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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 Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

1 February 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

30 January 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

26 January 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

The girl child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

Migrant children and adolescents : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

11 February 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

3 February 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

26 January 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Child, early and forced marriage : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

22 January 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child : resolution adopted by the General Assembly

28 May 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Model strategies and practical measures on the elimination of violence against children in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

11 February 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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