The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Vidhan . Copyright 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. Programme planning: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/426) [item 139], 1. Disaster risk reduction [item 20 (c)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.3), 15. Security Council (A/76/853), 1. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)] (Continued), 2. Prevention of an arms race in outer space: report of the First Committee (A/76/442) [item 98], 8. ], [List of proposals contained in the report of the Committee for consideration by the General Assembly A/C.2/76/INF.1], 1. The Council today approved conclusions setting out the EU's priorities at the United Nations during the 76 th session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2021 - September 2022).. ], Informal meeting (closed) of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the memebership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council, Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers for the meeting on 8 February 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 27 December 2021, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. United Nations: 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. Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/470) [item 79], 2. Informal meeting with youth representatives and relevant stakeholders on the establishment of the United Nations Youth Office. The list of speakers for each meeting is built on this voluntarily agreed time limit., The LIVE online coverage of the General Debate website, available in all official languages, offers the Speaking Now feature which enables users to know which Member States/Observer has the floor (is delivering a video statement). UN--BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS, A/76/251 3a Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee. Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: draft resolutions (A/76/L.76 and A/76/L.77), 1. The two communications have been sent by the UN Secretariat, after consultation with the Office of the President of the General Assembly, to the members of the Credentials Committee of the 76th session of the General Assembly. 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. 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. Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, William Bourdon : 2021-2022). 1. The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on Tuesday, 13 September 2022 at the UN Headquarters in New York, in the first in-person format since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. ], 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.]. The battle for Myanmar's seat in the UN General Assembly The proposal was adopted without a vote (by the Credentials Committee . Shahid also specified that apart from the letter from the Taliban last month, no other communication has been received from the group. 76th Session | UN Web TV - United Nations Informal meeting of the plenary to mark the observance of Nelson Mandela International Day. ], Informal meeting on the draft political delcaration for the high-level meeting on improving globl road safety, [A letter form the President of the General Assembly, dated 2 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representative and permanent observers], Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the UN. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)], (a) By-election (A/76/852) Former Thai Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, Chris Sidoti "[2], The consideration of the credentials by the Credentials Committee is normally a formality. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--MEMBERS. [4] On December 1, 2021, the Committee voted to reject recognition of UN seats for both Afghanistan's Taliban government and Myanmar's ruling Tatmadaw military junta. After having come to power in contested circumstances the month before, the new government sought to speak at the UN General Assembly before the close of its session in September 2021: the Credential Committee did not meet to agree to accept new Afghan appointments before the end of the session. Operational activities for development [item 25]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/537), 34. The military, meanwhile, is eager to replace Kyaw Moe Tun with its own choice of ambassador. I am sure that Sweden will keep to the credentials schedule, the President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, said in his first press conference here on Friday. This has been the past practice and its been done many many times. Combating sand and dust storms [item 20 (k)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.10), 22. Sexual exploitation and abuse [item 132]: Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/702); draft resolution (A/76/L.78). 21 July 2022. The Committee is mandated to examine the . Operational activities for development of the United Nations system [item 25 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/537/Add.1), 35. ], 1. ], Thursday, 5 May 2022, 10:00 a.m. (Virtual), Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety First round of negotiations, 1. 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 role of diamonds in fuelling conflict [item 34], Debate on the item [POSTPONED to a later date to be announced], 1. South-South cooperation for development [item 25 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/537/Add.2), 36. Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS [item 11]: Report of the Secretary General (A/76/783), Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, Interactive dialogue between permanent missions and the Secretariat and briefing on 'lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic" and on the progress made to improve the accessibility of the UNHQ premises for persons with disabilities, Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)], Informal High-level Meeting to mark the commemoration of the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated13 April 2022 and 13 June 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. UN General Assembly - Credentials Committee - United Nations Some of the speakers listed for the 7th plenary meeting will therefore be heard at the 9th 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.]. ], Intergovernmental consultations on the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum, High-level Thematic Debate on Putting sustainable and resilient tourism at the heart of an inclusive recovery, Informal interactive dialogue with the candidate(s) for the position of President of the General Assembly for the seventy-seventh session,held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/323, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated16 December 2021 and 15 April 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. A Credentials Committee is appointed at the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly. Sweden is the chair of the committee. Development cooperation with middle-income countries [item 22 (c)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.3), 27. REPRESENTATIVES' CREDENTIALS. Informal thematic consultation as a follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General entitled Our Common Agenda, 1st thematic cluster on the theme Accelerating and scaling up the SDGs, leaving no-one behind, Morning: Plenary segment, including statements by the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, Member States and observers of the General Assembly, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 December 2021, 2 February 2022 and 8 February 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. of Procedure of the General Assembly, Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, Functions and Powers of the General Assembly, Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, Outcomes of resolutions on revitalization, Arrears in the payment of contributions (Article 19). Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East: report of the First Committee (A/76/440) [item 96], 6. Report of the Credentials Committee [item 3 (b)] (A/76/550). The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict [item 34]: draft resolution (A/76/L.64), Informal meeting of the plenary to consider the report of the Group of Governmental Experts, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/304, entitled Towards torture-free trade: examining the feasibility, scope and parameters for possible common international standards., [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. General Assembly Fellowship for HOPE, the Credentials Committee & other topics - PGA Spokesperson Briefing | UN Web TV at its most recent regular session. UN Briefing: 2021 General Assembly | UNA_UK 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. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations [item 142]: report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/383), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021 and 29 September 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 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. [5], The members of the Credentials Committee for the 76th Session of the General Assembly are:[6]. Programme planning: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/490) [item 139], 14. 1. The Taliban, the country's new rulers for a matter of weeks, are challenging the credentials of their country's former U.N. ambassador and want to speak at the General Assembly's high-level meeting of world leaders this week, the international body says. Resolutions of the 76th Session - UN General Assembly - United Nations https://t.co/o6bx4F2llh, ChinHumanRightsOrg (@ChinHumanRights) August 23, 2022. First Committee . [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 July 2022 was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], 4. Strengthening and promoting the international treaty framework: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/496) [item 88], 11. Arabic;Chinese;English;French;Russian;Spanish, His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President, Republic of South Africa (pre-recorded), His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President, Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Miguel Daz Canel Bermdez, President, Republic of Cuba (pre-recorded), His Excellency Joo Manuel Gonalves Loureno, President, Republic of Angola, His ExcellencyRoch Marc Christian Kabor,President ofFaso,President of the Council of Ministers,Burkina Faso (pre-recorded), His Excellency Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President, Republic of Panama, His Excellency Milo ukanovi, President, Montenegro, His Excellency Hage Geingob, President, Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Stevo Pendarovski, President, Republic of North Macedonia, His Excellency Lionel Rouwen Aingimea, President, Republic of Nauru (pre-recorded), His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President, Republic of Zimbabwe (pre-recorded), His ExcellencyMahamat Idriss Dby Itno,Chairman of the Transitional Military Council,President and Head of State,Republic of Chad (pre-recorded), His Excellency Azali Assoumani, President, Union of the Comoros, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba, President, Gabonese Republic (pre-recorded), Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President, United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency George Manneh Weah, President, Republic of Liberia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Barham Salih, President, Republic of Iraq, The LIVE online coverage of the General Debate website, available in all official languages, offers the Speaking Now feature which enables users to know which Member States/Observer has the floor (is delivering a video statement). UN. The backdrop to this year's 76th UN General Assembly was a world that felt fractured just when we needed to come together against the continued ravages of COVID-19, the accelerating climate emergency, unfolding humanitarian disasters, rising inequality, and much more. ], Informal interactive dialogue of the Assembly on commodity markets, 1. A recent report from the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) found that due to resistance from armed ethnic groups and the Peoples Defence Force, a network of civilian armed groups established by the NUG in 2021, the military regime can be said to have stable control of 17 percent of Myanmars territory. (d) Draft resolution (A/76/L.14). : 2021-2022). Culture of peace [item 16]: draft resolution (A/76/L.41), 4. ], 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. ], High-level special event entitled Time to Act Together: Coordinating Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated17 June 2022and 1 July 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], 1. 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. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [item 91]. Myanmar is yet another story of the dismal dysfunction of the United Nations system.. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 123], Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on the outcomes of the G20 Rome Leaders Summit, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021 and 19 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and BudgetaryQuestions (A/76/516) [item 117 (a)], Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions (A/76/517) [item 117 (b)], Confirmation of the appointment of members of the Investments Committee (A/76/518) [item 117 (c)], Appointment of a member of the Board of Auditors (A/76/519) [item 117 (d)], Appointment of members of the International Civil Service Commission (A/76/520) [item 117 (e)], 2. The NUG was formed by politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) after army chief Min Aung Hlaing threw them out of office in February 2021 and jailed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: Note by the Secretary- General (A/76/492) and draft resolution (A/76/L.43), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated21 January 2022,24 January 2022, 8 February 2022, 18 February 2022 and 17 March 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Date 2021. Crimes against humanity: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/474) [item 83], 6. Report of the Fifth Committee. The United Nations need to accept the NUGs delegation at each and every assembly and sessions and all through the other agencies, Dr Tun-Aung Shwe, the NUGs representative in Australia, told Al Jazeera. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Advancement of women [item 29]: draft resolution (A/76/L.40) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 29: Advancement of women), 2. Sustainable development [item 20] and Oceans and the law of the sea: Oceans and the law of the sea [item 78 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76 /L.72), 4. Further criticism of the UN was recently directed towards Noeleen Heyzer, the special envoy of the secretary-general on Myanmar, who was appointed last December and visited the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw last month. The Report of the Human Rights Council [item 69]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/457), 5. . (d) Draft resolutions (A/76/L.18 and A/76/L.20), Continuation of the debate on the item as a whole, 1. Observer status for the International Organization of Employers in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/486) [item 173], 21. ], Space as a driver of sustainable development [item 30]: draft resolution (A/76/L.3), Debate on the item and action on the draft resolution, Informal meeting of the plenary on the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Our Common Agenda" (A/75/982), [Letters from 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. If the credentials committee accepted the NUGs claims to be the legitimate government of Myanmar that would encourage other UN member states to extend recognition to the NUG as the official government of Myanmar, Phongsathorn said. In these cases, the office of the President of the General Assembly is often called upon to help resolve the matter before a formal meeting of the Credentials Committee. 3 p. Collections Resource Type > Documents and Publications > Draft Resolutions and Decisions. United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/472) [item 81], 4. The Assembly's Credentials Committee verifies that the requirements described in Rule 27 have been satisfied, and on that basis makes a recommendation to the Assembly. General and complete disarmament [ item 100]: Report of the First Committee (A/76/444, draft resolutions XXV, XXVIII and XXX) Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Prevention of an arms race in outer space: reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours [item 98 (d)]: draft decision (A/76/L.50) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 98 (d)), 3. Credentials Committee & other topics - PGA Spokesperson - UN Web TV GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal [item 12]: Solemn appeal by the President of the General Assembly (A/76/648), 2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. This left Ghulam Isaczai of the ousted regime as the official representative to the UN, despite Taliban protestations that he "no longer represents Afghanistan". CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--MEMBERS. We would love your thoughts. Programme budget for 2022 [item 138]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/633/Add.1), 4. ], 2. 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.28), 1. The UN General Assembly Must Reject Myanmar Junta's Attempts - PassBlue India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. The list of speakers for each meeting is built on this voluntarily agreed time limit., His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, Republic of India, His Excellency Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy, Saint Lucia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Xavier Espot Zamora, Head of Government, Principality of Andorra (pre-recorded), His Excellency Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Eswatini (pre-recorded), His Excellency Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, the Public Service, National Security, Legal Affairs and Grenadines Affairs, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (pre-recorded), His Excellency Ariel Henry, Prime Minister and Minister for Social Affairs and Labor, Republic of Haiti (pre-recorded), His Excellency Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Prime Minister, Malaysia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (pre-recorded), His Excellency Abdalla Adam Hamdok, Prime Minister, Republic of the Sudan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Cambodia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Sugar Industry, and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Fiji (pre-recorded), His Excellency Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bhutan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Bob Loughman,