General Committee
Composition for the 79th session
The General Committee is composed of the President of the General Assembly and 21 Vice-Presidents of the Assembly and the Chairpersons of the six Main Committees. The five permanent members of the Security Council serve as Vice-Presidents, as well.
- President: H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang (Cameroon)
Chairpersons of the six Main Committees
First Committee
- Maritza Chan Valverde (Costa Rica)
Second Committee
- Muhammad Abdul Muhith (Bangladesh)
Third Committee
- Zéphyrin Maniratanga (Burundi)
Fourth Committee
- Sanita Pav?uta-Deslandes (Latvia)
Fifth Committee
- Egriselda Aracely González López (El Salvador)
Sixth Committee
- Rui Vinhas (Portugal)
Vice-Presidents
African States
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Permanent members of the Security Council
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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 (See Section VI of the Rules of procedures of the General Assembly).