The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously elected HE the Permanent Representative of Qatar to UN Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani to lead the 6th committee as Chairperson in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. The session will kick off on September 14, 2021.
In a statement, HE Qatar's Representative to UN expressed the country's appreciation and gratitude to the member states for unanimously electing her to chair the 6th committee of the UN General Assembly and she thanked the member states of Asia and the Pacific Group (APG) for recommending the candidacy of Qatar as well as all the geographical groups for their support for this significant position.
She stressed that Qatar was keen to run for the chairpersonship of the General Assembly's Legal Committee, given that it is the main forum concerned with legal issues, in addition to the country's firm belief in the rule of law, commitment to international law and its critical role in stabilising and strengthening international relations, and achieving the goals of the United Nations, whose charter formed the legal basis for the work of the international organisation.
HE Sheikha Alya affirmed that she will work closely with the President of the General Assembly and his office, as well as all the member states, cooperatively and coordinatively on all matters related to the work of the Committee, and will do her best to ensure that work is within the contexts adopted in this Committee that is highly significant to the international community.
She also pledged to build on what was previously achieved in the work of the 6th committee, and to consult and coordinate with HE Chairperson and Bureau of the 6th committee for the 76th session, in a way that achieves the goals of the member states, expressing her anticipation to work and co-operate with General Assembly's president and Bureau's members, to accomplish the tasks assigned.
In accordance with the contexts established on the agenda of the General Assembly's committees, Egypt, Lithuania and Spain were elected as Vice-Chairpersons of the 6th committee, and Costa Rica was elected as Rapporteur for the committee. The Legal Committee (6th committee) is UN's main committee that is concerned with international law and presented with draft international treaties and agreements, in addition to issues of great importance to the international community, including measures to combat terrorism, the rule of law, and other topics that represent a priority for the international community.
In a statement, HE Qatar's Representative to UN expressed the country's appreciation and gratitude to the member states for unanimously electing her to chair the 6th committee of the UN General Assembly and she thanked the member states of Asia and the Pacific Group (APG) for recommending the candidacy of Qatar as well as all the geographical groups for their support for this significant position.
She stressed that Qatar was keen to run for the chairpersonship of the General Assembly's Legal Committee, given that it is the main forum concerned with legal issues, in addition to the country's firm belief in the rule of law, commitment to international law and its critical role in stabilising and strengthening international relations, and achieving the goals of the United Nations, whose charter formed the legal basis for the work of the international organisation.
HE Sheikha Alya affirmed that she will work closely with the President of the General Assembly and his office, as well as all the member states, cooperatively and coordinatively on all matters related to the work of the Committee, and will do her best to ensure that work is within the contexts adopted in this Committee that is highly significant to the international community.
She also pledged to build on what was previously achieved in the work of the 6th committee, and to consult and coordinate with HE Chairperson and Bureau of the 6th committee for the 76th session, in a way that achieves the goals of the member states, expressing her anticipation to work and co-operate with General Assembly's president and Bureau's members, to accomplish the tasks assigned.
In accordance with the contexts established on the agenda of the General Assembly's committees, Egypt, Lithuania and Spain were elected as Vice-Chairpersons of the 6th committee, and Costa Rica was elected as Rapporteur for the committee. The Legal Committee (6th committee) is UN's main committee that is concerned with international law and presented with draft international treaties and agreements, in addition to issues of great importance to the international community, including measures to combat terrorism, the rule of law, and other topics that represent a priority for the international community.