The Sixth Committee is the primary forum for the consideration of legal questions in the General Assembly. All of the U.N. Member States are entitled to representation on the Sixth Committee as one of the main committees of the General Assembly.

Source: General Assembly of the United Nations Sixth Committee: Legal

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The Fifth Committee is the Committee of the General Assembly with responsibilities for administration and budgetary matters. Based on the reports of the Fifth Committee, the General Assembly considers and approves the budget of the Organization in accordance with Chapter IV, Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations. 

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee deals with a variety of subjects which include those related to decolonization, Palestinian refugees and human rights, peacekeeping, mine action, outer space, public information, atomic radiation and University for Peace.

Source: General Assembly of the United Nations Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization

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The General Assembly allocates to its Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee, commonly referred to as the "Third Committee", agenda items relating to a range of social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues that affect people all over the world.

The Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) deals with issues relating to economic growth and development such as macroeconomic policy questions (including international trade, international financial system, and external debt sustainability), financing for development, sustainable development, human settlements, poverty eradication, globalization and interdependence, operational activities for development, and information and comm

The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (SRSG-SVC) serves as the United Nations’ spokesperson and political advocate on conflict-related sexual violence, and is the chair of the network UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict.

UN Action is an internal body within the UN system that unites the work of 13 UN entities with the goal of ending sexual violence in conflict. UN Action is a part of the UN's implementation on several resolutions that followed SCR 1325(2000), mainly 1820(2008) and 1880(2009) who are linking conflict-related sexual violence with the maintenance of international peace and security.

The Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) is a network of United Nations entities, specialized agencies, funds and programmes. IANWGE works to ensure coordination and cooperation on the promotion of gender equality throughout the United Nations system. IANWGE was established in 2001, but UN interagency work on gender equality has existed in different shapes since 1975.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by Council resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946.

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), an expert body established in 1982, is composed of 23 experts on women's issues from around the world.