Focus: After the September General Debate, the Assembly’s six main committees negotiate the substantive agenda, the working phase in which most resolutions are decided, and civil society engages on specific issues.
First Committee: (Disarmament & International Security): October 1 – November 6, 2026
Second Committee: (Economic & Financial): early October – mid-November 2026
Third Committee: (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural): October 1 – November 20, 2026
Fourth Committee: (Special Political & Decolonization): October 1 – November 18, 2026
Fifth Committee: (Administrative & Budgetary): October – late December 2026
Sixth Committee: (Legal): October 5 – November 20, 2026 (incl. International Law Week Oct 26-30)