Sixth Committee (Legal)
Recent Developments
- 2024 ILC Report (advance version)
12 August 2024 Advance unofficial version of the is now available for the convenience of delegations. Official issuance in all six languages is expected by mid-September.- Briefing for Sixth Committee delegates
5 August 2024 Briefing for Sixth Committee delegates on the Committee items on the provisional agenda of the seventy-ninth session of the GA will be held on Friday, 6 September 2024, at 10am, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.- 79th session
11 July 2024During the seventy-ninth session, the Sixth Committee is scheduled to meet from 2 October to 22 November 2024. [See also Provisional programme of work]
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 , the formal meetings of the Sixth Committee are webcast live on .
Archive videos are also available on a page.