India has introduced a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for granting Observer Status for International Solar Alliance (ISA). …
The granting of Observer Status to ISA would help provide for regular cooperation between ISA and the United Nations that would benefit global energy growth and development. The co-sponsors of this initiative include Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The ISA was launched jointly by India and France at the 21st Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Paris, in 2015.