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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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Cross-cutting issues : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

8 July 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating the Fight against HIV and to Ending the AIDS Epidemic by 2030 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

22 June 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 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

10 June 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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

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

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

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

Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

The right to food : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

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