Legal status | Active |
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Headquarters | New York, United States |
Membership | 28 members |
Parent organization | United Nations General Assembly |
Website | www |
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.
The Mandate of the General Committee consists of the following:[1][2][3]
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.
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]
Name | Country | Position |
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H.E.Abdulla Shahid | Maldives | President of the General Assembly |
African States | Asia-Pacific States | Eastern European States | Latin American and Caribbean States |
Western European and Other States |
Permanent Members of the Security Council |
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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 |
Name | Country | Position |
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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 |