Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: draft resolution (A/76/L.43), Debate on the item and Action on the draft resolution, 1. 1. Coinciding with the 76th annual United Nations General Assembly, Devex will convene U.N. agency heads, government leaders, development practitioners, and private sector actors to discuss the most effective ways to build back better. Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/309) A new Permanent Representative, Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, is nominated, according to the Taliban letter. Civil war is looming. |. Report of the Fifth Committee. Development cooperation with middle-income countries [item 22 (c)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.3), 27. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly [item 6], [Following the adjournment of the plenary meeting, consecutive meetings of the Main Committees for the purpose of electing the Chairs and the Bureau for the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly will be held], 1. 5. The United Nations announced in December 2021 that it had deferred a decision on Myanmars representation, a failure that human rights advocates say has hampered the international response to the deteriorating situation in the country and risks legitimising the coup regime. Appointment of members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns [item 117 (h)], Intergovernmental consultations on the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum, [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. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the 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. Professor of Law, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and Former Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (2015-20), Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538), 37. My visit was part of broader efforts by the United Nations to urgently support an effective and peaceful Myanmar-led political pathway to return to civilian rule based on the will and the needs of the people, based on my mandate as an impartial actor to engage with all stakeholders in Myanmar, the region and globally, consistent with the principles of the United Nations., What an accomplishment! Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: report of the General Committee [item 7] (A/76/250), 2. 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. of Procedure of the General Assembly). Report of the International Criminal Court [item 77]: (a) Reports of the Secretary-General (A/76/291 and A/76/292) Myanmar is yet another story of the dismal dysfunction of the United Nations system.. Only the Security Council is able to impose a legally binding international sanctions system in relation to arms supplied to the military, he said. Sweden is the chair of the committee. Rebecca Barber isResearch Fellow, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, School of Political Scienceand International Studies, University of Queensland; William Bourdon is a lawyer at the Paris Bar, founding president of Sherpa and president of PPLAF (Platform to Protect Whistle Blowers in Africa); John Dugard is Emeritus Professor of Law, Universities of Leiden and the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and former member of UN International Law Commission and UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; Baltasar Garzonis a magistrate-judge, lawyer and director of the legal office ILOCA SL (International Legal Organization for Cooperation and Development), Spain; Jared Genser is an international human rights lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center;Justice Richard J. Goldstone is founding chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa; Aryeh Neier is President Emeritus, Open Society Foundations, founding executive director of Human Rights Watch and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Paris (2012-2017); Dr. SripraphaPetcharamesree is a former Thai representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights; Chris Sidoti is an international human rights lawyer, member of the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar and former member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar; Nelum Deepika Udagama is a professor of law at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and former chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (2015-20); and Yuyun Wahyuningrum is the representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). The NUG is working closely with civil society groups, the Civil Disobedience Movement and representatives of ethnic nationality areas. We, the undersigned legal scholars, recommend that the juntas credentials be rejected. : 2021-2022)--AGENDA, A/76/251 141 Pattern of conferences. Its an indictment of the Security Council that it is failing to carry out its responsibilities under the United Nations Charter. Macroeconomic policy questions [item 18]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531), 3. International trade and development [item 18 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.1), 4. International financial system and development [item 18 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.2), 5. Comprehensive review of special political missions: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/419) [item 57], 9. 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.36), 3. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)], (a) By-election (A/76/852) US President Joe Biden addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2021 in New York. Yes, I am in touch with the (Credentials) Committee. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/POOL/AFP via . Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: report of the First Committee (A/76/450) [item 106], 16. REPRESENTATIVES' CREDENTIALS. ], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (Resumed: 11th Plenary meeting), Continuation of statements after adoption, Informal meeting of the plenary to hear an interim oral update on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal [item 12]: draft resolution (A/76/L.48) (item 7 to reopen item 12), Action on the draft resolution, Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, Thematic debate on the role and authority of the General Assembly, 1. [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. Security Council (A/76/853), Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council [item 115 (a)], 2. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region: report of the First Committee (A/76/449) [item 105], 15. 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. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the Security Council (A/76/853), Debate pursuant to resolution 76/262 (Continued), 3. Social development [item 28]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/454), 2. At the 76th General Assembly session next week, Myanmar will be a hot topic, as the Credentials Committee, made up of nine countries, must recommend an entity to take the country's U.N. seat. New Partnership for Africas Development: progress in implementation and international support [item 68 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.59/Rev.1), 5. ], 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. without a vote. ], Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations [item 121]; Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly [item 122]: joint debate. ], 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.]. 03:02:46 Informal meeting of the plenary to mark the observance of Nelson Mandela International Day. In the case of Libya, the Assembly accepted the credentials of the opposition National Transitional Council in 2011, even though it was not in effective control. ], 1. In fact, the UN has failed to do anything. This will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers. The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will officially open on Tuesday, with the General Debate - an opportunity for representatives from all 193 member . (b) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/299) Nonetheless, delegations whose credentials have been challenged retain all their rights until, and unless, they are revoked by the General Assembly. If the credentials committee accepted the NUGs claims to be the legitimate government of Myanmar that would encourage other UN member states to extend recognition to the NUG as the official government of Myanmar, Phongsathorn said. Prevention of armed conflict [item 35 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.22). Combating sand and dust storms [item 20 (k)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/533/Add.10), 22. 6. ], 2. Oath of Office by the President-elect of the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, in accordance with Assembly resolution 70/305, 5.