Sixth Committee (Legal)
Recent Developments
- Charter Committee (2021 session)
24 February 2021In accordance with the GA resolution 75/140 of 15 December 2020, the 2021 session of the Special Committee was held from 16 to 24 February 2021.- Resolutions and decisions
15 December 2020 Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly on items allocated to the Sixth Committee (75th session, 2020).- Provisional programme of work (76th session)
13 November 2020Provisional programme for the 76th session as proposed by the Bureau (revised version of 12 November 2020).
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 (2020–2021)
- Deadlines for the submission of comments and observations (2020–2021)
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.