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UN General Assembly

The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations. It is composed of representatives of all Member States, each of which has one vote. Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new Members and budgetary matters, require a two-thirds majority. Decisions on other questions are reached by a simple majority. These decisions may be adopted without a vote, or with a vote, which may be recorded, non-recorded or by roll-call. While the decisions of the General Assembly have no legally binding force for Governments, they carry the weight of world opinion on major international issues, as well as the moral authority of the world community. The work of the United Nations derives largely from the decisions of the General Assembly, i.e. the will of the majority of the Members, as expressed in resolutions adopted by the General Assembly. This database contains General Assembly reports and resolutions of relevance to the work of UNHCR.  Website: www.un.org/ga
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic

9 June 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the International Criminal Court : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

27 May 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : report of the Secretary-General

16 May 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

12 May 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Assistance to the Palestinian people : report of the Secretary-General

12 May 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan : note / by the Secretary-General

10 May 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

In safety and dignity: addressing large movements of refugees and migrants

21 April 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

On the fast track to ending the AIDS epidemic

1 April 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Oceans and the law of the sea : report of the Secretary-General

22 March 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Oceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

15 March 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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