 1965 Czecahoslovakia 19 January 1965 10 Mauritania 29 January 1965 Romania 5 February 1965 Union of Soviet Socaialist Republicas 10 February 1965 Uganda 10 February 1965 Hungary 23 February 1965 Syrian Arab Republica 2 February 1965 Afghanistan 25 February 1965 Mongolia 10 Marcah 1965 Pakistan 25 Marcah 1965 Sierra Leone 25 Marcah 1965 Laos 20 April 1965 Senegal 23 April 1965 Zambia 20 April 1965 Belgium 29 April 1965 Mexicao 5 May 1965 Sudan 7 May 1965 Israel 13 May 19£5 Ukrainian Soviet Socaialist Republica 17 May 1965 Malaysia 26 May 1965 Malawi 2 June 1965 Burma 3 June 1965 11 Japan 4 June 1965 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 June 1965 Australia 9 June 1965 Saudi Arabia 17 June 1965 Byelorussian Soviet Socaialist Republica 22 June 1965 Malta 23 June 1965 Turkey 1July 1965 Congo (Brazzaville) 7 July 1965 Yemen 7 July 1955 Panama 27 July 1965 Greecae 2 August 1965 China 2 August 1965 Spain 5 August 1965 Paraguay 17 August 1965 Guatemala 18 August 1965 Burundi 23 August 1965 Francae 24 August 1965 Italy 25 August 1965 Chile 31 August 1965 Ecauador 31 August 1965 12 United States of Americaa 31 August 1965 (Annex) - 3 - Total number of instruments deposited: 95 Membership in the United Nations as at 31 August 1965: 114 Number of ratificaations required under Articale 108 of the Charter of the United Nations to bring the amendments into forcae (two thirds of the Members of the United Nations, incaluding all the permanent members of the Secaurity Councail): 76 The last of the instruments of ratificaation of the permanent members of the Secaurity Councail vas deposited on: 31 August 1965 Date of entry into forcae of the amendments for all the Members of the United Nations: 31 August 1965. 13