Recently, the proximity of the 65th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) struck me. I have been looking forward to it all year...as a distant event. However, it was until this month that it has become a reality. It would be amazing if I could attend on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 because it will be an amazing chance to observe the mechanics on Global Governance in action.
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To provide a little background information. The GA will take place from 23-25 September and 27-30 September. The GA is one of the five primary organs of the UN and amazingly the only one where all 192 Members have the exact same number of votes. The subsidiary organs of the General Assembly are divided into categories: Committees, Commissions, Boards, Councils and Panels, and Working Groups and others. According to the UN's website it is "chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations... and it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter.
However, it is much more than that. The resolutions that emerge from GAs have changed history and are creating the norms and standards that are the successes of global governance.
The GA will be followed by a high-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals ("Millennium Summit") will be held on 20-22 September. I am currently preparing for the 7th Annual Youth Assembly as a representative of the International Youth Council's planning committee for the parts we are organizing in partnership with the friendship ambassadors foundation. As such, I hope to have improved my knowledge of youth involvement in the Millennium Development Goals.
Unsurprisingly, I started my investigations on the GA by focusing on the work of the Third Committee. Afterall, CJ's (a fellow intern) mother is on the third committee and my current work falls under its mandate. The Third Committee deals with range of social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues around the world. An important part of the Committee’s work focuses on the examination of human rights questions, including reports of the special procedures of the newly established Human Rights Council. It also discusses the advancement of women, the protection of children, indigenous issues, the treatment of refugees, the promotion of fundamental freedoms through the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, and the promotion of the right to self- determination. In addition, it addresses important social development questions such as issues related to youth, family, ageing, persons with disabilities, crime prevention, criminal justice, and drug control. I expect that this year will be interesting because of the recent introduction of UN Women and the fact that in 2011 the UN Human Rights Council is up for review.
However, it is much more than that. The resolutions that emerge from GAs have changed history and are creating the norms and standards that are the successes of global governance.
The GA will be followed by a high-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals ("Millennium Summit") will be held on 20-22 September. I am currently preparing for the 7th Annual Youth Assembly as a representative of the International Youth Council's planning committee for the parts we are organizing in partnership with the friendship ambassadors foundation. As such, I hope to have improved my knowledge of youth involvement in the Millennium Development Goals.
Unsurprisingly, I started my investigations on the GA by focusing on the work of the Third Committee. Afterall, CJ's (a fellow intern) mother is on the third committee and my current work falls under its mandate. The Third Committee deals with range of social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues around the world. An important part of the Committee’s work focuses on the examination of human rights questions, including reports of the special procedures of the newly established Human Rights Council. It also discusses the advancement of women, the protection of children, indigenous issues, the treatment of refugees, the promotion of fundamental freedoms through the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, and the promotion of the right to self- determination. In addition, it addresses important social development questions such as issues related to youth, family, ageing, persons with disabilities, crime prevention, criminal justice, and drug control. I expect that this year will be interesting because of the recent introduction of UN Women and the fact that in 2011 the UN Human Rights Council is up for review.
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