General Assembly: 63rd plenary meeting, 79th session

Adopting Fifth Committee resolutions, General Assembly also decides to hold third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Turkmenistan in August.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 00:26:52
• Production Date: 11 April 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: AMARA ESSY
• Corporate Name: FIFTH COMMITTEE - ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS; JOINT INSPECTION UNIT - JIU
• Subject Topical: LANDLOCKED STATES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; OCEANS; ISLAMOPHOBIA; BUDGET; TRIBUTES
• MAMS Id: 3360457
• Parent Id: 3359977

Description

The General Assembly today decided to hold the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Awaza, Turkmenistan, from 5 to 8 August, as the 193-member organ adopted several drafts, including those recommended by its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). 

• Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields - Item 13: Draft resolution A/79/L.71 
  - Further modalities of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (A/79/L.71) 
  Action on the draft resolution
• Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields - Item 13; Oceans and the law of the sea - Item 75(a): Draft decision A/79/L.73 
  - Accreditation and participation of intergovernmental organizations in the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (A/79/L.73) 
  Action on the draft decision
• POSTPONED TO 16 APRIL 2025: Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development - Item 17: Draft decision A/79/L.72 
  - Participation of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (A/79/L.72) 
  Action on the draft decision
• Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items - Item 7; Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions - Item 116(b): Reports of the Fifth Committee A/79/533/Add.1  and A/79/533/Add.2  [Item 7 to reopen agenda Item 116(b)]
  - Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments: appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions: Report of the Fifth Committee (A/79/533/Add.1) 
  - Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments : appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions (A/79/533/Add.2)
• Appointment of members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee - Item 116 (l): Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/835 
  - Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments: appointment of members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (A/79/835)
• Proposed programme budget for 2025 - Item 139 : s A/79/652/Add.1  and A/79/652/Add.1 DR 
  - Proposed programme budget for 2025 (A/79/652/Add.1) 
  - Proposed programme budget for 2025 (A/79/652/Add.1 DR)
• Improving the financial situation of the United Nations - Item 141: Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/838 
  - Improving the financial situation of the United Nations (A/79/838)
• Human resources management - Item 144: Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/839 
  - Human resources management (A/79/839)
• Joint Inspection Unit - Item 146: Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/840 
  - Joint Inspection Unit (A/79/840)
• Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations - Item 137; Report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services - Item 150: Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/648/Add.1 
  - Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations; Report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (A/79/648/Add.1)
• Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 48/218 B, 54/244, 59/272, 64/263, 69/253 and 74/257 - Item 151: Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/649 
  - Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 48/218 B, 54/244, 59/272, 64/263, 69/253 and 74/257 (A/79/649)
• Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations - Item 137: Report of the Fifth Committee A/79/653/Add.1 
  - Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations (A/79/653/Add.1) 

Related Sites and Documents

UN Press Coverage

A/79/L.71

A/79/L.73

A/79/850

A/C.5/79/INF/3

UN Press Coverage

79/652/Add.1

A/79/839

A/79/840

A/79/649

A/79/653/Add.1

A/79/838

A/79/648/Add.1

A/79/720/Add.4