Question of the Composition of the General Committee of the General Assembly: Amendments to Rules 31 and 38 of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure

A/RES/1990(XVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

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3 subjects

Election of Members Geographical Distribution Rules of Procedure

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Decides to amend rules 31 and 38 of its rules of procedure as follows:

"Rule 31 "The General Assembly shall elect a President and seventeen Vice-Presidents, who shall hold office until the close of the session at which they are elected.

The Vice-Presidents shall be elected, after the election of the Chairmen of the seven l\Iain Committees referred to in rule 101, on the basis of ensuring the representative character of the General Committee."

"Rule 38 "The General Committee shall comprise the President of the General Assembly, who shall preside, the seventeen Vice-Presidents and the Chairmen of the seven Main Committees. No two members of the General Committee shall be members of the same delegation, and it shall be so constituted as to ensure its representative character. Chairmen of other committees upon which all Members have the right to be represented and which are established by the General Assembly to meet during the session sh:ill be entitled to attend meetings of the General Come Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighteenth SessioJl, Annexes, agenda item 30, document A/5497, para. 513. of the Special Polidcal Committee mittee and may participate without vote in the discussions."

Decides that the President of the General Assembly, the seventeen Vice-Presidents of the Assembly and the seven Chairmen of the Main Committees shall be elected as provided in the annex to the present resolution;

Decides to cancel all previous resolutions and stipulations in connexion with the composition of the General Committee and to modify all related provisions in its rules of procedure.

17 December 1963.

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