General Committee

Composition for the 73rd session

The General Committee is composed of the President of the General Assembly and 21 Vice-Presidents of the Assembly and the Chairmen of the six Main Committees. The five permanent members of the Security Council serve as Vice-Presidents, as well.

Chairpersons of the six Main Committees

First Committee
Second Committee
Third Committee
Fourth Committee
Fifth Committee
Sixth Committee

Vice-Presidents

African States
  • Algeria, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Namibia, Sudan
Asia-Pacific States
  • Cambodia, Cyprus, Iraq, Japan, Qatar
Eastern European and Other States
  • Ukraine
Latin American and Caribbean States
  • Guyana, Panama
Western European and Other States
  • San Marino, Spain
 Permanent members of the Security Council
  • China
  • France
  • Russian Federation
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

 

 

Functions

At the beginning of each session, the General Committee considers the provisional agenda and the supplementary list and makes recommendations to the General Assembly.

The role of the General Committee has been further strengthened over the past few sessions with the holding of informal meetings and briefings, open to all Member States, on specific issues under consideration by or pertaining to the work of the Assembly.

The General Committee also makes recommendations to the General Assembly concerning the closing date of the session. It assists the President and the General Assembly in drawing up the agenda for each plenary meeting, and in the general conduct of the work of the General Assembly.

It shall not however, decide on any political question (Rules of procedures of the General Assembly, Section VI).

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