United Nations General Assembly Second Committee

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United Nations General Assembly Second Committee
AbbreviationECOFIN, C2
Legal statusActive
Headquarters New York, United States
Head
Chairperson
Muhammad Abdul Muhith
Parent organization
 United Nations General Assembly
Website www.un.org/en/ga/second
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The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee (also known as the Economic and Financial Committee or ECOFIN or C2) is one of the six main committees of the United Nations General Assembly. It deals with global finance and economic matters.

Contents

The Second Committee meets every year in early October and aims to finish its work by the end of November. All 193 member states of the UN can attend.

Mandate

The work of the committee falls under eleven thematic clusters: [1]

  1. Macroeconomic policies
  2. Operational activities for development
  3. Financing for development
  4. Groups of countries in special situations
  5. Globalization and interdependence
  6. Eradication of poverty
  7. Sustainable development
  8. Information and communication technologies for development
  9. Agriculture development, food security and nutrition
  10. Human settlements and sustainable urban development
  11. Sovereignty of the Palestinian people over their natural resources

Current state

In its 79th Session, the committee focused on: [2]

A. Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences.

B. Maintenance of international peace and security.

Reporting bodies

The committee has five main bodies that report through it to the General Assembly. Two programmes: the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, as well as the governing bodies of the three Rio conventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). [1]

Working methods

The work of the committee usually begins in early October and ends sometime by the end of November, though extensions are often granted to allow the committee to continue its work until early to mid-December. [1] Its work is split into two main stages: (1) general debate and (2) action on individual items. The first stage, the general debate, lasts up to one week and begins with a keynote address by an invited speaker. The second stage lasts around four weeks, and is usually when negotiations on draft proposals are conducted.

The committee also meets annually in a joint meeting with the Economic and Social Council. [1]

Bureau

The following make up the bureau of the Second Committee for the 79th Session of the General Assembly: [3]

NameCountryPosition
Muhammad Abdul Muhith Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Chairperson
Ezekwesiri David AnyaegbuFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Vice-Chair
Ivana VejicFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia Vice-Chair
Gudrun ThorbjornsdottirFlag of Iceland.svg Iceland Vice-Chair
Stefany RomeroFlag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Rapporteur

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The GA Handbook: A Practical Guide to the United Nations General Assembly (PDF) (2nd ed.). New York: Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations. 2017. ISBN   978-0-615-49660-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018.
  2. ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 76 Annex1. Allocation of agenda items to the Second CommitteeA/C.2/79/1 13 September 2024. Retrieved accessdate.
  3. ↑ "Bureau of the 78th Session". General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations. Retrieved 2025-03-17.


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