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Third Committee Informal Meeting with Civil Society

6 February @ 1:00 PM UTC-5

The Chair of the Third Committee at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. . Zéphyrin Maniratanga, will be convening an informal meeting of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in order to provide an opportunity for Member States and representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to share thoughts on the outcomes of the 79th session of the Third Committee as well as insights into this year’s thematic focus for the meeting, namely “Youth and the Third Committee”. Participants are invited to share comments and pose questions on any

area of importance to the work of the Committee and/or on the thematic focus.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, 6 February 2025, from 10am to 1pm. The meeting will be in-person only and will take place in Conference Room 4, UN headquarters in New York. The meeting can also be followed via UN Web TV (webcast). The meeting will feature a keynote statement by a Vice-President of the United Nations General Assembly, on behalf of the President, H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, comments by panelists, and an interactive discussion with Member States and representatives from Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. The Chair of the Committee will also provide an overview of the Committee’s work as well as moderate the discussions.

Please find below the concept note for the meeting:

Informal meeting of the Third Committee of the General Assembly with civil society

(6 February 2025) – concept note

1. Background and objective

This year’s informal meeting convened by the Chair of the Third Committee with representatives from civil society will provide an opportunity for representatives of Member States and civil society in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to share views on the outcomes of the main part of the 79th session of the Committee. In addition, this year’s thematic focus aims to offer insights into “Youth and the Third Committee”. Participants are invited to share comments and pose questions on any area of importance to the work of the Committee and/or on the thematic focus.

2. Format

The meeting modalities will follow the practice from similar informal meetings held in recent sessions.

The meeting will be opened by the Chair of the Third Committee, H.E. Mr. Zéphyrin Maniratanga, and will first hear (TBC) a keynote statement by a Vice-President of the General Assembly on behalf of the President, H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, who will present views and reflections on the outcomes of the 79th session of the Third Committee as well as on Youth and the Third Committee.

Thereafter a panel discussion will be organized as follows:

  • The Chair of the Third Committee, H.E. Mr. Zéphyrin Maniratanga, introduces and moderates the discussion and presents a brief summary of the work of the Third Committee at its 79th session.
  • A civil society representative, Mr. Peter Micek, Access Now, provides comments on the outcomes of the 79th session of the Third Committee.
  • A civil society and youth representative, Ms. Bahia Gatti, United Network of Young Peacebuilders (on behalf of MGCY), provides comments on “Youth and the Third Committee”.
  • The Chair of the Third Committee opens the floor for interventions. In order to promote an interactive discussion, interventions by Member States and civil society speakers in consultative status with ECOSOC will be interspersed. Interventions from the floor should be brief and not exceed 3 minutes.

3. Participants

Participants in the informal meeting will be representatives from Member States, Observers, representatives of UN entities, as well as civil society representatives in consultative status with ECOSOC, with particular encouragement to those who engage actively with the Third Committee.

4. Time and venue

The informal meeting will be held on 6 February 2025 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.in in Conference Room, UN headquarters in New York.

Details

Date:
6 February
Time:
1:00 PM UTC-5
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