General Committee
Composition for the 70th session
The General Committee is composed of the President of the General Assembly and 21 Vice-Presidents of the Assembly and the Chairmen of the six Main Committees. The five permanent members of the Security Council serve as Vice-Presidents, as well.
- President: H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft (Denmark)
Chairpersons of the six Main Committees
- H.E. Mr. Karel Jan Gustaaf van Oosterom (Netherlands) - First Committee
- H.E. Mr. Andrej Logar (Slovenia) - Second Committee
- H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale (Morocco) - Third Committee
- H.E. Mr. Brian Bowler (Malawi) - Fourth Committee
- H.E. Mr. Durga Prasad Bhattarai (Nepal) - Fifth Committee
- H.E. Mr. Eden Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) - Sixth Committee
Vice-Presidents
African States
Asia-Pacific States
Eastern European States
Latin American and Caribbean States
Western European and Other States
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Permanent members of the Security Council
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Functions
At the beginning of each session, the General Committee considers the provisional agenda and the supplementary list and makes recommendations to the General Assembly.
The role of the General Committee has been further strengthened over the past few sessions with the holding of informal meetings and briefings, open to all Member States, on specific issues under consideration by or pertaining to the work of the Assembly.
The General Committee also makes recommendations to the General Assembly concerning the closing date of the session. It assists the President and the General Assembly in drawing up the agenda for each plenary meeting, and in the general conduct of the work of the General Assembly.
It shall not however, decide on any political question (Rules of procedures of the General Assembly, Section VI).
Documentation
- A/BUR/70/1 - Organization of the 70th regular session of the General Assembly, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items (15 Sept. 2014)
- A/70/250 - First report of the General Committee (16 Sept. 2015)
- A/70/250/Add.1 - Second report of the Committee (22 Sept. 2015)
