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 MaldivesPresident 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 MoroccoChair of the First Committee
H.E. Vanessa Frazier MaltaChair of the Second Committee
H.E. Mohamed Siad Doualeh DjiboutiChair of the Third Committee
H.E. Egriselda Aracely González López El SalvadorChair of the Fourth Committee
H.E. Mher Margaryan ArmeniaChair of the Fifth Committee
H.E. Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani QatarChair of the Sixth Committee

References

  1. 1 2 "General Committee: Composition for the 75th session". General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 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.
  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.
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