Who are the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly?
Last Updated: Mar 26, 2024     Views: 15866

Twenty-one Vice-Presidents are elected for each session of the General Assembly (rule 30 of Rules of procedure of the General Assembly).

The Vice-Presidents are elected according to a pattern that ensures equitable geographical representation. Details can be found in the annex to General Assembly resolution 33/138 of 19 December 1978; paragraph 4 has been updated by annex II of resolution 48/264 of 29 July 1994. 

Additional information about the election of the Vice-Presidents is contained in rules 30-37 of the Rules of procedure of the General Assembly.

A comprehensive list of Member States elected as Vice-Presidents from the first session to the 63rd session can be found in the annex of the Annotated preliminary list of items document of the 64th session: A/64/100. From the 64th session onwards, the list of the Vice-Presidents elected can be found in the Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly decisions adopted during each session and published in Volume 3 of the Resolutions and Decisions of the General Assembly for each year. 



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