The Main Committees of the UN General Assembly

First Committee: Disarmament and International Security

•  This committee is tasked with dealing with threats to peace and the international community
•  The sessions for the First Committee include: general debate, thematic discussions, and action on drafts

Second Committee: Economic and Financial

•  The committee focuses on the economic and financial issues related to sustainable development and economic growth
•  It operates through general debate and acting on draft proposals

Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Issues

•  A wide range of issues are deliberated in this committee, including human rights, social development, women, and fundamental freedoms
•  This committee operates using draft resolutions

Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization

•  This committee’s agenda reviews topics related to decolonization: atomic radiation effects, information, peacekeeping operations, special political missions, the Israel/Palestine conflict, and peaceful uses of outer space.
•  These issues are addressed annually

Fifth Committee: Administrative and Budgetary

•  The function of the committee is to approve the UN budget
•  It has an extended session due to the immense workload

Sixth Committee: Legal

•  Considers the legal questions of the General Assembly, and represents all member states