United Nations General Committee

United Nations General Committee
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersNew York, United States
Membership
28 members
Parent organization
United Nations General Assembly
Websitewww.un.org/en/ga/general/general.shtml

The United Nations General Committee is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly whose main purpose is to organize the body's agenda, among other things.

Mandate

The Mandate of the General Committee consists of the following:[1][2][3]

  • Creating a provisional agenda for the General Assembly, as well as any supplementary lists,
  • Assisting the President of the General Assembly and the General Assembly in drawing up the agenda for each plenary meeting,
  • Making recommendations to the General Assembly concerning the recess and closing dates of the session,
  • Coordinating the proceedings of the main committees by allocating agenda items, as well as determining priority of said items,
  • Entertaining requests for the inclusion of additional items in the agenda,
  • Assisting in the general conduct of the work of the General Assembly,
  • Making recommendations to the General Assembly.

The Committee meets periodically to review the progress of the General Assembly and its committees. It also meets at such times as the President deems necessary or upon the request of any other of its members.

Members

The composition of the Committee for the 76th Session of the General Assembly is as follows: the President of the United Nations General Assembly, the 21 Vice-Presidents of the Assembly and the chairs of the six main committees. The current members are as follow:[1][2]

President of the General Assembly

Name Country Position
H.E.Abdulla Shahid  Maldives President of the General Assembly

Vice-Presidents

African States Asia-Pacific States Eastern European States Latin American
and Caribbean States
Western European
and Other States
Permanent Members
of the Security Council
 Côte d'Ivoire  Bangladesh  Slovenia  Costa Rica  Belgium  China
 Egypt  Kuwait  Dominican Republic  Finland  France
 Equatorial Guinea  Lao People's Democratic Republic  Haiti  Russian Federation
 Mozambique  Philippines  United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
 Sierra Leone  United States of America
 United Republic of Tanzania

Chairpersons of the Six Main Committees

Name Country Position
H.E. Omar Hilale  Morocco Chair of the First Committee
H.E. Vanessa Frazier  Malta Chair of the Second Committee
H.E. Mohamed Siad Doualeh  Djibouti Chair of the Third Committee
H.E. Egriselda Aracely González López  El Salvador Chair of the Fourth Committee
H.E. Mher Margaryan  Armenia Chair of the Fifth Committee
H.E. Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani  Qatar Chair of the Sixth Committee

References

  1. ^ a b "General Committee: Composition for the 75th session". General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Manhire, Vanessa, ed. (2021). "United Nations Handbook 2021–22" (PDF). United Nations Handbook:: An Annual Guide for Those Working within the United Nations (58th ed.). Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. ISSN 0110-1951. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ Ruder, Nicole; Nakano, Kenji; Aeschlimann, Johann (2017). Aeschlimann, Johann; Regan, Mary (eds.). The GA Handbook: A Practical Guide to the United Nations General Assembly (PDF) (2nd ed.). New York: Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations. ISBN 978-0-615-49660-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018.
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