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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United Nations General Assembly resolutions adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Volunteers establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Volunteers reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly through UNDP Executive Board
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Population Fund parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Population Fund reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
An Agenda for Peace presentedTo United Nations General Assembly
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations representsIn United Nations General Assembly
Office of Counter-Terrorism createdBy United Nations General Assembly
UNDSS foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations University parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
UN hasPrincipalOrgan United Nations General Assembly
Outer Space Treaty adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
Moon Agreement (limited signatories) adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Moon Agreement
Annual Report of the Secretary-General presentedTo United Nations General Assembly
Annual Report of the Secretary-General governingBody United Nations General Assembly
Urgent Fury criticizedBy United Nations General Assembly
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly high-level week (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan) partOf United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly high-level week
United Nations General Assembly high-level week (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan) relatedTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Debate
Article VIII adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Article VIII (Genocide Convention)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
OIC observerStatusIn United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Third session of the United Nations General Assembly partOf United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Capital Development Fund parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Capital Development Fund foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights presentedBy United Nations General Assembly
GA standsFor United Nations General Assembly
GA alsoKnownAs United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: UN General Assembly
GA alsoKnownAs United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: UNGA
General Assembly Hall usedBy United Nations General Assembly
General Assembly Hall governingBody United Nations General Assembly
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) partOf United Nations General Assembly
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly
Second Committee (Economic and Financial) partOf United Nations General Assembly
Second Committee (Economic and Financial) reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly
President of the United Nations General Assembly partOf United Nations General Assembly
President of the United Nations General Assembly appointedBy United Nations General Assembly