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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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The situation in Afghanistan : resolution adopted by the General Assembly

6 December 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people

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

Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

Situation of human rights in Myanmar : note by the Secretary-General

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

Cultural rights : note / by the Secretary-General

4 August 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Human rights and cultural diversity : report of the Secretary-General

22 July 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : report of the Secretary-General

16 July 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Saving the cultural heritage of Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

9 June 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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

8 May 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

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