Youth delegates pushed for more inclusion in addressing crises affecting their future, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) concluded its debate on social development today, with delegates also voicing stark warnings about global conflict, increasing poverty, climate disasters and discrimination.
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The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) opened its seventy-eighth session today, with delegates emphasizing that progress towards inclusive and sustained development has been stymied by a myriad of factors, including increasing inequalities, economic volatilities, global conflicts and climate change.
The Sixth Committee (Legal) elected Suriya Chindawongse (Thailand) Chair on 1 June.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected Osama Mahmoud Abdelkhalek Mahmoud (Egypt) Chair on 1 June.
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the United Nations General Assembly held the first meeting of its seventy-eighth session today, introducing its new Bureau and approving its organization of work.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected Mathu Joyini (South Africa) Chair on 1 June.
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) elected Alexander Marschik (Austria) Chair on 1 June.
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) elected Carlos Daniel Amorín Tenconi (Uruguay) Chair on 1 June.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved its work programme f
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) elected Rytis Paulauskas (Lithuania) Chair on 1 June.