As the military moved to crack down on opposition to its rule, the NUG organised into ministries and deepened alliances at home and overseas but UN accreditation, which would allow them to participate fully in the organisation, continues to elude them. REPRESENTATIVES' CREDENTIALS. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/POOL/AFP via . (A/76/L.14), 4. General Assembly (76th sess. ], Informal consultations on the functioning of the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system, including its structure, performance and funding arrangement, [Letters the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 8 October 2021 and 11 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Global health and foreign policy [item 129]: report of the Secretary-General (A/76/492) - debate Consideration of the item has been postponed to the resumed part of the session, Continuation of the debate on the item and action on the draft resolutions, 2. Nonetheless, delegations whose credentials have been challenged retain all their rights until, and unless, they are revoked by the General Assembly. The Committee chair, Ambassador Anna Karin Enestrm of Sweden, introduced its report. Election of members of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent [item 116 (g)], 5. At last years 76th United Nations General Assembly, the NUG-aligned Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun who has held the position since 2018 and was the target of an assassination plot in 2021 remained in Myanmars seat but agreed not to speak at the high-level talks. Report of the International Court of Justice [item 76] (A/76/4); Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/196) and Note by the Secretariat (A/76/431) - continuation of the debate, 2. M. Mathew Edbrooke (Liechtenstein) GENERAL ASSEMBLY (76TH SESS. Notification by the Secretary- General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations [item 114]: note by the Secretary General (A/76/300) Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General, 3. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitan ts of Non-Self-Governing Territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/424) [item 62], 14. Organization of work [item 7]: letters from the Chair of the Committee on Conferences (A/76/316/Add.1 and A/76/316/Add.2), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 29 September 2021, 8 October 2021 and 11 October 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Civil war is looming. This will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers. : 2021-2022)--PRAYER OR MEDITATION, A/76/251 142 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. 68 (b) A/76/PV.96. The NUG has also said it will appear before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Myanmar regarding charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya in 2017, a move which Phongsathorn says shows the partys commitment to international law and its willingness to participate in the international community. 1. South-South cooperation for development [item 25 (b)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/537/Add.2), 36. 1. Arabic;Chinese;English;French;Russian;Spanish, His Excellency David Panuelo, President and Head of Government, Federated States of Micronesia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Evariste Ndayishimiye, President, Republic of Burundi, His Excellency Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, Constitutional President, Plurinational State of Bolivia, His Excellency Nayib Armando Bukele, President, Republic of El Salvador (pre-recorded), His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President, Republic of Tajikistan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda (pre-recorded), His Excellency Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, President, Republic of Azerbaijan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Mohamed Younis Menfi, President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Unity, State of Libya, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (pre-recorded), His Excellency Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President and Head of State, Republic of Equatorial Guinea (pre-recorded), His Excellency Taneti Maamau, President, Head of Government and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Republic of Kiribati (pre-recorded), His Excellency Wavel Ramkalawan, President, Republic of Seychelles (pre-recorded), His Excellency Moeketsi Majoro, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Lesotho, His Excellency Mario Draghi, President of the Council of Ministers, Republic of Italy (pre-recorded), His Excellency Nicos Anastasiades, President, Republic of Cyprus, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Michel Aoun, President, Lebanese Republic (pre-recorded), His Excellency Macky Sall, President, Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President, Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Borut Pahor, President, Republic of Slovenia, His Excellency Mario Abdo Benitez, President, Republic of Paraguay (pre-recorded), His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas, President, State of Palestine (pre-recorded), His ExcellencyCharles Michel,President of the European Council of the European Union, Her Excellency Isatou Touray, Vice-President, Republic of The Gambia, Her Excellency Mariam Chabi Talata, Vice-President, Republic of Benin (pre-recorded), Her Excellency Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, Vice-President, Republic of South Sudan, His Excellency Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister, Republic of Armenia (pre-recorded), His Excellency Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister, Minister for Defense, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister for Rodrigues, Outer Islands and Territorial Integrity, Republic of Mauritius (pre-recorded), His Excellency Stefan Lfven, Prime Minister, Sweden (pre-recorded), Her Excellency Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and the Civil Service, and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment, Barbados, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, His Excellency Mark Rutte, Prime Minister and Minister for General Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic, His Excellency Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister, Japan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Robert Abela, Prime Minister, Republic of Malta (pre-recorded), His Excellency Michel Martin, Taoiseach, Ireland, His Excellency Edi Rama, Prime Minister, Republic of Albania, Her Excellency Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister and Minister for National Security and Intelligence, Child Poverty Reduction, and Ministerial Services, New Zealand (pre-recorded), His Excellency James Marape, Prime Minister and Minister for Bougainville Affairs, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media and Minister for Religious Affairs, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, His Excellency Imran Khan, Prime Minister, Islamic Republic of Pakistan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister, Georgia, His Excellency Scott Morrison, Prime Minister, Commonwealth of Australia (pre-recorded), His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister, State of Kuwait, Her Excellency Ana Brnabi, Prime Minister, Republic of Serbia, Her Excellency Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister, Denmark (pre-recorded), His Excellency Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jamaica (pre-recorded), His Excellency John Briceo, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment, Belize, His Excellency Alexander de Croo,
: 2021-2022)--OPENING, A/76/251 2 Minute of silent prayer or meditation. ):Arabic;Chinese;English;French;Russian;Spanish, His Excellency Zoran Milanovi, President, Republic of Croatia, His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President, Arab Republic of Egypt (pre-recorded), His Excellency Pedro Castillo Terrones, President, Republic of Peru, His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President, Turkmenistan (pre-recorded), His Excellency Sauli Niinist, President, Republic of Finland, His Excellency Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President, Republic of the Philippines (pre-recorded), His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda (pre-recorded), His Excellency Alberto Fernndez, President, Argentine Republic (pre-recorded), His Excellency Klaus Werner Iohannis, President, Romania, His Excellency Surangel Whipps, President, Republic of Palau, His Excellency Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President, Republic of Costa Rica, His Excellency Andrzej Duda, President, Republic of Poland, His Excellency Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, Constitutional President, Republic of Ecuador, His Excellency Egils Levits, President, Republic of Latvia, His Excellency Rumen Radev, President, Republic of Bulgaria (pre-recorded), His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President, Republic of Zambia, His Excellency Faustin Archange Touadera, Head of State, Central African Republic, His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, President, Federal Republic of Somalia (pre-recorded), The LIVE online coverage of the General Debate website, available in all official languages, offers the Speaking Now feature which enables users to know which Member States/Observer has the floor (is delivering a video statement). Comprehensive review of special political missions: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/76/419) [item 57], 9. The National Unity Government and the ethnic resistance organisations control more than half the country directly or indirectly and they have a great deal of influence over another 25 percent of the country, said Chris Sidoti from SAC-M. So whether you look at legal legitimacy or de-facto control the National Unity Government has by far the best claim to be recognised as the government of Myanmar and to be the Myanmar partner for other states. As a former UN staff for 15+ years, LONG TERMS EFFORTS ARE NEED TO HAVE THEIR SHARES IN, These are two case studies that are worth studying. ], 2. Each year before the regular session begins, the Office of Legal Affairs recommends a group of candidates to the President of the General Assembly for the Credentials Committee. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit [item 117 (g)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/637), 7. The question now facing U.N. officials comes just over a month after the Taliban . There should be consistency of representation based on the decision of the UN General Assembly, which should be the NUG as that would be in line with the will of the people.. Afghanistan had joined the UN on November 19, 1946 and Myanmar has been a UN member since April 19, 1948. . Observer status for the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/481) [item 168], 16. On September 20, on the eve of the commencement of the high-level UN General Debate, the Secretary-General had received a communication with the letterhead Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 20, 2021, signed by Ameer Khan Muttaqi as Minister of Foreign Affairs, requesting to participate in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on September 21-27, 2021. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 116 (a)]: note by the Secretary-General (A/76/364), 2. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions [item 117 (a)]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/516/Add.1) (item 7 to reopen item 117 (a)), 3. Election of members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission [item 116 (c)], 4. General Assembly. Opening of the session by the President of the General Assembly, 2. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--MEMBERS, A/76/251 7 Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: reports of the General Committee. The portal also includes links to other related valuable multimedia assets (audio, photos, etc. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council [item 115 (b)] (Continued), 2. Report of the Security Council [item 31] (A/76/2), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 31 May 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Conversely, accepting the NUGs credentials would send a powerful signal that the United Nations stands firmly in support of democracy and human rights, and efforts to resolve Myanmars crisis through peaceful dialogue. ], Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly (Resumed: 11th Plenary meeting), Continuation of statements after adoption, Informal meeting of the plenary to hear an interim oral update on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal [item 12]: draft resolution (A/76/L.48) (item 7 to reopen item 12), Action on the draft resolution, Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, Thematic debate on the role and authority of the General Assembly, 1. Appointment of members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns [item 117 (h)], Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba [item 42]: draft decision (A/76/L.54), Thematic debate on working methods, including briefing by the Chairs of the Main Committees on any best practices and lessons learned with a view to improving working methods, Informal consultations on the preparations for the high-level meeting on improving global road safety Second round of negotiations, Informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing in preparation for the International Migration Review Forum (resolution 73/326), International Migration Review Forum (Day 1), International Migration Review Forum (Day 2), Round table 3 (Trusteeship Council Chamber), International Migration Review Forum (Day 3), Plenary segment: opening segment, followed by the general debate, Tribute to the memory of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, the late President of the United Arab Emirates, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 16 May 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]: Advancement of women [item 29]: draft resolution (A/76/L.66) (item 7 to reopen item 29: Advancement of women), Informal consultations on the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety, [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 8 June 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]. The credentials of representatives and the names of members of the delegation of each Member State are submitted to the Secretary-General and are issued either by the Head of the State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly). ], Thematic dialogue on investment in road safety (resolution 75/308), [Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 27 September 2021, 6 October 2021, 11 October 2021, 29 November 2021 and 2 December 2021, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. session of the General Assembly. ], (a) Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/76/35)
Sustainable development [item 20]: draft decision (A/76/L.53), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 29 April 2022 was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. The UN is not requiring vaccination for participants. ], Explanations of vote after the vote (continued), 1. The 77th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is scheduled to meet from 3 October-4 November 2022 in New York. ], 1. Programme budget for 2022 [item 138]: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/76/633/Add.1), 4. ], 3. Impasse over countrys representation at global body is hampering efforts to end the crisis caused by the 2021 coup. Coinciding with the 76th annual United Nations General Assembly, Devex will convene U.N. agency heads, government leaders, development practitioners, and private sector actors to discuss the most effective ways to build back better. Watch Here LIVE on YouTube - the United Nations General Assembly - General Debate: 21-25 & 27 September 202120 September 2021 - SDG Moment Event (AM. The Committee is mandated to examine the . Reality is at the tactical and operational level who is, Brilliant article. We believe there are compelling legal arguments to accept the credentials of the NUG. I am sure that Sweden will keep to the credentials schedule, the President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, said in his first press conference here on Friday. New Partnership for Africas Development: progress in implementation and international support [item 68 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76/L.59/Rev.1), 5. It was really a misstep and very little if anything was achieved by her trip to Naypyidaw, he told Al Jazeera. Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: report of the First Committee (A/76/437) [item 93], 3. (b) Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/293)
Report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at its twenty-first meeting: Letter from the Co-Chairs (A/76/171)
Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development [item 22 (a)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/534/Add.1), 25. Please comment: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. A Credentials Committee is appointed at the beginning of each regular
], Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated21 January 2022,24 January 2022, 8 February 2022, 18 February 2022 and 17 March 2022 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. ], Informal meeting (closed) of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. The meeting with Min Aung Hlaing and other senior generals was designed to convey the serious concerns of the United Nations and propose concrete steps needed to immediately reduce the conflict and the suffering of the people, she said. To be issued in: Resolutions and Decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 75th session - Volume 2 - A/75/49 (Vol.II) - 2021 - (GAOR, 75th . Further criticism of the UN was recently directed towards Noeleen Heyzer, the special envoy of the secretary-general on Myanmar, who was appointed last December and visited the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw last month. This will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers. Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/309)
2. The military, meanwhile, is eager to replace Kyaw Moe Tun with its own choice of ambassador. Strengthening of the United Nations system [item 124]: Special report of the Security Council (A/76/853), Debate pursuant to resolution 76/262 (Continued), 3. ], 3. Usually, the committee meets in November and brings the report to the General Assembly in December for adoption. The UN Security Council, where Russia is one of five countries with the power of veto, has been unable to agree on a global arms embargo for Myanmar, and Russia remains a major supplier of arms to the embattled generals. The annotated draft agenda of the 76th session has been issued as document A/76/100/Add.1. (b) Draft resolution (A/76/L.17), (a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/76/357)
Sustainable development [item 20]: draft decision (A/76/L.45), [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 25 March 2022, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. "The Committee deferred its decision on the credentials pertaining to the representatives of Myanmar and on the credentials pertaining to the representatives of Afghanistan to the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly," she said. There have been serious inconsistencies in the handling of this issue by different UN bodies, with some allowing the military junta to represent Myanmar, while most have not allowed anyone to sit in Myanmars seat, the Myanmar Accountability Project said in a statement. Prevention of armed conflict [item 35 (a)]: Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/690), Informal briefing by the G20 Co-Sherpa of the Republic of Indonesia, Friday, 1 April 2022
Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal [item 12]: draft resolution (A/76/L.13), 2. John Angelillo/Pool via REUTERS, India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. PassBlue needs your support to stay strong. The Committee reports to the Assembly on the credentials of representatives of the UN Member States. Towards global partnerships [item 27]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/539), 40. A/76/251 - Agenda of the 76th session of the General Assembly (17 September 2021) A/BUR/76/1 - Organization of the 76th regular session of the General Assembly, adoption of the agenda and . : 2021-2022). Sustainable development [item 20] and Oceans and the law of the sea: Oceans and the law of the sea [item 78 (a)]: draft resolution (A/76 /L.72), 4. This left Ghulam Isaczai of the ousted regime as the official representative to the UN, despite Taliban protestations that he "no longer represents Afghanistan". Delegations may wish to inform their capitals accordingly. Election of members of the Human Rights Council [item 116 (d)] (PGA letter dated 8 October 2021), 2. The two communications have been sent by the UN Secretariat, after consultation with the Office of the President of the General Assembly, to the members of the Credentials Committee of the 76th . Some of the speakers listed for the 7th plenary meeting will therefore be heard at the 9th plenary meeting. Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development [item 18 (f)]: report of the Second Committee (A/76/531/Add.6), 9. The situation in the Middle East [item 38]: draft resolutions (A/76/L.15 and A/76/L.16), 1. Only the Security Council is able to impose a legally binding international sanctions system in relation to arms supplied to the military, he said. Observer status for the Community of Democracies in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/483) [item 170], 18. The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening the Role of the Organization today failed to approve its annual draft report as a whole, approving instead one section of the text to forward to the General Assembly, as members concluded their 2023 session without consensus on several elements. It is appointed by members of parliament decisively elected in elections last November. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items [item 7]; Rights of indigenous peoples [item 71]: draft decision (A/76/L.51) (item 7 to reopen and reallocate item 71), 2.