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<p>It considers all disarmament and international security matters within the scope of the <a href="/en/about-us/un-charter">Charter</a> or relating to the powers and functions of any other organ of the United Nations; the general principles of cooperation in the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments; promotion of cooperative arrangements and measures aimed at strengthening stability through lower levels of armaments. </p> <p>The Committee works in close cooperation with the <a href="http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/DisarmamentCommission/UNDiscom.shtml">United Nations Disarmament Commission</a> and the Geneva-based <a href="http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/%28httpPages%29/BF18ABFEFE5D344DC1256F3100311CE9?OpenDocument">Conference on Disarmament</a>.</p> <p>The First Committee sessions are structured into three distinctive stages:</p> <ol> <li>General debate</li> <li>Thematic discussions</li> <li>Action on drafts</li> </ol> <!--<h4>Conference rooms</h4> <p>The First Committee will meet in the <strong>Conference Room 1 </strong>for the duration of the 67th session of the Assembly. </p> <p><strong>Conference Room A</strong> can be reserved for <strong>informal consultations</strong> among delegations, and other activities. Please contact the Secretariat (komatina@un.org) for bookings. The room is allocated on a “first-come/first-serve” basis. Booking of additional rooms or requests for additional services (interpretation, audio/visual equipment, etc.) is subject to availability of conference services. Any such request should be communicated to the Secretariat well in advance.</p> <h4>List of delegates</h4> <p>Delegations that have not yet done so, are kindly requested to submit to the Secretariat the duly completed form containing the list of members of their delegation to the First Committee [See <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/INF/67/2">Membership of Main Committees of the General Assembly (A/INF/67/2)].</a--> <p>It is the only Main Committee of the General Assembly entitled to verbatim records coverage pursuant to <a href="/en/ga/about/ropga/recds.shtml">Rule 58 (a) of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly</a>. </p> <h4>Working Methods</h4> <p>Over the years, efforts have been made to rationalize the work of the Committee, concentrating on rearranging its agenda and improving its organization of work (see <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/42/42">resolution 42/42 [N]</a> of 30 November 1987). </p> <ul> <li>During the 48th session of the Assembly, in 1993, the item entitled “Rationalization of the work and reform of the agenda of the First Committee” was included in the agenda of the Assembly. Thereafter, the Assembly has focused on improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee (see resolutions<a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/48/87"> 48/87</a> of 16 December 1993,<a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/49/85"> 49/85</a> of 15 December 1994, <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/57/300">57/300</a> of 20 December 2002, <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/58/41">58/41</a> of 8 December 2003, <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/58/126">58/126</a> of 19 December 2003, <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/58/316">58/316</a> of 1 July 2004 and <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/59/95">59/95</a> of 3 December 2004).</li> <li> During the 59th session, in response to a request of the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States on improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee, a report compiling those views was submitted by the Secretariat (see <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/59/132">A/59/132</a> and addenda 1 to 6).</li> <li> Since the 60th session, under the item “Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly”, the Committee has adopted its programme of work and timetable for the forthcoming session. Please also see the note by the Secretariat (<a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/C.1/68/INF/4">A/C.1/68/INF/4</a>).</li> </ul> <h4> Landmark Documents </h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/1(I)">Resolution 1 (I)</a>: The very first General Assembly resolution, entitled “Establishment of a Commission to Deal with the Problems Raised by the Discovery of Atomic Energy”, was adopted on recommendation by the First Committee on 24 January 1946, in London.</li> <li> <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/1378(XIV)">Resolution 1378 (XIV)</a>: The very first General Assembly resolution that was co-sponsored by all Member States at that time.</li> <li> Special sessions on disarmament (resolutions and decisions adopted at the 10th, 12th and 15th special sessions of the General Assembly) <ul> <li> <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/S-10/4">A/S-10/4</a> (23 May – 30 June 1978)</li> <li> <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/S-12/6">A/S-12/6</a> (7 June – 10 July 1982)</li> <li> <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/S-15/6">A/S-15/6</a> (31 May – 25 June 1988) </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4>Webcast</h4> <p>In line with General Assembly <a href="http://undocs.org/en/A/RES/66/246">resolution 66/246</a>, the formal meetings of the First Committee are webcast live on <a href="http://webtv.un.org/">UN Web TV.</a> </p> <p>Live coverage of the formal meetings is available in the six UN official languages plus the original language of the speaker. 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