JUSCANZ

Map of the JUSCANZ countries
Map of the JUSCANZ countries

The JUSCANZ or JUSSCANNZ (/ˈdʒʌskænz/ or /ˈdʒuːskænz/) group is an informal, consultative body to the UN Human Rights Council and some other United Nations bodies. Its membership may include Andorra, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States.[1] Its name is derived from an acronym of the founding members. In UNFCCC negotiations, it is also called the Umbrella Group.[2][3][4]

Its aim is to counterbalance the sway of the European Union bloc.

In January, 2010, Israel was permitted to join the group for sessions in the UN Office at Geneva, but neither at the UN Headquarters in New York, nor at the other two major office sites of Vienna and Nairobi.[5] On February 11 2014, Israel joined JUSCANZ in all relevant UN Committees in New York and Geneva[6][7][8].

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Organisations J". Agency for international trade information and cooperation. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Party Groupings". United Nationals Climate Change. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Umbrella Group". cop15-ses.wikispaces.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Satu Hassi. My hair on a hat shelf (PDF). p. 75.
  5. ↑ "AJC HAILS ISRAEL JOINING UN'S JUSCANZ GROUP". January 25, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
    "UN Watch First Time: Israel Admitted to UN Human Rights Caucus in Geneva". January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Why Israel is Drinking From Juice Cans at the UN - UN Dispatch". 11 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Statement by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Israel's Membership in JUSCANZ in New York's Third Committee, February 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Statement on Israel's Membership in JUSCANZ in New York's Third Committee » US Mission Geneva". geneva.usmission.gov.
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