Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)

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Main Committee of the United Nations General Assembly UN General Assembly subsidiary organ

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly that focuses on human rights, social development, humanitarian affairs, and cultural issues worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Third Committee 3
Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee 1
Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Main Committee of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
UN General Assembly subsidiary organ ⓘ
adopts draft decisions ⓘ
draft resolutions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
surface form: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee

Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
surface form: Third Committee
committeeNumber 3 ⓘ
considersReportsFrom Commission for Social Development ⓘ
Commission on the Status of Women ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
surface form: Human Rights Council

UNICEF ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Children’s Fund

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNHCR ⓘ
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
decisionMakingMethod consensus where possible ⓘ
voting by Member States ⓘ
focusesOn advancement of women ⓘ
ageing ⓘ
crime prevention and criminal justice ⓘ
cultural issues ⓘ
elimination of racism and racial discrimination ⓘ
family issues ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
humanitarian affairs ⓘ
indigenous issues ⓘ
international drug control ⓘ
international humanitarian cooperation ⓘ
literacy ⓘ
migrant workers ⓘ
persons with disabilities ⓘ
protection of children ⓘ
refugees ⓘ
right to self‑determination ⓘ
social crime prevention ⓘ
social development ⓘ
youth issues ⓘ
hasMembership all UN Member States ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locationOfMeetings United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Headquarters, New York City
meetsDuring regular session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
oneOfSixMainCommitteesOf United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
partOf United Nations ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
submitsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
surface form: plenary of the United Nations General Assembly
typicalMeetingPeriod October to November ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) → UNBody → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) → alsoKnownAs → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Committee
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) → alsoKnownAs → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
United Nations General Assembly → hasMainCommittee → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
GA → hasMainCommittee → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
subject surface form: United Nations General Assembly
Third session of the United Nations General Assembly → hasPart → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly committees → hasPart → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Committee
Sixth Committee → hasSiblingCommittee → Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Committee