Sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly

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Sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly
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Venue(s) General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters
Cities New York City, United States
Participants United Nations Member States
President Ali Abdussalam Treki
Website www.un.org/en/ga/64/

The Sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 15 September 2009 to 14 September 2010. The President of the session, Ali Abdussalam Treki of Libya, was elected from the Group of African States on 10 June 2009 by acclamation. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The theme for the 64th Session was "Effective responses to global crises: strengthening multilateralism and dialogue among civilizations for international peace, security and development." [1]

Organisation

President of the 64th Session, Ali Abdussalam Treki Ali Treki.JPG
President of the 64th Session, Ali Abdussalam Treki

President

Libyan diplomat and politician Ali Abdussalam Treki was elected by acclimation to the position of President of the General Assembly on 11 June 2010. At the time of his election, Treki was serving as Libya's Minister of African Union Affairs. [4]

In his first speech as President-elect of the General Assembly, Treki laid out some of his priorities for the session. Paramount among them was the need to reform the United Nations system, especially reform of the Security Council and revitalization of the General Assembly. Other issues Treki sought to focus on included: combating climate change, realizing human rights for all, disarmament and the realization of peace and achieving sustainable economic growth by mitigating the impact of the world financial crisis. [3] [4] [5]

Vice-Presidents

The following were appointed to be the Session's vice-presidents on the 11 June 2010: [4] [6]

The five permanent members of the Security Council:

As well as the following nations:

Committees

First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) [6] [7]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. José Luis CancelaFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Chairperson
Mr. Hossam AlyFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Vice-Chair
Mr. Hilario G. Davide, Jr. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Vice-Chair
Mr. Florian LaudiFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Vice-Chair
Ms. Tetyana Pokhval’onaFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Rapporteur
Second Committee (Economic and Financial) [6] [8]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Park In-kookFlag of South Korea.svg Republic of Korea Chairperson
Mr. Mohamed Cherif DialloFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Vice-Chair
Mr. Carlos Enrique García GonzálezFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Vice-Chair
Mr. Dragan MićićFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Vice-Chair
Ms. Denise McQuadeFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Rapporteur
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) [6] [9]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Normans PenkeFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Chairperson
Ms. Fiola HoosenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Vice-Chair
Mr. Edgard PérezFlag of Peru.svg  Peru Vice-Chair
Mr. Zahid RastamFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Vice-Chair
Ms. Nicola HillFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Rapporteur
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) [6] [10]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Chairperson
Mr. Ridas PetkusFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Vice-Chair
Mrs. Heidi Schroderus-FoxFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Vice-Chair
Mr. Reniery ValladaresFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Vice-Chair
Mr. Khalid Mohammed Osman Sidahmed Mohammed AliFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Rapporteur
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) [6] [11]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Peter Maurer Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Chairperson
Mr. Danilo Rosales DíazFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Vice-Chair
Mr. Babou SèneFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Vice-Chair
Ms. Sirithon wairatpanijFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Vice-Chair
Ms. Yuliana GeorgievFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Rapporteur
Sixth Committee (Legal) [6] [12]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Mourad Benmehidi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Chairperson
Mr. Esmaeil Bahaei HamanehFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (Islamic Republic of) Vice-Chair
Mr. Andris StastoliFlag of Albania.svg  Albania Vice-Chair
Mr. Marcelo BöhlkeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Vice-Chair
Mr. Jean-Cédric Janssens de BisthovenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Rapporteur

Seat allocation

As is tradition, before each session of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General draws lots to determine which Member State will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall for the Session, with other Member States following according to the English translation of their name. For the 65th Session, Cambodia was chosen to take the first seat of the General Assembly Chamber. [5]

General debate

The General Debate of the 64th Session was held between 24th–26th and 28th–29th of September 2009. At the General debate, Member States have the opportunity to lay out the issues that are most concerning to them, as well as their hopes as to what the General Assembly will do during the Session. [13]

The order of speakers is given first to Member States, then Observer States and supranational bodies. Speakers are put on a speaking list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in one of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators. [14]

Elections

Security Council

On 15 October 2009, the General Assembly elected five non-permanent members to the Security Council to two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2010. The five elected members were: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria. They filled the seats that were vacated by Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Viet Nam. [15]

Economic and Social Council

On 26 October 2009, the General Assembly elected 18 members to the Economic and Social Council to serve three-year terms beginning 1 January 2010. The elected members were: Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Comoros, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Italy, Mongolia, Philippines, Rwanda, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States of America and Zambia. [16]

The 18 outgoing members were: Algeria, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, Cabo Verde, El Salvador, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Somalia, Sudan and the United States of America. [16]

Prior to the main election, the General Assembly, in a by-election, also elected Australia, Finland, Malta and Turkey to fill un-expired terms of office of New Zealand, Sweden, Greece and Portugal beginning 1 January 2010. The terms of Australia and Finland will end on 31 December 2010, while the terms of Malta and Turkey will end on 31 December 2011. [16]

Human Rights Council

On 13 May 2010, the General Assembly elected 14 members to serve on the Human Rights Council for three-year terms starting 19 June 2010. The elected members were: Angola, Ecuador, Guatemala, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and Uganda. [17]

International Court of Justice

On 9 September 2010, the General Assembly elected Joan Donoghue of the United States of America to the International Court of Justice to fill the remainder of the term of Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the United States of America. Mr. Buergenthal was first elected to the Court in 2000, and was re-elected on 6 February 2006. His term would have originally ended on 5 February 2015. [18]

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