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
instanceOf deliberative assembly
international organization body
principal organ of the United Nations
abbreviation GA
United Nations General Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNGA
alsoKnownAs United Nations General Assembly
surface form: UN General Assembly
appoints Secretary-General of the United Nations
appointsOnRecommendationOf United Nations Security Council
canConvene emergency special sessions
special sessions
country United States of America
decisionRule simple majority for most questions
two-thirds majority for important questions
elects judges of the International Court of Justice
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)
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
United Nations General Assembly committees
surface form: Sixth Committee (Legal)

Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
hasMember all United Nations member states
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
hasPower admit new members to the United Nations
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
budgetary questions
peace and security
legalStatusOfResolutions generally non-binding
locatedIn New York City
mainFunction deliberation on international issues
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
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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Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad proposedTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly resolution 44/128 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly resolution 44/128 body United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: General Assembly of the United Nations
CD establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Conference on Disarmament
CD reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Conference on Disarmament
Fu Cong participatesIn United Nations General Assembly
UN Development Coordination Office governingBody United Nations General Assembly
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel submitsReportTo United Nations General Assembly
Strategic Trust Territory trusteeshipAgreementApprovedBy United Nations General Assembly
PAIGC recognizedBy United Nations General Assembly
A/RES/71/258 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
A/RES/71/258 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: UNGA
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burma participatesIn United Nations General Assembly
Monterrey Consensus adoptedByBody United Nations General Assembly
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development createdBy United Nations General Assembly
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Sustainable Development Goal 16 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations bodies hasPart United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations principal organs
UN Trust Territory supervisedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations trust territory
Executive Director of UN Women confirmedBy United Nations General Assembly
Executive Director of UN Women createdBy United Nations General Assembly
UN Commissioner for Namibia createdBy United Nations General Assembly
UN Commissioner for Namibia reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV) adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly resolution 3235 (XXIX) adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: UN-SPIDER
UNCITRAL member States relatedTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1348 (XIII) adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations fact-finding mission on Myanmar reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Sustainable Development Goal 8 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly