Sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly

Sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly
← 64th 14 September 2010 – 12 September 2011 66th →
General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters, New York City
Host country United Nations
Venue(s)General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters
CitiesNew York City
ParticipantsUnited Nations Member States
PresidentJoseph Deiss
Websitewww.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.

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

Organisation

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]
Name Country Position
H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec  Slovakia Chairperson
Mr. Hossam Eldeen Aly  Egypt Vice-Chair
Mr. Herman Schaper  Netherlands Vice-Chair
Mr. Carlos Sorreta  Philippines Vice-Chair
Mr. Enrique Ochoa  Mexico Rapporteur
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)[2][5][7]
Name Country Position
H.E. Ms. Enkhtsetseg Ochir  Mongolia Chairperson
Mr. Erik Lundberg  Finland Vice-Chair
Ms. Csilla Wurtz  Hungary Vice-Chair
Mr. Jean Claudy Pierre  Haiti Vice-Chair
Mr. Paul Empole  Democratic Republic
of the Congo		 Rapporteur
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)[2][5][8]
Name Country Position
H.E. Mr. Michel Tommo Monthé  Cameroon Chairperson
Ms. Margareta Ploder  Austria Vice-Chair
Ms. Maria Luz Melon  Argentina Vice-Chair
Mr. Waheed A. Al-Shami  Yemen Vice-Chair
Mr. Asif Garayev  Azerbaijan Rapporteur
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)[2][5][9]
Name Country Position
H.E. Mr. Chitsaka Chipaziwa  Zimbabwe Chairperson
Mr. Radoslaw Flisiuk  Poland Vice-Chair
Mr. David Windsor  Australia Vice-Chair
Ms. Marcela Zamora  Costa Rica Vice-Chair
Mr. Mohammad Wali Naeemi  Afghanistan Rapporteur
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)[2][5][10]
Name Country Position
H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal  Guatemala Chairperson
Mr. Muhammad Irfan Soomro  Pakistan Vice-Chair
Ms. Ioana Sanda Stoica  Romania Vice-Chair
Mr. Josiel Motumisi Tawana  South Africa Vice-Chair
Ms. Nicole Mannion  Ireland Rapporteur
Sixth Committee (Legal)[2][5][11]
Name Country Position
H.E. Mrs. Isabelle Picco  Monaco Chairperson
Mr. Reta Alemu Nega  Ethiopia Vice-Chair
Mr. Chull-joo Park Republic of Korea Vice-Chair
Ms. Eva Šurkova  Slovakia Vice-Chair
Ms. Glenna Cabello de Daboin  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

Main article: General debate of the sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly

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]

References

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  3. ^ "Acceptance Speech of H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, President-Elect of the 65th Session of the General Assembly" (PDF). General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Past Presidents – 65th Session: Joseph Deiss". United Nations General Assembly. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g United Nations Handbook 2010-2011 (PDF) (48th ed.). Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. 2010. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780477102285.
  6. ^ "First Committee:Bureau of the 65th Session". United Nations General Assembly First Committee. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Second Committee: Bureau of the 65th Session". United Nations General Assembly Second Committee. United Nations. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Third Committee: Bureau of the 65th Session". United Nations General Assembly Third Committee. United Nations. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  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.
  11. ^ "Sixth Committee: Bureau of the 65th Session". United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  12. ^ "General Debate of the 65th Session: 23 September 2010 to 29 September 2010". General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  13. ^ Capel, Charles (22 September 2018). "How is the order of speakers at the UN General Assembly decided?". The National. The National. Retrieved 15 September 2019.