General Assembly First Committee
Encyclopedia
The First Committee is one of six main committees at the General Assembly of the United Nations
which deals with matters concerning world peace
. The First Committee handles all matters on Disarmament and International Security (DISEC).
The First Committee on Disarmament
and International Security
meets every year in October for a 4–5 weeks session, after the General Assembly General Debate. All 193 member states of the UN can attend.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
which deals with matters concerning world peace
World peace
World Peace is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations and/or people. World peace is an idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate, either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. The term is sometimes used to...
. The First Committee handles all matters on Disarmament and International Security (DISEC).
The First Committee on Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
and International Security
International Security
International Security is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of international and national security. It was founded in 1976 and is edited by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and published four times a year by MIT Press, both of Cambridge,...
meets every year in October for a 4–5 weeks session, after the General Assembly General Debate. All 193 member states of the UN can attend.