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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

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

31 August 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Situation of human rights in Myanmar

5 August 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Question of Western Sahara

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

Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people

21 July 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba

21 July 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Report of an independent review on sexual exploitation and abuse by international peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic

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

Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic

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

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

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

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

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