At last years 76th United Nations General Assembly, the NUG-aligned Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun who has held the position since 2018 and was the target of an assassination plot in 2021 remained in Myanmars seat but agreed not to speak at the high-level talks. However, if a delegation's legitimacy is contested, its credentials may be challenged by another Member State. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [item 91]. Report of the Security Council [item 31] (A/76/2), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 31 May 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Minute of silent prayer or meditation. Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538/Add.1), 38. at its most recent regular session. The U.N. committee considers the credentials of all 193-members and submits a report for General Assembly approval before the end of the year. At last year's 76th United Nations General Assembly, the NUG-aligned Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun who has held the position since 2018 and was the target of an assassination plot in 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. India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Prevention of an arms race in outer space: reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours [item 98 (d)]: draft decision (A/76/L.50) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 98 (d)), 3. 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.42), 3. Di 76th UN General Assembly go take place go take place for New York, United States of America. Former Thai Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, Chris Sidoti Minute of silent prayer or meditation [item 2], 4. 5. ], 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. 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. (b)
The UN Credentials Committee that will review the Talibans communication in which it nominated Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistans 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 Kabuls seat in the world body. 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. The normally obscure UN Credentials Committee has also been in the spotlight, as questions were raised about who will represent Myanmar and Afghanistan in the General Assembly. ], International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals [item 130]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/248) - debate, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021 and 11 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. And the junta just cant make that claim at the moment, Phongsathorn said. 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)
: 2021-2022). 6. PassBlue needs your support to stay strong. So it will be the 193 countries who will decide, he said, adding that the Committee will review and submit its findings and then the entire 193 member countries will have the opportunity to decide. GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. The
], [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 4 February 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Accepting the NUGs credentials gives the UNGA an historic opportunity to act decisively in support of the founding principles of the United Nations. We, the undersigned legal scholars, recommend that the juntas credentials be rejected. ], Informal meeting of the plenary to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated27 January 2022, and 14 April 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and BudgetaryQuestions (A/76/516) [item 117 (a)], Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions (A/76/517) [item 117 (b)], Confirmation of the appointment of members of the Investments Committee (A/76/518) [item 117 (c)], Appointment of a member of the Board of Auditors (A/76/519) [item 117 (d)], Appointment of members of the International Civil Service Commission (A/76/520) [item 117 (e)], 2. Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development [item 36]: (a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/828), 2. Report of the Human Rights Council [item 69] (A/76/53 and A/76/53/Add.1 (to be issued in due course)), 2. Assistance in mine action: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/413) [item 51], 3. [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated9 June 2022was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. UN--CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (2021-2022), UN. The military is currently acting for Myanmar at the ICJ, a reflection of the confusion. 14 Sep 2021. without a vote. Promotion and protection of human rights [item 74]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/462), 10. 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. ], 2. UN. (b) Draft resolutions (A/76/L.15 and A/76/L.16), 3. Election of members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law [item 116 (e)], 6. The list of speakers for each meeting is built on this voluntarily agreed time limit., The LIVE online coverage of the General Debate website, available in all official languages, offers the Speaking Now feature which enables users to know which Member States/Observer has the floor (is delivering a video statement). ], Afternoon: Continuation of the plenary segment, Panel discussion with the representatives of the United Nations system, Panel discussion with the participation of relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, young people, academia and civil society representatives, 2nd thematic cluster on the theme Accelerating the SDGs through sustainable financing and building trust, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 December 2021, 3 February 2022 and 11 February 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Report of the Fifth Committee. Natural plant fibres and sustainable development [item 26 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538/Add.2), 39. 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. Conversely, accepting the NUGs credentials would send a powerful signal that the United Nations stands firmly in support of democracy and human rights, and efforts to resolve Myanmars crisis through peaceful dialogue. The credentials of representatives and the names of members of the delegation of each Member State are submitted to the Secretary-General and are issued either by the Head of the State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Rule 27 of the Rules
], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (Resumed: 7th Plenary meeting), Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5] (Continued): draft resolutions (A/ES-11/L.2; A/ES-11/L.3), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 21 March 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/538), 37. 2. Security Council (A/76/853), 1. Date 2021. Report of the Economic and Social Council [item 9]: draft resolution (A/76/L.6/Rev.1), 2. In 1997 the credentials of the government of deposed Sierra Leonean President, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, were accepted without objection. 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. ], Informal interactive dialogue of the Assembly on commodity markets, 1. The National Unity Government and the ethnic resistance organisations control more than half the country directly or indirectly and they have a great deal of influence over another 25 percent of the country, said Chris Sidoti from SAC-M. So whether you look at legal legitimacy or de-facto control the National Unity Government has by far the best claim to be recognised as the government of Myanmar and to be the Myanmar partner for other states. ], Thursday, 5 May 2022, 10:00 a.m. (Virtual), Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety First round of negotiations, 1. Organization of work of the seventy-sixth regular session of the General Assembly: letter from the Chair of the Committee on Conferences A/76/316. Election of members of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent [item 116 (g)], 5. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the
Observer status for the Boao Forum for Asia in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/488) [item 175], 23. The UN is not requiring vaccination for participants. [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 July 2022 was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. General Assembly (76th sess. Myanmar's Credentials at the UN. Crime prevention and criminal justice [item 108]: draft decision (A/76/L.5), 1. UEL: Do away goals count in Europa League 2023. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION, A/76/251 142 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. Reality is at the tactical and operational level who is, Brilliant article. Heads of states and governments from 193 Member States exchanged statements in-person in the General Assembly Hall, on the theme "A . Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade [item 120]: commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 16 December 2021, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. The situation in the Middle East [item 38]: (a) Rreports of the Secretary-General (A/76/194 and A/76/299)
Isaczai was listed as the head of delegation. International drug control [item 110]: report of the Third Committee (A/76/465), 17. Functions and powers of the General Assembly, Arrears in the Payment of Contributions (Article 19), First Committee (Disarmament & International Security), Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural), Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization), Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary), Rules
The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will open on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at the UN Headquarters in New York, in a hybrid (virtual/in-person) format, with limited in-person presence, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 4. 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. She was photographed shaking hands and laughing with Min Aung Hlaing, who was army chief at the time of the crackdown on the Rohingya in 2017. Informal meeting of the plenary on the priorities of the Secretary-General for 2022, [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 January 2022 and 11 January 2022, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. On September 15, the Secretary-General had also received a communication from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations signed by Isaczai, containing the list of delegations of Afghanistan for the 76th session of the General Assembly. Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, William Bourdon Agenda information A/76/251 3b Report of the Credentials Committee. The NUGs founding document, the Federal Democracy Charter, lays out a roadmap for a democratic government and commits the NUG to diversity and the inclusion of all ethnic nationality groups. 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. (a) Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/232); 3. The NUG represents the Myanmar people. "The chair (of the Credentials Committee) proposed that the committee defer its decision on the credentials pertaining to the representatives of Myanmar and on the credentials pertaining to the representatives of Afghanistan to the 76th session of the General Assembly. of the President. Sweden, as chair, will do consultations and then a report will be submitted to the General Assembly in December. ], 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.]. ], International Migration Review Forum (Day 4), Plenary segment: general debate continued, followed by the closing segment
The Council today approved conclusions setting out the EU's priorities at the United Nations during the 76 th session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2021 - September 2022).. 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. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: report of the General Committee [item 7] (A/76/250), 2. Of course, the General Assembly as the universal body makes a decision. First Committee . 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. A recent report from the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) found that due to resistance from armed ethnic groups and the Peoples Defence Force, a network of civilian armed groups established by the NUG in 2021, the military regime can be said to have stable control of 17 percent of Myanmars territory. ], 3rd thematic cluster on the theme Frameworks for a peaceful world promoting peace, international law and digital cooperation, Morning: Plenary segment
John Angelillo/Pool via REUTERS, India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Vidhan . October 02, 2021 - Updated 12:07 pm IST Moreover, a vote for the NUG would send a powerful signal to the people of Myanmar that UN member states have not forgotten their plight and stand with them. ], Explanations of vote after the vote (continued), 1. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/489) [item 122], 13. The agenda of the 76th session is contained inA/76/251and the allocation of items for the session is contained inA/76/252.The annotated preliminary list of items to be included in the provisional agenda of the 76th session has been issued as documentA/76/100. 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. UN General Assembly First Committee 2022. As of Sept. 16, Shahid sent a letter to UN member states, saying the honor system, not requiring proof of vaccination, was back. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION. The committee and General Assembly usually operate by . Reports of the Fifth Committee. The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution in June 2021 calling for a stop to the flow of weapons to Myanmar, for its military to respect the November 2020 election results and for the release of political detainees, including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development [item 22 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.1), 25. Oath of Office by the President-elect of the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, in accordance with Assembly resolution 70/305, 5. Programme planning: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/490) [item 139], 14. 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. As the military moved to crack down on opposition to its rule, the NUG organised into ministries and deepened alliances at home and overseas but UN accreditation, which would allow them to participate fully in the organisation, continues to elude them. Organization of work, adoption of agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes [item 109]: draft decision (A/76/L.31) and draft amendments (A/76/L.33/Rev.1 and A/76/L.34/Rev.1) (item 7 to reallocate agenda item 109), Action on the draft amendments and the draft decision, Joint briefing by the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, [A joint letter from the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council, dated 11 January 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Ep 61: Japan wants a consensus from the Security Council on managing North Korea. 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. (c) Draft resolution (A/76/L.57), 3. 03:02:46 Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/427) [item 122], 16. Groups of countries in special situations: follow-up to theFourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [item 23 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.39), Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (2nd Plenary meeting), Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (3rd Plenary meeting), Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5], Debate on the item (Continued), Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (4th Plenary meeting), Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (5th Plenary meeting), Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5], Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5: draft resolution A/ES-11/L.1], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (6th Plenary meeting), Letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/136) [item 5: draft resolution A/ES-11/L.1], Statements after the adoption (Continued), 4th thematic cluster on the theme Protecting our planet and being prepared for the future, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 December 2021, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.].