Usually, the committee meets in November and brings the report to the General Assembly in December for adoption. A/76/251 3a Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee. ], Intergovernmental consultations on the political declaration for the 2022 United Nations Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, A Letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated20 October 2021,was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Macroeconomic policy questions [item 18]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531), 3. International trade and development [item 18 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.1), 4. International financial system and development [item 18 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.2), 5. 2 for the general debate (21 to 25 and 27 September 2021) was sent by e-mail directly to the permanent missions on 10 September 2021., High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (resolutions 72/251 and 75/45), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 20 August 2021 and 27 September 2021 (final list of speakers), were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Harmony with Nature [item 20 (i)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.35), 5. Pursuant to resolution 75/320, the general debate will be held from15:00 to 18:00 (7th plenary meeting) and from 19:00 to 21:00 (9th plenary meeting) in order to accommodate the closing plenary meeting of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action from 18:00 to 19:00 (8th plenary meeting). Programme planning: report of the First Committee (A/76/453) [item 139], [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021 and 22 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields [item 15]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/275); Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit [item 119]; Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: note by the Secretariat (A/76/327); United Nations reform: measures and proposals [item 125]: joint debate, 2. Where pre-recorded statements are used, the 15-minute time limit will include remarks in the General Assembly Hall to introduce the pre-recorded message and the message itself. GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. The
My visit was part of broader efforts by the United Nations to urgently support an effective and peaceful Myanmar-led political pathway to return to civilian rule based on the will and the needs of the people, based on my mandate as an impartial actor to engage with all stakeholders in Myanmar, the region and globally, consistent with the principles of the United Nations., What an accomplishment! Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/421) [item 59], 11. ], 3. General Assembly official records, 76th session ], High-level thematic debate on 'Delivering climate action: for people, planet and prosperity", 10:45 a.m. Fireside chat: Taking stock of the road to COP26, 11:15 a.m. Multi-stakeholder spotlight: Keeping 1.5 alive, 11:30 a.m. Panel: Bridging the gap to the 1.5 degrees target, 1:10 p.m. Multi-stakeholder spotlight: From vulnerability to resilience, 1:30 p.m. Plenary segment (list of speakers), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 5 October 2021, 11 October 2021, 21 October 2021 and 25 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Crime prevention and criminal justice [item 108]: draft decision (A/76/L.5), 1. However, if a delegation's legitimacy is contested, its credentials may be challenged by another Member State. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the
Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: report of the General Committee [item 7] (A/76/250), 2. Informal meeting (closed) of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions [item 117 (a)]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/516/Add.1) (item 7 to reopen item 117 (a)), 3. Organization of work, adoption of agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [item 23 (a)]: draft decision (A/76/L.32) (item 7 to reallocate sub-item (a) of agenda item 23), 4. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization [item 112] (A/76/1), 2. of Procedure of the General Assembly). China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have the power to veto Security Council resolutions, enshrined in the UN Charter - a right accorded to them because . Delegations wishing to be inscribed on thelist of speakersfor the debate under item 5 are kindly requested to do so through the e-deleGATE portal available athttps://edelegate.un.int/. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)], (a) By-election (A/76/852)
It consists of nine members, who are appointed by the General Assembly on the proposal of the . 1. It is appointed by members of parliament decisively elected in elections last November. Closing of the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly, Functions and powers of the General Assembly, Arrears in the Payment of Contributions (Article 19), First Committee (Disarmament & International Security), Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural), Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization), Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary). International Human Rights Lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Justice Richard J. Goldstone Report of the Credentials Committee [item 3 (b)] (A/76/550). Sidoti describes Russias support as significant for the coup leaders given their global isolation. 1. Shahid also specified that apart from the letter from the Taliban last month, no other communication has been received from the group. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit [item 117 (g)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/637), 7. UN General Assembly - Credentials Committee - United Nations sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/418) [item 56], 8. Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States [item 20 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.2), 14. ], 2. Afternoon:Continuation of the plenary segment, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated23 December 2021 and 1 March 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Report of the Fifth Committee. Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal [item 12]: draft resolution (A/76/L.13), 2. Coinciding with the 76th annual United Nations General Assembly, Devex will convene U.N. agency heads, government leaders, development practitioners, and private sector actors to discuss the most effective ways to build back better. Only the Security Council is able to impose a legally binding international sanctions system in relation to arms supplied to the military, he said. Israeli practices and settlement activities affecting the rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/417) [item 55], 7. Programme budget for 2022 [item 138]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/633/Add.1), 4. A-. Organization of work of the seventy-sixth regular session of the General Assembly: letter from the Chair of the Committee on Conferences A/76/316. Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action [item 74 (d)]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/462/Add.4), 14. Report of the International Criminal Court [item 77]: Continuation of the debate and action on the draft resolution, Election of the members of the International Law Commission [item 116 (f)]: notes by the Secretary-General (A/76/62, A/76/82, A/76/82/Add.1, A/76/399 and A/76/399/Add.1), Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 123] - debate, Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: draft resolution (A/76/L.8/Rev.1), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021 and 11 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. In order to assist the speakers with the timely delivery of their statements, a light mechanism will be installed at the rostrum. [This] would allow the NUG to establish diplomatic relations with those countries [and] would have knock-on impacts on building a democratic movement inside Myanmar.. Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development [item 19]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/532), 11. Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/422) [item 60], 12. ], The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine [item 67], High-level thematic debate entitled "Galvanizing momentum for universal vaccination", [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 21 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields [item 15]: draft resolution (A/76/L.42), 3. Report of the Fifth Committee. Promotion and protection of human rights [item 74]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/462), 10. (d) Draft resolutions (A/76/L.18 and A/76/L.20), Continuation of the debate on the item as a whole, 1. 6. ], 4. Patrick Phongsathorn, a human rights advocacy specialist at Fortify Rights, which works on Myanmar, told Al Jazeera that UN recognition of the NUG was vital in establishing diplomatic ties and responding to the ongoing human rights abuses taking place in Myanmar. The military, meanwhile, is eager to replace Kyaw Moe Tun with its own choice of ambassador. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/364), 2. Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers for the meeting on 16 March 2022 are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (e-mail galindo@un.org), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 14 February 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. The United Nations Credentials Committee is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly whose main purpose is to report to the Assembly regarding the credentials of the body's representatives.. Background. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--MEMBERS. The 77th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is scheduled to meet from 3 October-4 November 2022 in New York. (c) Draft resolution (A/76/L.7), 1. ], 1. 3 p. Collections Resource Type > Documents and Publications > Draft Resolutions and Decisions. : 2021-2022)--OPENING, A/76/251 2 Minute of silent prayer or meditation. ], Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the President of the General Assembly on his priorities for the resumed part of the seventy-sixth session, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. of Member States and to report to the General Assembly thereon
Promotion and protection of the rights of children [item 70]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/458), 6. Strengthening cooperation for integrated coastal zone management for achieving sustainable development [item 20 (l)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.11), 23. ], Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]: Advancement of women [item 29]: draft resolution (A/76/L.66) (item 7 to reopen item 29: Advancement of women), Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 8 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. At the 76th General Assembly session next week, Myanmar will be a hot topic, as the Credentials Committee, made up of nine countries, must recommend an entity to take the country's U.N. seat. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/416) [item 54], 6. The people of any UN Member State have a right to have their desired UN representatives in place, and the militarys representatives do not represent the peoples wishes while the NUG would, he said. The problem with the status quo at the UN is that there is divided and incomplete recognition within the UN, Tyler Giannini, a professor at Harvard Law School, told Al Jazeera. Shahid said the Credentials Committee will consider the matters on its agenda and will submit the report, as other committees do, to the General Assembly. ], 1. A former member of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, Sidoti also told Al Jazeera that the credentials uncertainty was hampering a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Programme budget for 2021 [item 137]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/779), 3. The proposal was adopted without a vote (by the Credentials Committee . 10:30 to 13:00: Plenary segment, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated9 November 2021,2 December 2021, 7 January 2022, 3 May 2022, 9 May 2022 and17 May 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 2. International cooperation on access to justice for survivors of sexual Violence [item 133]: draft resolution (A/76/L.80) and draft amendments (A/76/L.81, A/76/L.82, A/76/L.83 and A/76/L.84). Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/480) [item 167], 15. Report of the Peacebuilding Commission [item 32] (A/76/678); Peacebuilding and sustaining peace [66]: Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/668 and A/76/668/Corr.1); Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund [item 113] (A/76/687), 3. ], Informal informal consultations on the political declaration for the 2022 United Nations Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, 1. Accepting the NUGs credentials gives the UNGA an historic opportunity to act decisively in support of the founding principles of the United Nations. : 2021-2022). The UN as an institution could be doing a hell of a lot more and the Secretary-General needs to show a lot more leadership on Myanmar., Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights, agreed not to speak at the high-level talks, supplier of arms to the embattled generals. Rule 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly also defines a delegation of a Member State as, "consist[ing] of up to five representatives, five alternate representatives, and as many advisers and experts as required. The Committee reports to the Assembly on the credentials of representatives. : 2020-2021). The programme of work of the plenary for the 76th session isprovided below. Globalization and interdependence [item 22]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534), 24. Election of a member of the International Court of Justice [item 115 (c)]: (a) Memorandum by the Secretary-General(A/76/337)
First Committee . [1][2][3], According to Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, Member States must send the credentials of their representatives to the Secretary-General of the United Nations more than one week before the opening of the regular session. Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: draft resolution (A/76/L.43), Debate on the item and Action on the draft resolution, 1. UN General Assembly First Committee 2022 - Reaching Critical Will Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development [item 22 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.1), 25. Also see: [1] An example is the Taliban government of Afghanistan. Observer status for the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/481) [item 168], 16. Report of the Fifth Committee. US President Joe Biden addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2021 in New York. 21 July 2022. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects: report of the First Committee (A/76/448) [item 104], 14. who are appointed by the General Assembly on the proposal
Impasse over countrys representation at global body is hampering efforts to end the crisis caused by the 2021 coup. Reality is at the tactical and operational level who is, Brilliant article. This will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers. 14 Sep 2021. Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: report of the First Committee (A/76/437) [item 93], 3. Social development [item 28]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/454), 2. ], Panel discussion with the representatives of the United Nations system, Panel discussion with the participation of relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, young people, academia and civil society representatives, 1. Rebecca Barber isResearch Fellow, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, School of Political Scienceand International Studies, University of Queensland; William Bourdon is a lawyer at the Paris Bar, founding president of Sherpa and president of PPLAF (Platform to Protect Whistle Blowers in Africa); John Dugard is Emeritus Professor of Law, Universities of Leiden and the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and former member of UN International Law Commission and UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; Baltasar Garzonis a magistrate-judge, lawyer and director of the legal office ILOCA SL (International Legal Organization for Cooperation and Development), Spain; Jared Genser is an international human rights lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center;Justice Richard J. Goldstone is founding chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa; Aryeh Neier is President Emeritus, Open Society Foundations, founding executive director of Human Rights Watch and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Paris (2012-2017); Dr. SripraphaPetcharamesree is a former Thai representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights; Chris Sidoti is an international human rights lawyer, member of the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar and former member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar; Nelum Deepika Udagama is a professor of law at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and former chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (2015-20); and Yuyun Wahyuningrum is the representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). Over one thousand people have been killed and over six thousand have been arbitrarily detained, including elected parliamentarians, with many tortured to death in detention. New Partnership for Africas Development: progress in implementation and international support [item 68 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.59/Rev.1), 5. Improving global road safety [item 13]: Draft decision (A/76/L.61), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 1 June 2022, was
The UN Credentials Committee that will review the Taliban's communication in which it nominated Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's envoy to the UN is expected to meet next month, with the General Assembly president saying the entire 193-nation strong membership will decide on the matter once the committee submits its findings on who should sit at Kabul's seat in the world body. ], The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity [item 134]: Report of the Secretary-Genera (A/76/844), Informal consultations on the establishment of the United Nations Youth Office (to be held remotely without physical presence), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 22 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. UN. The Taliban letter further indicates that the mission of the Permanent Representative is considered over and that Isaczai no longer represents Afghanistan. Question of Palestine [item 39]: draft resolution
], Intergovernmental consultations on the declaration for the 2022 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 12 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatves and permanent observers. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Election of members of the Human Rights Council [item 116 (d)]: by-election (item 7 to reopen item 116 (d)), 2. (c) Draft resolution (A/76/L.57), 3. ], 2. ], Informal consultations on the functioning of the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system, including its structure, performance and funding arrangement, [Letters the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 8 October 2021 and 11 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Report of the Fifth Committee. ], 8. Notes. ], Multi-stakeholder hearing in preparation for the high-level meeting on improving global road safety (resolution 75/308), 1. ], International Migration Review Forum (Day 4), Plenary segment: general debate continued, followed by the closing segment
The portal also includes links to other related valuable multimedia assets (audio, photos, etc. The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution in June 2021 calling for a stop to the flow of weapons to Myanmar, for its military to respect the November 2020 election results and for the release of political detainees, including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. without a vote. ], Informal interactive dialogue of the Assembly on commodity markets, 1. ], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (Resumed: 7th Plenary meeting), Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5] (Continued): draft resolutions (A/ES-11/L.2; A/ES-11/L.3), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 21 March 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.].