United Nations General Committee

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The United Nations General Committee is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly whose duties include:[1][2]

  • Creating a provisional agenda for the United Nations General Assembly, as well as any supplementary lists,
  • Assisting the President 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[edit]

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

Miroslav Lajčák  Slovakia President of the United Nations General Assembly
Mouayed Saleh  Iraq Chairman of the First Committee
Sven Jürgenson  Estonia Chairman of the Second Committee
Einar Gunnarsson  Iceland Chairman of the Third Committee
Rafael Darió Ramírez Carreño  Venezuela Chairman of the Fourth Committee
Tommo Monthé  Cameroon Chairman of the Fifth Committee
Burhan Gafoor  Singapore Chairman of the Sixth Committee
 China Permanent Member of the Security Council
 France Permanent Member of the Security Council
 Russia Permanent Member of the Security Council
 United Kingdom Permanent Member of the Security Council
 United States Permanent Member of the Security Council
 Bolivia Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Chile Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Finland Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Gabon Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Ghana Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Guatemala Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Indonesia Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Israel Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Liberia Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Madagascar Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Morocco Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Sri Lanka Vice-President of the General Assembly
 United Arab Emirates Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Vanuatu Vice-President of the General Assembly
 Zimbabwe Vice-President of the General Assembly

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "General Assembly of the United Nations - General Committee". www.un.org. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/Peace-and-Security/United_Nations_Handbook_2017_18.pdf