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. First Committee . (c) Report on the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects: Letter from the Co-Chairs (A/76/391) The Committee chair, Ambassador Anna Karin Enestrm of Sweden, introduced its report. The United Nations need to accept the NUGs delegation at each and every assembly and sessions and all through the other agencies, Dr Tun-Aung Shwe, the NUGs representative in Australia, told Al Jazeera. This has been the past practice and its been done many many times. Report of the Credentials Committee [item 3 (b)] (A/76/550). 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. Shahid further said that whenever the UN receives conflicting credentials communications, they are referred to the Committee. 68 (b) A/76/PV.96. Statement by the President of the General Assembly, 3. Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538/Add.1), 38. UN. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION. 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. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)]: by-election (A/76/573), 2. : 2021-2022). Accepting the military juntas credentials would entrench the regime further, giving a green light for continued repression and potentially undermining international and regional mediation efforts. Opening of the general debate [item 8], His Excellency Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President, Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Joseph Biden, President, United States of America, His Excellency Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President, Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Ivn Duque Mrquez, President, Republic of Colombia, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir, State of Qatar, Her Excellency Zuzana aputov, President, Slovak Republic (pre-recorded), His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President, Portuguese Republic, His Excellency Sadyr Zhaparov, President, Kyrgyz Republic (pre-recorded), His Excellency Gitanas Nausda, President, Republic of Lithuania, His Excellency Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President, Republic of Uzbekistan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Flix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President, Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President, Islamic Republic of Iran (pre-recorded), His Excellency Sebastin Piera Echenique, President, Republic of Chile (pre-recorded), His Excellency Moon Jae-in, President, Republic of Korea, His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoan, President, Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Guy Parmelin, President, Swiss Confederation, His Excellency Xi Jinping, President, Peoples Republic of China (pre-recorded), 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. Crime prevention and criminal justice [item 108]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/463), 15. 4:30 p.m. - General Assembly Hall, (*immediately following the adjournment of the informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on the G20 Summit), 2. PPLAF (Platform to Protect Whistle Blowers in Africa), John Dugard The UN Security Council, where Russia is one of five countries with the power of veto, has been unable to agree on a global arms embargo for Myanmar, and Russia remains a major supplier of arms to the embattled generals. 5. University for Peace: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/412) [item 50], 2. Date 2021. International Human Rights Lawyer; Member of the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar; Former Member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, Nelum Deepika Udagama The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/477) [item 86], 9. Debate on the item and action on the draft amendments and the draft resolution, High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace on the theme, The Culture of Peace: Importance of justice, equality, and inclusion for advancing peacebuilding, 1. General Assembly General Assembly: 99th plenary meeting, 76th session 02 Sep 2022. The Taliban, the country's new rulers for a matter of weeks, are challenging the credentials of their country's former U.N. ambassador and want to speak at the General Assembly's high-level meeting of world leaders this week, the international body says. 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 . ], His Excellency eljko Komi, Chairman of the Presidency, Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President, Republic of Madagascar, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President, Head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister for Defence, Minister for Technology, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, President of the Council of Ministers, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (pre-reccorded), His Excellency Alejandro Giammattei Falla, President, Republic of Guatemala, His Excellency David Kabua, President, Republic of the Marshall Islands (pre-recorded), Her Excellency Maia Sandu, President, Republic of Moldova, His Excellency Luis Lacalle Pou, President, Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Her Excellency Kersti Kaljulaid, President, Republic of Estonia, His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President, Republic of Suriname, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President, Republic of Sierra Leone, 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), 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). Opening of the session by the President of the General Assembly. Programme planning: report of the First Committee (A/76/453) [item 139], [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021 and 22 November 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers for the meeting on 16 March 2022 are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (e-mail galindo@un.org), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 14 February 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], Report of the Human Rights Council [item 69] (A/76/53 and A/76/53/Add.1 (to be issued in due course)), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 11 October 2021 and 26 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. 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. ], 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), 1. And the junta just cant make that claim at the moment, Phongsathorn said. ], Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the President of the General Assembly on his priorities for the resumed part of the seventy-sixth session, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. (b) Draft resolutions (A/76/L.15 and A/76/L.16), 3. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization [item 112] (A/76/1), 2. Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries [item 23 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/535/Add.2), 30. Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa [item 20 (e)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.5), 17. The programme of work of the plenary for the 76th session isprovided below. The logo of the United Nations is seen in the General Assembly hall before heads of state begin to address the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. Sweden, as chair, will do consultations and then a report will be submitted to the General Assembly in December. . PassBlue is a nonprofit, independent women-led media company that covers foreign affairs and the United Nations with a focus on womens issues and the impact of major world powers on ordinary citizens. General Assembly. ], 1. In cases of special or emergency sessions of the General Assembly, as well as any as conferences convened under its authority, the credentials committee is reconvened with "the same composition as that of the Credentials Committee at its most recent regular session. (b) Draft resolution (A/76/L.17), (a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/357) It is appointed by members of parliament decisively elected in elections last November. ], Informal consultations of the whole on Financing for Peacebuilding, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated7 July 2022was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its fifty-fourth session [item 80]: Report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/471, draft resolution I) (b) Notes by the Secretary-General The international community must provide support to the National Unity Government which is the true representative body of the people of Myanmar. 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.. Background. General and complete disarmament [item 100]: draft decision (A/76/L.79), 3. UN General Assembly First Committee 2022. ], 3. A different battle for Myanmar is being fought in the United Nations. ], Continuation of the list of speakers, followed by the interactive segment of the meeting, Informal consultations on the preparations for the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, Interactive dialogue on the theme Harmony with Nature and Biodiversity: Contributions of Ecological Economics and Earth-centered law, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated23 March 2022, and 14 April 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. The NUG has also said it will appear before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Myanmar regarding charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya in 2017, a move which Phongsathorn says shows the partys commitment to international law and its willingness to participate in the international community. In these cases, the office of the President of the General Assembly is often called upon to help resolve the matter before a formal meeting of the Credentials Committee. The junta has inflicted on its own people what the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has called a brute force reign of terror, likely amounting to crimes against humanity. Credentials are decided by a nine-country committee of UN states, with the United States, Russia and China enjoying permanent membership. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: report of the First Committee (A/76/450) [item 106], 16. Subscribe to the First Committee Monitor. Former Thai Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, Chris Sidoti 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 Oceans and the law of the sea [item 78 (a)]: Draft decision (A/76/L.46): Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/838), Informal consultations on the preparations for the high-level meeting on improving global road safety Third round of negotiations, High- level debate on the theme Enhancing youth mainstreaming in crime prevention policies, A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 31 March 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. General Assembly official records, 76th session : 1st plenary meeting, Tuesday, 14 September 2021, New York, A/76/251 1 Opening of the session by the President of the General Assembly. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 123] - continuation of the debate. ], 2. Assistance in mine action: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/413) [item 51], 3. Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development [item 22 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.1), 25. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Advancement of women [item 29]: draft resolution (A/76/L.40) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 29: Advancement of women), 2. The NUG was formed by politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) after army chief Min Aung Hlaing threw them out of office in February 2021 and jailed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.