UN General Assembly - 70th session

Summary:

The 70th session of the General Assembly will take place from 15th September to 6th October 2015 in New York under the Presidency of Denmark. Several of the main committees of the General Assembly will convene over the next couple of months, including the Third Committee which deals with human rights.

High-level meetings dominate the agenda in September, including the summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda on 25-27 September. The General Debate, in which leaders from a number of Member States will address the General Assembly, will take place from 28 September to 6 October. The debate will open with the Secretary General’s report on the work of the UN.

Detailed discussion on a wide human rights agenda will start with the work of the Third Committee on 12 October, under the Chairpersonship of Morocco. A number of Special Procedures will report to this Committee, including the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.

Resolutions:

You can access the full list of resolutions via the UN website

Further information:

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) is covering the session in New York.
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Countries

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