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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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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories

20 September 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Right of peoples to self-determination

12 August 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

The situation in the Middle East

12 August 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Regional Reports

Right of peoples to self-determination

12 August 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Rights of indigenous peoples

29 July 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

29 February 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

9 February 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

5 February 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

6 October 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : report of the Secretary-General

1 September 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

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