Sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly

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Sixty-fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
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Participants United Nations Member States
President Joseph Deiss
Website www.un.org/en/ga/65/

The Sixty-fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 14 September 2010 to 12 September 2011.

Contents

The theme of the session was "Reaffirming the central role of the United Nations in global governance." [1] [2]

Organisation

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President of the 65th Session, Joseph Deiss

President

On 11 June 2010, Swiss diplomat and politician Joseph Deiss of was elected by acclamation to the position of President of the General Assembly. Mr. Deiss was elected from the Western European and Others Group (WEOG).

In his first speech as President-elect of the General Assembly, Mr. Deiss laid out some of his priorities for the session. These included: the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, as well as sustainable economic growth. Additionally, he stated that the General Assembly would need to address: climate change, food security, reconstruction of fragile and post-conflict States, human rights, humanitarian aid and disarmament. [1] [2] [3]

Vice-Presidents

The following were appointed to be the Session's vice-presidents on the 11 June 2010: [4] [5]

The five permanent members of the Security Council:

As well as the following nations:

Committees

First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) [2] [5] [6]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Chairperson
Mr. Hossam Eldeen AlyFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Vice-Chair
Mr. Herman SchaperFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vice-Chair
Mr. Carlos SorretaFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Vice-Chair
Mr. Enrique OchoaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Rapporteur
Second Committee (Economic and Financial) [2] [5] [7]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Ms. Enkhtsetseg OchirFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Chairperson
Mr. Erik LundbergFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Vice-Chair
Ms. Csilla WurtzFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Vice-Chair
Mr. Jean Claudy PierreFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Vice-Chair
Mr. Paul EmpoleFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic
of the Congo 		Rapporteur
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) [2] [5] [8]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Michel Tommo Monthé Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Chairperson
Ms. Margareta PloderFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Vice-Chair
Ms. Maria Luz MelonFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Vice-Chair
Mr. Waheed A. Al-ShamiFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Vice-Chair
Mr. Asif GarayevFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Rapporteur
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) [2] [5] [9]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Chitsaka ChipaziwaFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Chairperson
Mr. Radoslaw FlisiukFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Vice-Chair
Mr. David WindsorFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Vice-Chair
Ms. Marcela ZamoraFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Vice-Chair
Mr. Mohammad Wali NaeemiFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Rapporteur
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) [2] [5] [10]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Chairperson
Mr. Muhammad Irfan SoomroFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Vice-Chair
Ms. Ioana Sanda StoicaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Vice-Chair
Mr. Josiel Motumisi TawanaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Vice-Chair
Ms. Nicole MannionFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Rapporteur
Sixth Committee (Legal) [2] [5] [11]
NameCountryPosition
H.E. Mrs. Isabelle PiccoFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Chairperson
Mr. Reta Alemu NegaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Vice-Chair
Mr. Chull-joo ParkFlag of South Korea.svg Republic of Korea Vice-Chair
Ms. Eva ŠurkovaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Vice-Chair
Ms. Glenna Cabello de Daboin Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Rapporteur

Seat allocation

As is tradition, before each session of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General draws lots to determine which Member State would 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, Guinea was chosen to take the first seat of the General Assembly Chamber. [2]

General debate

The General Debate of the 65th Session was held between 23 and 29 September 2010, with the exception of the intervening Sunday. 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. [12]

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. [13]

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  9. ↑ "Fourth Committee: Bureau of the 65th Session". United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Fifth Committee: Bureau of the 65th Session". United Nations General Assembly Fifth Committee. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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