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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President of the United Nations General Assembly electedBy United Nations General Assembly
President of the United Nations General Assembly jurisdiction United Nations General Assembly
President of the United Nations General Assembly reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) submitsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: plenary of the United Nations General Assembly
General Committee partOf United Nations General Assembly
General Committee reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly alsoKnownAs United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: ESS of the UN General Assembly
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) partOf United Nations General Assembly
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly plenary
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 convenedBy United Nations General Assembly
Life Below Water adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
Life on Land adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
National Transitional Council recognizedAsLibyaRepresentativeBy United Nations General Assembly
International Day of Human Space Flight adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
International Day of Human Space Flight proclaimedBy United Nations General Assembly
Earth Day wasDesignatedAsInternationalMotherEarthDayBy United Nations General Assembly
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly plenary
ASP relatedTo United Nations General Assembly
subject surface form: Assembly of States Parties
Sixth Committee partOf United Nations General Assembly
Sixth Committee reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form: United Nations General Assembly plenary
Millennium Development Goals adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly treaties adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
EPTA governingBody United Nations General Assembly
Human Rights Committee establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
Human Rights Committee reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Committee against Torture reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Committee on Migrant Workers establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
Committee on Migrant Workers reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
Committee on Enforced Disappearances reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
Committee on the Rights of the Child establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
Committee on the Rights of the Child reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
UNSC nonPermanentMembersElectedBy United Nations General Assembly
UNSC reportsTo United Nations General Assembly