Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at Its 60th Session

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

19 versions · 2002–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/DEC/79/418

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/DEC/79/418	Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its 80th session	117	—
2024	A/DEC/78/416	Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its 79th session	—	—
2023	A/DEC/77/420	Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its 78th session	—	—
2022	A/DEC/76/420	Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its 77th session	148	47%Compare
2021	A/DEC/75/418	Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its 76th session	73	21%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Election of Officers

What’s in this document?

1 operative paragraph

At its 103rd plenary meeting, on 13 June 2005, the General Assembly, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of the annex to resolution 33/138 of 19 December 1978 and rule 30 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly,14 elected by acclamation the following twenty-one Member States as Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session: ANGOLA, ARMENIA,

B.Other decisions

59/503. Adoption of the agenda and allocation of agenda items

At its 77th plenary meeting, on 18 January 2005, the General Assembly decided to reopen consideration of agenda item 39 entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”, under heading E (Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts), in order to consider expeditiously a draft resolution.17

At its 80th plenary meeting, on 20 January 2005, the General Assembly decided to reopen consideration of agenda item 18 entitled “Election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991”, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters). The Assembly also decided to proceed immediately to its consideration in order to take action on the recommendations of the Secretary-General.18

At its 84th plenary meeting, on 29 March 2005, the General Assembly, on the proposal of the Secretary-General,19

having waived the relevant provisions of rule 40 of its rules of procedure, decided to include in the agenda of its fifty-ninth session an additional item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan”, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), and to allocate it to the Fifth Committee.

At its 91st plenary meeting, on 13 April 2005, the General Assembly decided to consider directly in plenary meeting agenda item 148 entitled “Measures to eliminate international terrorism”, under heading H (Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations), and to proceed immediately to its consideration in order to consider expeditiously a draft resolution recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996.20

16 Decision 59/503, in section B of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/59/49), vol. II, becomes decision 59/503 A.

17 A/59/L.58.

18 A/59/666.

19 A/59/239.

20 A/59/766, para. 3.

Decisions adopted without reference to a Main Committee

At its 95th plenary meeting, on 5 May 2005, the General Assembly, on the proposal of the Secretary-General,9 having waived the relevant provisions of rule 40 of its rules of procedure, decided to include in the agenda of its fifty-ninth session an additional sub-item entitled “Confirmation of the appointment of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme” as sub-item (k) of agenda item 17 entitled “Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments”, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), and to consider it directly in plenary meeting. Having waived rule 15 of its rules of procedure, the Assembly also decided to proceed immediately to the consideration of sub-item (k) in order to take action on the appointment.

At its 98th plenary meeting, on 27 May 2005, the General Assembly decided to consider directly in plenary meeting agenda item 84 entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development”, under heading B (Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences), and to proceed immediately to its consideration in order to consider expeditiously a draft resolution.21

At the same meeting, the General Assembly, on the proposal of the Secretary-General,12 having waived the relevant provisions of rule 40 of its rules of procedure, decided to include in the agenda of its fifty-ninth session an additional subitem entitled “Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees” as sub-item (b) of agenda item 16 entitled “Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections”,

under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), and to consider it directly in plenary meeting.

At its 101st plenary meeting, on 6 June 2005, the General Assembly decided to reopen consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 17, entitled “Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions”, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), in order to consider expeditiously the report of the Fifth Committee.22

At its 113th plenary meeting, on 14 July 2005, the General Assembly decided to consider directly in plenary meeting subitem (b) entitled “Further implementation of the Programme of

21 A/59/L.61.

22 A/59/583/Add.1.

Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States” of agenda item 85 entitled “Sustainable development”, under heading B (Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences), and to proceed immediately to its consideration in order to consider expeditiously a draft resolution.23

At the same meeting, the General Assembly also decided to consider directly in plenary meeting agenda item 113 entitled “Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations”, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), and to proceed immediately to its consideration in order to consider expeditiously a draft resolution.24