Sixth Committee (Legal)
Recent Developments
- 81st session
24 November 2025 The Sixth Committee is scheduled to meet during the eighty-first session of the General Assembly, from 5 October to 20 November 2026. [See also Provisional programme of work – Note: International Law Week (ILW) will take place from 26 to 30 October 2026]- Reports of the Sixth Committee
24 November 2025 The General Assembly is scheduled to consider the reports of the Sixth Committee on 15 December 2025, in the afternoon.- 80th session
21 November 2025 The Sixth Committee concluded the consideration of the main part of its eightieth session, on 21 November 2025. The Committee will resume its meeting at the present session of the General Assembly from 6 to 10 April 2026, in order to continue its consideration of agenda item 86, Protection of persons in the event of disasters.
General information
The Sixth Committee is the primary forum for the consideration of legal questions in the General Assembly. All of the United Nations Member States are entitled to representation on the Sixth Committee as one of the main committees of the General Assembly.
The present website contains information relating to the work of the Sixth Committee during the current or most recent session of the General Assembly, as well as links to the websites of previous sessions. It also provides links to related websites on legal matters.
- Deadlines for the submission of comments and observations
Webcast
In line with General Assembly resolution 66/246, the formal meetings of the Sixth Committee are webcast live on UN Web TV.
Archive videos are also available on a dedicated Committee page.
