Sixth Committee (Legal)
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- 80th session
21 November 2025 The Sixth Committee concluded the consideration of the main part of its eightieth session, on 21 November 2025. The Committee will resume its meeting at the present session of the General Assembly from 6 to 10 April 2026, in order to continue its consideration of agenda item 86, Protection of persons in the event of disasters.- Annual survey
19 November 2025 Annual survey on services provided by the Secretariat of the Sixth Committee (the Codification Division) is available until 6pm on Wednesday, 26 November 2025.- 80th session
9 September 2025During the eightieth session, the Sixth Committee is scheduled to meet from 6 October to 21 November 2025. [See also Provisional programme of work, as revised – Note: International Law Week (ILW) will now take place from 27 to 31 October 2025]- Resolutions and decisions
5 December 2024 Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly on items allocated to the Sixth Committee (79th session, 2024).
General information
The Sixth Committee is the primary forum for the consideration of legal questions in the General Assembly. All of the United Nations Member States are entitled to representation on the Sixth Committee as one of the main committees of the General Assembly.
The present website contains information relating to the work of the Sixth Committee during the current or most recent session of the General Assembly, as well as links to the websites of previous sessions. It also provides links to related websites on legal matters.
- Deadlines for the submission of comments and observations
Webcast
In line with General Assembly resolution 66/246, the formal meetings of the Sixth Committee are webcast live on UN Web TV.
Archive videos are also available on a dedicated Committee page.