Sixth Committee (Legal)
Recent Developments
- Provisional programme of work (79th session)
11 January 2024 Provisional programme for the 79th session of the Sixth Committee, as approved by the Sixth Committee.- Resolutions and decisions
7 December 2023 Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly on items allocated to the Sixth Committee (78th session, 2023).
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.
- Compilation of extracts of resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Sixth Committee, containing requests addressed to States, international organizations and the Secretary-General (2023–2024)
- Deadlines for the submission of comments and observations (2023–2024)
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.
