: 2021-2022). 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. The United Nations General Assembly is due to consider an issue in the coming weeks that will profoundly affect the lives of 55 million people in Myanmar. Globalization and interdependence [item 22]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534), 24. Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action [item 73 (b)]: draft decision (A/76/L.1), 1. We, the undersigned legal scholars, recommend that the juntas credentials be rejected. Report of the Fifth Committee. ], Continuation of the list of speakers, followed by the interactive segment of the meeting, Informal consultations on the preparations for the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, Interactive dialogue on the theme Harmony with Nature and Biodiversity: Contributions of Ecological Economics and Earth-centered law, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated23 March 2022, and 14 April 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 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. Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [item 23 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/535/Add.1), 29. Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [item 24 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/536/Add.2), 33. 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. Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament: report of the First Committee (A/76/443) [item 99], 9. 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 (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. Other ministries are working outside the country in Australia, it has established an official bureau in the national capital Canberra. Operational activities for development [item 25]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/537), 34. ], High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 75/283), 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Interactive panel discussion 1 on the theme "The Global Plan of Action and enduring trafficking issues and gaps including, inter alia, the trafficking of women and children, particularly girls, for the purpose of sexual exploitation", 4:30 - 6:00 p.m Interactive panel discussion 2 on the theme "The Global Plan of Action and emerging issues, such as trafficking in persons in the context of COVID-19, and the misuse of information and communication technologies to facilitate trafficking, including trafficking of children for the purpose of sexual exploitation on the Internet", [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021, 26 October 2021, 29 October 2021, 1 November 2021 and 16 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Culture and sustainable development [item 22 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.2), 26. 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]. 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.36), 3. 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. The Taliban have nominated the Doha-based spokesman Shaheen as Afghanistans new Permanent Representative to the UN. India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. Reports of the Fifth Committee, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 22 December 2021, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538), 37. The Assembly rejected the attempt by the Sierra Leonean coup leaders to grab the country's UN seat and sided instead with the CDM by recognizing the credentials . ], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (Resumed: 11th Plenary meeting), Continuation of statements after adoption, Informal meeting of the plenary to hear an interim oral update on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal [item 12]: draft resolution (A/76/L.48) (item 7 to reopen item 12), Action on the draft resolution, Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, Thematic debate on the role and authority of the General Assembly, 1. who are appointed by the General Assembly on the proposal
Sustainable development [item 20]: draft decisions (A/76/L.37,A/76/L.38), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 18 February 2022 and 22 February 2022,were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. University for Peace: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/412) [item 50], 2. Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region: report of the First Committee (A/76/449) [item 105], 15. Election of a member of the International Court of Justice [item 115 (c)]: (a) Memorandum by the Secretary-General(A/76/337)
Assistance in mine action: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/413) [item 51], 3. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: Note by the Secretariat (A/76/364/Add.2) (subject to a nomination by the Economic and Social Council), 2. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: report of the First Committee (A/76/450) [item 106], 16. Reports of the Fifth Committee. Professor of Law, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and Former Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (2015-20), Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). ], 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.]. Date 2021. 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. 2. ], 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.]. Last edited on 18 September 2022, at 08:07, "Taliban ask to speak at UN General Assembly in New York", "U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan's Taliban and Myanmar's Junta", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Credentials_Committee&oldid=1110903433, This page was last edited on 18 September 2022, at 08:07. Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes [item 109]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/464), 16. . of Procedure of the General Assembly). GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. In the case of Haiti, despite the military junta wielding effective control, in 1991, 1992 and 1993 the General Assembly accepted without objection the credentials submitted by the representative of the ousted government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 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. (Fourth Committee) Bureau of the 76th Session Chair. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION, A/76/251 142 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the
Report of the Economic and Social Council [item 9] (A/76/3); note by the Secretary-General (A/76/277); 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] - joint debate, 2. Oceans and the law of the sea [items 78 (a) and (b)]: (a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/311 and A/76/311/Add.1)
The committee and General Assembly usually operate by . 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. sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Debate on the item and action on the draft resolution, 2. Observer status for the Boao Forum for Asia in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/488) [item 175], 23. The Taliban letter further indicates that the mission of the Permanent Representative is considered over and that Isaczai no longer represents Afghanistan. Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development [item 22 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.1), 25. Sustainable development [item 20]: draft resolution (A/76/L.68), Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 123]. . 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. "The chair (of the Credentials Committee) proposed that the committee defer its decision on the credentials pertaining to the representatives of Myanmar and on the credentials pertaining to the representatives of Afghanistan to the 76th session of the General Assembly. 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. (c) Report on the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects: Letter from the Co-Chairs (A/76/391)
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Report of the Fifth Committee. ], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (1st Plenary meeting), 1. 68 (b) A/76/PV.96. Measures to eliminate international terrorism: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/478) [item 111], 12. Its an indictment of the Security Council that it is failing to carry out its responsibilities under the United Nations Charter. Informal consultations on the establishment of the United Nations Youth Office. Reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee), 1. On 14 September, the 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA) will meet in New York. It was really a misstep and very little if anything was achieved by her trip to Naypyidaw, he told Al Jazeera. Report of the International Criminal Court [item 77]: (a) Reports of the Secretary-General (A/76/291 and A/76/292)
], 3rd thematic cluster on the theme Frameworks for a peaceful world promoting peace, international law and digital cooperation, Morning: Plenary segment
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. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: report of the General Committee [item 7] (A/76/250), 2. Some of the speakers listed for the 7th plenary meeting will therefore be heard at the 9th plenary meeting. UN. ], 2. Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: report of the First Committee (A/76/437) [item 93], 3. Each year before the regular session begins, the Office of Legal Affairs recommends a group of candidates to the President of the General Assembly for the Credentials Committee. as suspending a state from the UN, and that the General Assembly's authority with regards to the credentials process encompasses an authority to make a substantive . As a former UN staff for 15+ years, LONG TERMS EFFORTS ARE NEED TO HAVE THEIR SHARES IN, These are two case studies that are worth studying. There have been serious inconsistencies in the handling of this issue by different UN bodies, with some allowing the military junta to represent Myanmar, while most have not allowed anyone to sit in Myanmars seat, the Myanmar Accountability Project said in a statement. 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. The NUG has also said it will appear before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Myanmar regarding charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya in 2017, a move which Phongsathorn says shows the partys commitment to international law and its willingness to participate in the international community. The Committee chair, Ambassador Anna Karin Enestrm of Sweden, introduced its report. 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. The question of who will represent Myanmar at the UN has lingered since the military coup in February. The National Unity Government and the ethnic resistance organisations control more than half the country directly or indirectly and they have a great deal of influence over another 25 percent of the country, said Chris Sidoti from SAC-M. So whether you look at legal legitimacy or de-facto control the National Unity Government has by far the best claim to be recognised as the government of Myanmar and to be the Myanmar partner for other states. Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind [item 20 (d)]:
Heads of states and governments from 193 Member States will exchange statements in-person and via pre-recorded messages, played in the General Assembly . Conversely, accepting the NUGs credentials would send a powerful signal that the United Nations stands firmly in support of democracy and human rights, and efforts to resolve Myanmars crisis through peaceful dialogue. The NUG has told Al Jazeera that 10 of its 17 ministers continue to work in parts of Myanmar that are effectively outside the control of the military. (b) Notes by the Secretary-General (A/75/960 and A/75/960/Add.1)
In July, the generals executed four political opponents, reviving the death penalty, which had not been used since the late 1980s, and prompting outrage in many parts of the world. (c) Draft resolution (A/76/L.57), 3. 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. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the First Committee (A/76/452) [item 122], 18. Each year before the regular session begins, the Office of Legal Affairs recommends a group of candidates to the President of the General Assembly for the Credentials Committee. This has been the past practice and its been done many many times. The UN is not requiring vaccination for participants. Debate on the item and action on the draft amendments and the draft resolution, High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace on the theme, The Culture of Peace: Importance of justice, equality, and inclusion for advancing peacebuilding, 1. ], 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. Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives [item 74 (c)]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/462/Add.3), 13. Nonetheless, delegations whose credentials have been challenged retain all their rights until, and unless, they are revoked by the General Assembly. (b) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/299)
The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East: report of the First Committee (A/76/447) [item 103], 13. . Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: draft resolution (A/76/L.43), Debate on the item and Action on the draft resolution, 1. Sustainable development [item 20] and Oceans and the law of the sea: Oceans and the law of the sea [item 78 (a)]: draft decision (A/76/L.67), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 17 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 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. ], Thematic dialogue on investment in road safety (resolution 75/308), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 6 October 2021, 11 October 2021, 29 November 2021 and 2 December 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Social development [item 28]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/454), 2. Subscribe to the First Committee Monitor. Notes. Convention on Biological Diversity [item 20 (f)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.6), 18. Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development [item 36]: (a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/828), 2. [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. ], 1. 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.12), Informal meeting of the plenary to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Volunteers Programme and the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021, 18 November 2021 and 22 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Ghani, who had fled the country as the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15, had appointed Isaczai as Kabuls envoy to the UN in June 2021. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/475) [item 84], 7. ):
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).. Question of Palestine [item 39]: draft resolution
In order to assist the speakers with the timely delivery of their statements, a light mechanism will be installed at the rostrum. The military, meanwhile, is eager to replace Kyaw Moe Tun with its own choice of ambassador. First Committee . For observers like Fortify Rights Patrick Phongsathorn, the visit was another sign of the UNs failure on Myanmar. UN--BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS, A/76/251 3a Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee. of Member States and to report to the General Assembly thereon
It consists of nine members, who are appointed by the General Assembly on the proposal of the . |. ], International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals [item 130]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/248) - debate, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021 and 11 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. 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. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all [item 20 (j)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.9), 21. Observer status for the International Solar Alliance in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/497) [item 176], Explanation of vote after the vote continued. Delegations wishing to make statements under item 5 are kindly requested to do so through the e-deleGATE portal available athttps://edelegate.un.int/. 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. Ms. Egriselda Aracely Gonzlez Lpez (El Salvador) Vice-Chairs . 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. 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.]. ], 8. General and complete disarmament [item 100]: draft decision (A/76/L.79), 3. Following the February 1 coup in Myanmar, its military rulers have said the countrys Ambassador at UN Kyaw Moe Tun has been dismissed and they want Aung Thurein to replace him. 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. Resolutions on Culture of Peace, Cultural Property Also Adopted. Sustainable development [item 20]: draft decision (A/76/L.45), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 25 March 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], 4. Election of members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law [item 116 (e)], Briefing to Member States on the Declaration on Future Generations, Improving global road safety [item 13]: high-level meeting of the General Assembly on improving global road safety (resolution 75/308), 10:00 to 10:30: Opening segment
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