The sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 14 September 2010 to 12 September 2011.

The theme of the session was "Reaffirming the central role of the United Nations in global governance."

Organisation

President On 11 June 2010, Swiss diplomat and politician Joseph Deiss of was elected by acclamation to the position of President of the General Assembly. Mr. Deiss was elected from the Western European and Others Group (WEOG).

In his first speech as President-elect of the General Assembly, Mr. Deiss laid out some of his priorities for the session. These included: the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, as well as sustainable economic growth. Additionally, he stated that the General Assembly would need to address: climate change, food security, reconstruction of fragile and post-conflict States, human rights, humanitarian aid and disarmament.

Vice-Presidents The following were appointed to be the Session's vice-presidents on the 11 June 2010:

The five permanent members of the Security Council:

As well as the following nations:

Committees +First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) Name Country Position H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec Chairperson Mr. Hossam Eldeen Aly Vice-Chair Mr. Herman Schaper Vice-Chair Mr. Carlos Sorreta Vice-Chair Mr. Enrique Ochoa Rapporteur

+Second Committee (Economic and Financial) Name Country Position H.E. Ms. Enkhtsetseg Ochir Chairperson Mr. Erik Lundberg Vice-Chair Ms. Csilla Wurtz Vice-Chair Mr. Jean Claudy Pierre Vice-Chair Mr. Paul Empole Rapporteur

+Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) Name Country Position H.E. Mr. Michel Tommo Monthé Chairperson Ms. Margareta Ploder Vice-Chair Ms. Maria Luz Melon Vice-Chair Mr. Waheed A. Al-Shami Vice-Chair Mr. Asif Garayev Rapporteur

+Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) Name Country Position H.E. Mr. Chitsaka Chipaziwa Chairperson Mr. Radoslaw Flisiuk Vice-Chair Mr. David Windsor Vice-Chair Ms. Marcela Zamora Vice-Chair Mr. Mohammad Wali Naeemi Rapporteur

+Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) Name Country Position H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal Chairperson Mr. Muhammad Irfan Soomro Vice-Chair Ms. Ioana Sanda Stoica Vice-Chair Mr. Josiel Motumisi Tawana Vice-Chair Ms. Nicole Mannion Rapporteur

+Sixth Committee (Legal) Name Country Position H.E. Mrs. Isabelle Picco Chairperson Mr. Reta Alemu Nega Vice-Chair Mr. Chull-joo Park Republic of Korea Vice-Chair Ms. Eva Šurkova Vice-Chair Ms. Glenna Cabello de Daboin Rapporteur

Seat allocation As is tradition, before each session of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General draws lots to determine which Member State would occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall for the Session, with other Member States following according to the English translation of their name. For the 65th Session, Guinea was chosen to take the first seat of the General Assembly Chamber.

General debate

The General Debate of the 65th Session was held between 23 and 29 September 2010, with the exception of the intervening Sunday. At the General debate, Member States have the opportunity to lay out the issues that are most concerning to them, as well as their hopes as to what the General Assembly will do during the Session.

The order of speakers is given first to Member States, then Observer States and supranational bodies. Speakers are put on a speaking list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in one of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators.

Resolutions

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/265: suspended the right of Libya to take part in the Human Rights Council. Adopted on March 1, 2011 without vote, the resolution was passed in response to Muammar Gaddafi's treatment of protesters in the 2011 Libyan civil war.

See also List of UN General Assembly sessions List of General debates of the United Nations General Assembly

References

External links Website of the 65th Session