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United Nations General Assembly 70th Session - UN Member States - http://www.un.org/en/ga/70/meetings/ - Opens September 15, 2015
Sustainable Development General Assembly Summit – September 25-27, 2015 - https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
UN General Assembly Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee - http://www.un.org/en/ga/third/index.shtml
The General
Assembly allocates to the Third Committee, agenda items relating to a range of
social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues that affect
people all over
the world. The Committee also
discusses questions relating to 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 right to self- determination.
The
Committee addresses important social development questions such as issues
related to youth, family, ageing, persons with disabilities, crime prevention,
criminal
justice, and international drug control. The
Committee will hear and interact with 54 such Special Rapporteurs, Independent
Experts, and Chairs of
Working
Groups as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.
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