Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly
| Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United Nations |
| Dates | September 2013 – September 2014 |
| Venue(s) | United Nations Headquarters |
| Cities | New York City |
The sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly will open in September 2013. The President of the United Nations General Assembly was chosen from the GRULAC with Antigua and Barbuda's John William Ashe being the consensus candidate, thus bypassing the need for an election.
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Organisation for the session [edit]
In December 2011, Antigua and Barbuda's UN Ambassador John William Ashe was chosen as the consensus candidate by all 33 GRULAC Mmember states to be the president of the United Nations General Assembly,[1][2] thus not necessitating an election.
As is tradition during each session of the General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will draw lots to see which member state would take the helm at the first seat in the General Assembly Chamber, with the other member states would follow according to the English translation of their name, the same order would be followed in the six main committees.[3]
The Chairmen and officers of the six Main Committees will also be elected: First Committee (Disarmament and International Security Committee) ;Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee) ; Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee) ; Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) ; Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee) ; and the Sixth Committee (Legal Committee) .
There will also be nineteen vice-presidents of the UNGA.[4]
General Debate [edit]
Most states will have a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA will do. This is as opportunity for the member states to opine on international issues of their concern.
The order of speakers is given first to member states, then observer states and supranational bodies. Any other observers entities will have a change to speak at the end of the debate, if they so choose. Speakers will be put on the list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be on of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators. Each speaker is requested to provide 20 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium. Speeches are requested to be limited to five minutes, with seven minutes for supranational bodies.[3] President John William Ashe will choose a theme for the debate.
Resolutions [edit]
Resolutions will come before the UNGA between October 2013 and summer 2014.
Elections [edit]
The election of non-permanent members to the Security Council for 2014–2015 will be held in October 2013. Outgoing members are: Morocco, Togo, Guatemala, Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
An election to choose 18 members of the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term will take place.
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.mni-alive.com/empowerment/180-blog/1702-antiguan-dr-john-ashe-appointed-president-of-68-un-general-assembly-session-v15-1702.html
- ^ http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/antigua_news/520870.html#axzz2D2oQzZLW
- ^ a b http://www.unhcr.org/5028f5129.pdf
- ^ http://www.afghanistan-un.org/2012/06/un-general-assembly-elects-new-president-and-vice-presidents/
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