Israeli practices and settlement activities affecting the rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/417) [item 55], 7. Rights of Indigenous peoples [item 71]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/459), 7. Date 2021. . Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/364/Add.1), 3. Security Council (A/76/853), Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council [item 115 (a)], 2. The United Nations Credentials Committee is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly whose main purpose is to report to the Assembly regarding the credentials of the body's representatives. UN--BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS, A/76/251 3a Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee. [1] An example is the Taliban government of Afghanistan. Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament: report of the First Committee (A/76/443) [item 99], 9. FILE - The U.N. General Assembly Hall is empty before the start of the U.N. General Assembly 76th session General Debate at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, Sept. 20, 2021. And the junta just cant make that claim at the moment, Phongsathorn said. Observer status for the Boao Forum for Asia in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/488) [item 175], 23. Photo: UN Staff prepare UN HQ in New York ahead of the 76th . Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Operational activities for development [item 25]: draft decision (A/76/L.73) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 25: Operational activities of development), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 18 July 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Disaster risk reduction [item 20 (c)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.3), 15. The Taliban have nominated the Doha-based spokesman Shaheen as Afghanistans new Permanent Representative to the UN. Harmony with Nature [item 20 (i)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.35), 5. United Nations: The UN Credentials Committee that will review the Taliban's communication in which it nominated Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's envoy to the UN is expected to meet next month, with the General Assembly president saying the entire 193-nation strong membership will decide on the matter once the committee submits its . Sustainable development [item 20] and Oceans and the law of the sea: Oceans and the law of the sea [item 78 (a)]: draft decision (A/76/L.67), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 17 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields [item 15]: draft resolution (A/76/L.12), Informal meeting of the plenary to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Volunteers Programme and the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021, 18 November 2021 and 22 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. (Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly). Initially, Afghanistans Permanent Representative, appointed by the ousted Ashraf Ghani-government, Ghulam Isaczai, was listed to speak for the country on the final day of the General Debate on September 27. Towards the achievement of sustainable development: implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through sustainable consumption and production, building on Agenda 21 [item 20 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.1), 13. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects [item 56]: Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Commitee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/418/Add.1), 4. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. ], 1. India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. [This] would allow the NUG to establish diplomatic relations with those countries [and] would have knock-on impacts on building a democratic movement inside Myanmar.. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/489) [item 122], 13. Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: report of the Secretary-General (A/76/492) - debate Consideration of the item has been postponed to the resumed part of the session, Continuation of the debate on the item and action on the draft resolutions, 2. Joint Inspection Unit [item 144]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/778), 5. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations [item 136]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/634/Add.1), Informal informal consultations on the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum(closed), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated21 January 2022,24 January 2022,8 February 2022,18 February 2022and17 March 2022were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION, A/76/251 142 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. The military junta is not eligible to represent the Myanmar people at the United Nations.. ], 1. The Taliban had written to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres nominating their spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistans ambassador to the UN and had asked to participate in the high-level 76th session of the UN General Assembly. ], High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 75/283), 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Interactive panel discussion 1 on the theme "The Global Plan of Action and enduring trafficking issues and gaps including, inter alia, the trafficking of women and children, particularly girls, for the purpose of sexual exploitation", 4:30 - 6:00 p.m Interactive panel discussion 2 on the theme "The Global Plan of Action and emerging issues, such as trafficking in persons in the context of COVID-19, and the misuse of information and communication technologies to facilitate trafficking, including trafficking of children for the purpose of sexual exploitation on the Internet", [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021, 26 October 2021, 29 October 2021, 1 November 2021 and 16 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. The annotated draft agenda of the 76th session has been issued as document A/76/100/Add.1. Prevention of armed conflict [item 35 (a)]: Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/690), Informal briefing by the G20 Co-Sherpa of the Republic of Indonesia, Friday, 1 April 2022 Report of the Peacebuilding Commission [item 32] (A/76/678); Peacebuilding and sustaining peace [66]: Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/668 and A/76/668/Corr.1); Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund [item 113] (A/76/687), 3. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [item 91]: (a) Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/232); Crime prevention and criminal justice [item 108]: High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 75/283), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021, 26 October 2021, 29 October 2021, 9 November 2021 and 16 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Observer status for the Eurasian Economic Union in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/482) [item 169], 17. ], Informal meeting (closed) of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. The proposal was adopted without a vote (by the Credentials Committee . REPRESENTATIVES' CREDENTIALS. 6. [1][2][3], According to Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, Member States must send the credentials of their representatives to the Secretary-General of the United Nations more than one week before the opening of the regular session. ], Multi-stakeholder hearing in preparation for the high-level meeting on improving global road safety (resolution 75/308), 1. Isaczai was listed as the head of delegation. of Member States and to report to the General Assembly thereon Report of the Human Rights Council [item 69] (A/76/53 and A/76/53/Add.1 (to be issued in due course)), 2. Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 25 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development [item 18 (f)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.6), 9. Informal thematic consultation as a follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General entitled Our Common Agenda, 1st thematic cluster on the theme Accelerating and scaling up the SDGs, leaving no-one behind, Morning: Plenary segment, including statements by the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, Member States and observers of the General Assembly, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 December 2021, 2 February 2022 and 8 February 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Groups of countries in special situations [item 23]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/535), 28. His Excellency Nicols Maduro Moros, President, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (pre-recorded), His Excellency Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, President, Mongolia, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, Republic of Kenya (pre-recorded), His Excellency Juan Orlando Hernndez Alvarado, President, Republic of Honduras, His Excellency Joko Widodo, President, Republic of Indonesia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President, Ukraine, His Excellency Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President and Minister for Defense, Republic of Malawi (pre-recorded), His Excellency Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca, President, Republic of Cabo Verde, His Excellency Nguyen Xuan Phuc, State President, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, 8th plenary meeting: High-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action [item 72 (b)]: High-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (resolutions 75/237 and 75/320), His Excellency Faure Essozimna Gnassingb, President, Togolese Republic (pre-recorded), His Excellency Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, President, Dominican Republic, His Excellency maro Sissoco Embal, President, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, His Excellency Ismal Omar Guelleh, President and Head of Government, Republic of Djibouti (pre-recorded), His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President, Republic of Kazakhstan (pre-recorded), Continuation of the general debate [item 8], His Excellency Pedro Snchez Prez-Castejn, President of the Government, Spain, Her Excellency Erna Solberg, Prime Minister, Norway (pre-recorded), His Excellency Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Delegations are kindly reminded that, in accordance with established practice, each statement in the general debate should be limited to 15 minutes in order to accommodate speakers for each meeting in a timely fashion. Pursuant to resolution 75/320, the general debate will be held from15:00 to 18:00 (7th plenary meeting) and from 19:00 to 21:00 (9th plenary meeting) in order to accommodate the closing plenary meeting of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action from 18:00 to 19:00 (8th plenary meeting). I have communicated the correspondences to the committee chair. ], High-level special event entitled Time to Act Together: Coordinating Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated17 June 2022and 1 July 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated21 January 2022,24 January 2022, 8 February 2022, 18 February 2022 and 17 March 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Shahid further said that whenever the UN receives conflicting credentials communications, they are referred to the Committee. Delegations may wish to inform their capitals accordingly. Comprehensive review of special political missions: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/419) [item 57], 9. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/364), 2. ], Intergovernmental consultations on the declaration for the 2022 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 12 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatves and permanent observers. ], Informal consultations on the functioning of the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system, including its structure, performance and funding arrangement, [Letters the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 8 October 2021 and 11 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Report of the Fifth Committee. 10:30 to 13:00: Plenary segment, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated9 November 2021,2 December 2021, 7 January 2022, 3 May 2022, 9 May 2022 and17 May 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Rights of peoples to self-determination [item 73]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/461), 9. The Committee reports to the Assembly on the credentials of representatives of the UN Member States. The UN Credentials Committee that will review the Taliban's communication in which it nominated Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's envoy to the UN is expected to meet next month, with the General Assembly president saying the entire 193-nation strong membership will decide on the matter once the committee submits its findings on who should sit at Kabul's seat in the world body. Legal experts say that is too little for the generals to be considered the representative of the Myanmar people. (b) It consists of nine members, After having come to power in contested circumstances the month before, the new government sought to speak at the UN General Assembly before the close of its session in September 2021: the Credential Committee did not meet to agree to accept new Afghan appointments before the end of the session. Convention on Biological Diversity [item 20 (f)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.6), 18. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions [item 117 (a)]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/516/Add.1) (item 7 to reopen item 117 (a)), 3. Credentials are decided by a nine-country committee of UN states, with the United States, Russia and China enjoying permanent membership. This will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers. The NUG has democratic legitimacy which is also a really key thing in state recognition and has also shown its commitment to upholding international law, Phongsathorn said. It was really a misstep and very little if anything was achieved by her trip to Naypyidaw, he told Al Jazeera. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/418) [item 56], 8. Informal meeting (closed) of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. (b) Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/293) Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: draft resolution (A/76/L.52), Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: draft resolution (A/76/L.52), High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding Financing, High-level meeting of the General Assembly to assess progress on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (resolution 75/224), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated21 October 2021, and 23 March 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 2. International cooperation on access to justice for survivors of sexual Violence [item 133]: draft resolution (A/76/L.80) and draft amendments (A/76/L.81, A/76/L.82, A/76/L.83 and A/76/L.84). Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms [item 74 (b)]: Report of the Third Committee (A/76/462/Add.2, draft resolution XIX) I am sure that Sweden will keep to the credentials schedule, the President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, said in his first press conference here on Friday. Don't miss a story, Subscribe to PassBlue, PASSBLUE IS A PARTNER WITH THE NEW SCHOOL JULIEN J. STUDLEY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Sign up to get the smartest news on the UN by email, joining readers across the globe., We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously, 4 days ago by Major General AK Bardalai, Veteran. ], International Migration Review Forum (Day 4), Plenary segment: general debate continued, followed by the closing segment Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [item 24 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/536/Add.2), 33. The Assembly's Credentials Committee verifies that the requirements described in Rule 27 have been satisfied, and on that basis makes a recommendation to the Assembly. Information and communications technologies for sustainable development [item 17]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/530), 2. Report of the Fifth Committee. Where pre-recorded statements are used, the 15-minute time limit will include remarks in the General Assembly Hall to introduce the pre-recorded message and the message itself. Observer status for the Community of Democracies in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/483) [item 170], 18. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East: report of the First Committee (A/76/440) [item 96], 6. 1. Emeritus Professor of Law, Universities of Leiden and the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Former Member of UN International Law Commission and UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Baltasar Garzon Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Rights of indigenous peoples [item 71]: draft decision (A/76/L.51) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 71), 2. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields [item 15]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/275); Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit [item 119]; Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: note by the Secretariat (A/76/327); United Nations reform: measures and proposals [item 125]: joint debate, 2. Copyright 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. ], 3. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have the power to veto Security Council resolutions, enshrined in the UN Charter - a right accorded to them because . Oceans and the law of the sea [items 78 (a) and (b)]: Continuation of the debate on the item as a whole and action on the draft resolutions, 1. To be issued in: Resolutions and Decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 76th session - Volume 2 - A/76/49 . Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind [item 20 (d)]: Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects: report of the First Committee (A/76/448) [item 104], 14. Notes. who are appointed by the General Assembly on the proposal PPLAF (Platform to Protect Whistle Blowers in Africa), John Dugard Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS [item 11]: Report of the Secretary General (A/76/783), Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, Interactive dialogue between permanent missions and the Secretariat and briefing on 'lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic" and on the progress made to improve the accessibility of the UNHQ premises for persons with disabilities, Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)], Informal High-level Meeting to mark the commemoration of the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated13 April 2022 and 13 June 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Informal meeting of the plenary to mark the observance of Nelson Mandela International Day. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit [item 117 (g)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/365), 4. (d) Draft resolutions (A/76/L.18 and A/76/L.20), Continuation of the debate on the item as a whole, 1. In the case of Haiti, despite the military junta wielding effective control, in 1991, 1992 and 1993 the General Assembly accepted without objection the credentials submitted by the representative of the ousted government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 4. Election of members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission [item 116 (c)], 4. Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee. Ep 62: Malta aims to preserve the legal status of countries facing rising sea levels. Committee is mandated to examine the credentials of representatives University for Peace: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/412) [item 50], 2. The people of any UN Member State have a right to have their desired UN representatives in place, and the militarys representatives do not represent the peoples wishes while the NUG would, he said. Sustainable development [item 20]: draft decisions (A/76/L.37,A/76/L.38), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 18 February 2022 and 22 February 2022,were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. [Another] key factor in the recognition of governments is that they control the territory they are claiming to represent. Each year before the regular session begins, the Office of Legal Affairs recommends a group of candidates to the President of the General Assembly for the Credentials Committee. Peacebuilding and sustaining peace [item 66]: draft resolution (A/76/L.86), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 2 September 2022 and 7 September 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Crime prevention and criminal justice [item 108]: draft decision (A/76/L.9). The NUG is working closely with civil society groups, the Civil Disobedience Movement and representatives of ethnic nationality areas. ], 1. : 2021-2022). Assistance in mine action: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/413) [item 51], 3. Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance [item 75]: draft decision (A/76/L.71), Informal consultations on the on the Declaration on Future Generations. Report of the Human Rights Council [item 69]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/457), 5. When Members States send these credentials in, they are formally notifying the Secretary-General that these representatives are entitled to speak on their behalf. ], Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]: Advancement of women [item 29]: draft resolution (A/76/L.66) (item 7 to reopen item 29: Advancement of women), Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 8 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. without a vote. The NUG represents the Myanmar people. (A/AC.293/2022/L.1 and A/AC.293/2022/L.2), Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26]: Draft resolution (A/76/L.55) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 26), 2. The schedule is set out in the draft programme of work and timetable. GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. The General Assembly will also take note of the letter from the Secretary-General (A/ES-11/3) concerning Member States in arrears in the payment of financial contributions to the United Nations within the terms of Article 19 of the Charter. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit [item 117 (g)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/637), 7. Myanmar's Credentials at the UN. Agenda information A/76/251 3b Report of the Credentials Committee. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--MEMBERS. They must be sent by the Head of State, Head of Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.[1][3]. Report of the International Criminal Court [item 77]: Continuation of the debate and action on the draft resolution, Election of the members of the International Law Commission [item 116 (f)]: notes by the Secretary-General (A/76/62, A/76/82, A/76/82/Add.1, A/76/399 and A/76/399/Add.1), Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 123] - debate, Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: draft resolution (A/76/L.8/Rev.1), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021 and 11 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Credentials Committee, UN. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization [item 112] (A/76/1), 2. 14 Sep 2021. It is appointed by members of parliament decisively elected in elections last November.