Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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Main committee of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly subsidiary organ
The Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly is the main economic and financial committee responsible for deliberating and drafting resolutions on global economic development, sustainability, and related policy issues.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Main committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations General Assembly subsidiary organ ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Economic and Financial Committee
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Second Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | All 193 UN Member States ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Agricultural development
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Development cooperation ⓘ Development dimensions of climate change ⓘ Environment and development ⓘ Eradication of poverty ⓘ External debt crisis ⓘ Financing for development ⓘ Follow-up to major UN conferences on development ⓘ Food security ⓘ Global partnerships for development ⓘ Globalization and interdependence ⓘ Human settlements and urbanization ⓘ Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ Implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda ⓘ International financial system ⓘ International trade and development ⓘ Landlocked developing countries ⓘ Least developed countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Macroeconomic policy ⓘ Middle-income countries ⓘ Operational activities for development ⓘ Science and technology for development ⓘ Small island developing States NERFINISHED ⓘ South-South cooperation ⓘ Sovereign debt sustainability ⓘ Sustainable development ⓘ |
| function |
Considers draft resolutions on economic and financial issues
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Holds general debates on economic and financial questions ⓘ Negotiates outcome documents on development issues ⓘ Submits recommendations to the United Nations General Assembly plenary ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rules of Procedure of the United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBureau |
Chair of the Second Committee
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Rapporteur of the Second Committee ⓘ Vice-Chairs of the Second Committee ⓘ |
| hasMember | All Member States of the United Nations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States of America ⓘ |
| mainResponsibility |
Economic and financial matters
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Global economic development ⓘ International economic policy coordination ⓘ Sustainable development policy ⓘ |
| meetsAt | United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsDuring | Regular session of the United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Economic and Social Council
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High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | Annually ⓘ |
| website | https://www.un.org/en/ga/second ⓘ |
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48th session of the United Nations General Assembly
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