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In MUN what does DISEC mean?
Disarmament and International Security Committee
How many nations are represented in the United Nations General Assembly?
192 nations are represented within the United Nations General Assembly. These are all of the member states of the United Nations.The United Nations General Assembly also has representatives from many International Organizations and Non-governmental Organizations, sitting in as United Nations Observers (UNOs). This includes a non-member state, the Holy See, and entities such as the Palestinian Authority and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.The General Assembly has also set up several subsidiary Committees, the primary ones are :-The First Committee: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)The Second Committee: Economic and Financial (ECOFIN)The Third Committee: Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian (SOCHUM)The Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL)The Fifth Committee: Administrative and BudgetaryThe Sixth Committee: Legal.There are 192 members in the general assembly.192
What are the components of the General Assembly of the United Nations?
The United Nations General Assembly is made up of numerous subsidiary organs, beyond the 192-member sessions which oversee the budget, appoint non-permanent members to the Security Council, receive reports from other areas of the UNSC and offer recommendations in the form of UNGA Resolutions.There are five categories of subsidiary organ - Committees (Thirty total, six main), commissions (Seven), Boards (Six), Councils and Panels (Five), Working Groups and 'Others'.The main Committees are:-The First Committee: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)The Second Committee: Economic and Financial (ECOFIN)The Third Committee: Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian (SOCHUM)The Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL)The Fifth Committee: Administrative and BudgetaryThe Sixth Committee: Legal.The CommissionsDisarmament CommissionInternational Civil Service CommissionInternational Law CommissionUnited Nations Commission on International Trade LawUnited Nations Conciliation Commission for PalestineUnited Nations Peacebuilding CommissionThe BoardsBoard of AuditorsTrade and Development BoardUnited Nations Joint Staff Pension BoardExecutive BoardsExecutive Board of the United Nations Children's FundExecutive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population FundExecutive Board of the World Food ProgrammeThe Councils and PanelsCouncilsHuman Rights CouncilCouncil of the United Nations UniversityGoverning CouncilsGoverning Council of the United Nations Environment ProgrammeGoverning Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HabitatPanelPanel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy AgencyWorking GroupsHigh-Level Open-Ended Working Group on the Financial Situation of the United NationsWorking Group on the Future Operations of the International Research and Training Instatitute for the Advancement of WomenWorking Group on the Finance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working GroupsOpen-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly on the Integrated and Coordinated Implementation of and Follow-up to the Major United Nations Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social FieldsOpen-Ended Working GroupsOpen-ended Working Group on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in AfricaOpen-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security CouncilOpen-ended Working Group to consider the objectives and agenda, including the possible establishment of the preparatory committee, for the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmamentOtherJoint Inspection UnitUnited Nations Administrative TribuneralUnited Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
