United Nations General Assembly
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The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
deliberative assembly
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international organization body ⓘ principal organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
GA
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UNGA
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| alsoKnownAs |
United Nations General Assembly
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UN General Assembly
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| appoints | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| appointsOnRecommendationOf | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| canConvene |
emergency special sessions
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special sessions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decisionRule |
simple majority for most questions
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two-thirds majority for important questions ⓘ |
| elects |
judges of the International Court of Justice
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members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ members of the United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| founded | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasMainCommittee |
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
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First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) ⓘ Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) ⓘ Second Committee (Economic and Financial) ⓘ United Nations General Assembly committees ⓘ
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Sixth Committee (Legal)
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ |
| hasMember | all United Nations member states ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPower |
admit new members to the United Nations
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adopt resolutions ⓘ adopt the UN budget ⓘ expel members on recommendation of the Security Council ⓘ make recommendations on international peace and security ⓘ suspend rights and privileges of membership ⓘ |
| hasUniversalMembership | true ⓘ |
| importantQuestionsInclude |
admission of new members
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budgetary questions ⓘ peace and security ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfResolutions | generally non-binding ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
deliberation on international issues
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policy-making ⓘ representation of all UN member states ⓘ |
| meetsAt | United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| meetsIn | General Assembly Hall ⓘ |
| meetsInRegularSession | annually ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 193 ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| presidentTermLength | one year ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of friendly relations among nations
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international cooperation ⓘ maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| roleInInternationalLaw | development of customary international law through resolutions ⓘ |
| sessionStart | September ⓘ |
| votingSystem | one state one vote ⓘ |
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Article IX (Genocide Convention)
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Article XI (Genocide Convention)
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Article XVII (Genocide Convention)
1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention
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Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article IV (Genocide Convention)
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Article VII (Genocide Convention)
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Article VIII (Genocide Convention)
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Article XII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article XIII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Article XVII (Genocide Convention)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
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Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration
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General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Moon Agreement
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
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Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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