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As the Forum is held under the authority of both the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, the body hosts two different types of meetings: . While under the auspices of the General Assembly: Once every four years at the level of Heads of State and Government for a period of two days.
The first session of the UN General Assembly was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Methodist Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations. [5] Until moving to its permanent home in Manhattan in 1951, the Assembly convened at the former New York City Pavilion of the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing, New York. [6]
During the first stage, the general debate, the committee discusses its agenda items for around eight days. This period of debate is then followed by two weeks of thematic discussions on each of the seven clusters. During this stage, the body hears testimony from high-level officials in the field of arms control and disarmament.
Each member of the General Assembly will have a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA will do. This is an opportunity for the member states to opine on international issues of their concern.
The General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 24 September 2024 and continued until 28 September, returning for a last day on 30 September 2024. [1] Leaders, diplomats and representatives from member states are scheduled to address the UNGA.
Each special session deals exclusively with one topic with a short agenda. They are typically high-level events with the participation of heads of state and government and government ministers. A special session usually adopts one or two outcome documents, such as a political declaration, action plan or a strategy.
The United Arab Emirates, whose president Biden met this week, is a key supporter of the Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, which is trying to topple the government, human rights organizations say.
The General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 19 September and ran until 26 September 2023. [1] Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.