Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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Main committee of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly subsidiary organ
The Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly is the main economic and financial committee responsible for deliberating and drafting resolutions on global economic development, sustainability, and related policy issues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12983774 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly Context triple: [48th session of the United Nations General Assembly, hasOrgan, Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly]
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A.
Fifth Committee
The Fifth Committee is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for administrative and budgetary matters, including the UN’s regular and peacekeeping budgets.
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B.
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions)
The Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for addressing international social issues and a broad range of general policy questions.
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C.
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
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D.
Sixth Committee
The Sixth Committee is the primary legal committee of the United Nations General Assembly, responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
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E.
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly that focuses on human rights, social development, humanitarian affairs, and cultural issues worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly Target entity description: The Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly is the main economic and financial committee responsible for deliberating and drafting resolutions on global economic development, sustainability, and related policy issues.
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A.
Fifth Committee
The Fifth Committee is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for administrative and budgetary matters, including the UN’s regular and peacekeeping budgets.
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B.
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions)
The Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for addressing international social issues and a broad range of general policy questions.
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C.
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
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D.
Sixth Committee
The Sixth Committee is the primary legal committee of the United Nations General Assembly, responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
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E.
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly that focuses on human rights, social development, humanitarian affairs, and cultural issues worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Main committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations General Assembly subsidiary organ ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Economic and Financial Committee
NERFINISHED
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Second Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | All 193 UN Member States ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Agricultural development
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Development cooperation ⓘ Development dimensions of climate change ⓘ Environment and development ⓘ Eradication of poverty ⓘ External debt crisis ⓘ Financing for development ⓘ Follow-up to major UN conferences on development ⓘ Food security ⓘ Global partnerships for development ⓘ Globalization and interdependence ⓘ Human settlements and urbanization ⓘ Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ Implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda ⓘ International financial system ⓘ International trade and development ⓘ Landlocked developing countries ⓘ Least developed countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Macroeconomic policy ⓘ Middle-income countries ⓘ Operational activities for development ⓘ Science and technology for development ⓘ Small island developing States NERFINISHED ⓘ South-South cooperation ⓘ Sovereign debt sustainability ⓘ Sustainable development ⓘ |
| function |
Considers draft resolutions on economic and financial issues
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Holds general debates on economic and financial questions ⓘ Negotiates outcome documents on development issues ⓘ Submits recommendations to the United Nations General Assembly plenary ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rules of Procedure of the United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBureau |
Chair of the Second Committee
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Rapporteur of the Second Committee ⓘ Vice-Chairs of the Second Committee ⓘ |
| hasMember | All Member States of the United Nations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States of America ⓘ |
| mainResponsibility |
Economic and financial matters
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Global economic development ⓘ International economic policy coordination ⓘ Sustainable development policy ⓘ |
| meetsAt | United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsDuring | Regular session of the United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Economic and Social Council
NERFINISHED
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High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | Annually ⓘ |
| website | https://www.un.org/en/ga/second ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly Description of subject: The Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly is the main economic and financial committee responsible for deliberating and drafting resolutions on global economic development, sustainability, and related policy issues.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
48th session of the United Nations General Assembly
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hasOrgan
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Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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