This United Nations-related article is a stub. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences [item 117 (f)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/106), 3. : 2021-2022). Arabic;Chinese;English;French;Russian;Spanish, 5th plenary meeting: High-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action [item 72 (b)]: High-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (resolutions 75/237 and 75/320), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 3 September 2021 (opening plenary and round tables), 10 September 2021 (round tables), 17 September 2021 (concept note) and 21 September 2021 (final programme and concept note), were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Report of the Human Rights Council [item 69]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/457), 5. UN General Assembly First Committee 2022 - Reaching Critical Will It would also be consistent with the resolution adopted overwhelmingly by the General Assembly in June, condemning the coup and calling on the Myanmar military to respect the peoples will.. 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. ], [List of proposals contained in the report of the Committee for consideration by the General Assembly A/C.2/76/INF.1], 1. Who represents Myanmar? UN faces credentials pressure at assembly Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/364), 2. Operational activities for development of the United Nations system [item 25 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/537/Add.1), 35. The portal also includes links to other related valuable multimedia assets (audio, photos, etc. The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will open on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at the UN Headquarters in New York, in a hybrid (virtual/in-person) format, with limited in-person presence, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (b) Draft resolution (A/76/L.19 and A/76/L.21), 1. 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. ], 3. UN General Assembly - Credentials Committee - United Nations Shahid was responding to a question on whether he is in contact with the members of the Credentials Committee on the issue of representation of Myanmar and Afghanistan at the UN. Informal meeting of the plenary on the priorities of the Secretary-General for 2022, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 January 2022 and 11 January 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Information and communications technologies for sustainable development [item 17]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/530), 2. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--REPORTS. 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. Informal consultations on the establishment of the United Nations Youth Office. The international community must provide support to the National Unity Government which is the true representative body of the people of Myanmar. of Procedure of the General Assembly). Resolutions on Culture of Peace, Cultural Property Also Adopted. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources [item 64]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/540), 41. ], International Migration Review Forum (Day 4), Plenary segment: general debate continued, followed by the closing segment A/76/251 - Agenda of the 76th session of the General Assembly (17 September 2021) A/BUR/76/1 - Organization of the 76th regular session of the General Assembly, adoption of the agenda and . 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). having the same composition as that of the Credentials Committee (A/AC.293/2022/L.1 and A/AC.293/2022/L.2), Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26]: Draft resolution (A/76/L.55) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 26), 2. Election of members of the Human Rights Council [item 116 (d)] (PGA letter dated 8 October 2021), 2. Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms [item 74 (b)]: Report of the Third Committee (A/76/462/Add.2, draft resolution XIX) Crime prevention and criminal justice [item 108]: draft decision (A/76/L.5), 1. A-. The General Assembly will also take note of the letter from the Secretary-General (A/ES-11/3) concerning Member States in arrears in the payment of financial contributions to the United Nations within the terms of Article 19 of the Charter. Report of the Security Council [item 31] (A/76/2), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 31 May 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 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. Observer status for the Global Environment Facility in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/485) [item 172], 20. The proposal was adopted without a vote (by the Credentials Committee . General Assembly. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/364/Add.1), 3. 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.56), 4. In fact, the UN has failed to do anything. 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. ], 1. 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. 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. Accepting the military juntas credentials would entrench the regime further, giving a green light for continued repression and potentially undermining international and regional mediation efforts. ], 1. The portal also includes links to other related valuable multimedia assets (audio, photos, etc. Election of members of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent [item 116 (g)], 5. Natural plant fibres and sustainable development [item 26 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538/Add.2), 39. UN. 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), Rules ], 2. These institutional inconsistencies are denying the people of Myanmar a voice in UN bodies at the very time when they need it most, with violent repression and armed conflict in the country worsening each day causing a deepening humanitarian crisis.. 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. In its conclusions, the Council stresses that multilateralism remains the most effective means to govern global relations in a way that benefits all.For this reason, the EU and its member states will . 3. UN. Peacebuilding and sustaining peace [item 66]: draft resolution (A/76/L.74), 2. The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/477) [item 86], 9. 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. The matter of who represents the two countries at the UN has now gone to the Credentials Committee, currently being chaired by Sweden and with the US, China, Russia, Bahamas, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Bhutan and Chile as members. ], 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.]. The portal also includes links to other related valuable multimedia assets (audio, photos, etc. GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. ], 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. The situation in the Middle East [item 38]: (a) Rreports of the Secretary-General (A/76/194 and A/76/299) Di 76th UN General Assembly go take place go take place for New York, United States of America. External debt sustainability and development [item 18 (c)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.3), 6. Commodities [item 18 (d)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.4), 7. (Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly). The annotated draft agenda of the 76th session has been issued as document A/76/100/Add.1. Shahid further said that whenever the UN receives conflicting credentials communications, they are referred to the Committee. Similarly in 2009 following the coup in Honduras, the General Assembly accepted the credentials of the constitutional government and left its ambassador in his seat. ], 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 EPFOs higher pension scheme: Whats in it for you? 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/. Strengthening and promoting the international treaty framework: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/496) [item 88], 11. UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects [item 56]: Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Commitee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/418/Add.1), 4. As, Young people and even children who grew up during the. ], Informal meeting of the plenary to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated27 January 2022, and 14 April 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--MEMBERS. (b) Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/293) Accepting the NUGs credentials gives the UNGA an historic opportunity to act decisively in support of the founding principles of the United Nations. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly [item 6], [Following the adjournment of the plenary meeting, consecutive meetings of the Main Committees for the purpose of electing the Chairs and the Bureau for the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly will be held], 1. Election of members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission [item 116 (c)], 4. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 123] - continuation of the debate. 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. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION. This will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers. Appointment of members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns [item 117 (h)], Intergovernmental consultations on the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum, [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.