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.
Observed surface forms (14)
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deliberative assembly
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international organization body ⓘ principal organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
GA
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United Nations General Assembly self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
UNGA
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| alsoKnownAs |
United Nations General Assembly
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surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (269)
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly sessions
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
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participatesIn
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United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
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providesSupportTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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National Transitional Council
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recognizedAsLibyaRepresentativeBy
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United Nations General Assembly
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subject surface form:
Assembly of States Parties
United Nations General Assembly high-level week (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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relatedTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Debate
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United Nations General Assembly (through ECOSOC)
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly plenary
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly plenary
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly
this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly plenary
subject surface form:
Special Rapporteur