United Nations General Assembly Third Committee

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United Nations General Assembly Third Committee
AbbreviationSOCHUM, C3
Legal statusActive
Headquarters New York, United States
Head
Chairperson
Christian Braun
Parent organization
United Nations General Assembly
Website www.un.org/en/ga/third
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The United Nations General Assembly Third Committee (also known as the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee or SOCHUM or C3) is one of six main committees at the General Assembly of the United Nations. It deals with human rights, humanitarian affairs and social matters.

Contents

The Third 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. As in previous sessions, an important part of the work of the committee will focus on the examination of human rights questions, including reports of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council which was established in 2006.

Mandate

The work of the committee focuses on human rights, humanitarian affairs and social issues. In addition, it also considers issues relating to: [1]

Working methods

The work of the Third Committee begins in early October and is usually finished by the end of November.

Unlike most other bodies of the General Assembly, the work of the Third Committee does not begin with a general debate between its members. Instead, its agenda items are debated individually from the beginning of the session. [1]

The Third Committee hosts interactive dialogues with the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the High Commissioner for Refugees each year. [1]

Current state

In its 75th Session, the committee will focus on: [2]

Bureau

The following make up the bureau of the Third Committee for the 75th Session of the General Assembly: [3]

NameCountryPosition
H.E. Katalin Annamária Bogyay Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Chairperson
Ahlem Sara CharikhiFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Vice-Chair
Pilar EugenioFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Vice-Chair
Khaled Mohammed Al ManzlawiyFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Vice-Chair
Myriam OehriFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Rapporteur

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. United Nations General Assembly Session 75 Annex1. Allocation of agenda items to the Third CommitteeA/C.3/75/1 21 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. "Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues (Third Committee): Bureau of the 75th Session". General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 29 September 2020.