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The First General Committee focuses on the politico-military aspects of security, principles guiding relations among participating States, as well as military confidence-building measures.
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The Second General Committee examines economic and environmental security threats, as well as exploring opportunities for co-operation within these and related fields.
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The Third General Committee addresses humanitarian and human rights-related threats to security.
General Committees
The three General Committees correspond to the three main sections of the Helsinki Final Act: the Committee on Political Affairs and Security; the Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment; and the Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions.