Each year before the regular session begins, the Office of Legal Affairs recommends a group of candidates to the President of the General Assembly for the Credentials Committee.
When Members States send these credentials in, they are formally notifying the Secretary-General that these representatives are entitled to speak on their behalf.
"[1][3] The General Assembly formally acknowledges the representatives of the Member States by approving their credentials.
In these cases, the office of the President of the General Assembly is often called upon to help resolve the matter before a formal meeting of the Credentials Committee.
[4] On 1 December 2021, the Committee decided to reject recognition of UN seats for both Afghanistan's Taliban government and Myanmar's ruling Tatmadaw military junta.