Rules of procedure

X. Public and Private Meetings of the General Assembly, its Committees and its Subcommittees

General principles: Rule 60 | Private meetings: Rule 61

 

General principles

Rule 60 PDF

The meetings of the General Assembly and its Main Committees shall be held in public unless the organ concerned decides that exceptional circumstances require that the meeting be held in private. Meetings of other committees and subcommittees shall also be held in public unless the organ concerned decides otherwise.

Private meetings

Rule 61 PDF

All decisions of the General Assembly taken at a private meeting shall be announced at an early public meeting of the Assembly. At the close of each private meeting of the Main Committees, other committees and subcommittees, the Chairman may issue a communiqué through the Secretary-General.

 

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