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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Sustainable Development Goals adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations system of international law implementedByOrgan United Nations General Assembly
International Atomic Energy Agency worksWith United Nations General Assembly
Assembly of the League of Nations successor United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: General Assembly of the United Nations
United Nations treaty bodies reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council nonPermanentMembersElectionBody United Nations General Assembly
Ban Ki-moon appointedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
UNDP Executive Board parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
UNDP Executive Board reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations delegates participatesIn United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations delegate
United Nations documentation documentsActivitiesOf United Nations General Assembly
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
International Bill of Human Rights adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
DHL servesBody United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Dag Hammarskjöld Library
United Nations Commission on Human Rights reportedTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly (through ECOSOC)
Article III adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Office of the Secretary-General associatedWith United Nations General Assembly
Article I adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention
Article IV adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article IV (Genocide Convention)
Office of Internal Oversight Services foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
Office of Internal Oversight Services reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Article II adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
United Nations Office at Vienna establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
UNTC parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations Trusteeship Council
UNTC reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations Trusteeship Council
International Institute of Agriculture hasMainOrgan United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: General Assembly of member states
Global Code of Ethics for Tourism endorsedBy United Nations General Assembly
Convention on the Rights of the Child adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
Article VII adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article VII (Genocide Convention)
United Nations system hasPart United Nations General Assembly
Article IX adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article IX (Genocide Convention)
Article XI adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article XI (Genocide Convention)
Article XII adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article XII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
Article XIII adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article XIII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Committee on World Food Security cooperatesWith United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Human Rights Council parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Human Rights Council reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Article XVII adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article XVII (Genocide Convention)
Article XVII adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article XVII (Genocide Convention)
General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly