Sixth Committee (Legal)
Recent Developments
- Resumed 80th session
4 March 2026 The Sixth Committee will resume its meeting at the 80th 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. [See Programme of work for the resumed session]- Resolutions and decisions
16 December 2025 Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly on items allocated to the Sixth Committee (80th session, 2025).- 81st session
24 November 2025 The Sixth Committee is scheduled to meet during the eighty-first session of the General Assembly, from 5 October to 20 November 2026. [See also Provisional programme of work – Note: International Law Week (ILW) will take place from 26 to 30 October 2026]
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.
