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
- Arabs 2
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 8
- Azeri 2
- Baha'i 8
- Baluchis 1
- Children's rights 5
- Children-at-risk 3
- Christian 5
- Civil and political rights 8
- Criminal justice 2
- Death penalty 12
- Disappeared persons 1
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 3
- Economic, social and cultural rights 7
- Elections 4
- Evangelical 1
- Extrajudicial executions 3
- Forced marriage 1
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 13
- Freedom of assembly and association 10
- Freedom of expression 16
- Freedom of information 5
- Freedom of religion 6
- Freedom of speech 1
- Gender discrimination 4
- Gender-based persecution 1
- Human rights activists 4
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 44
- Human rights monitors 1
- Jew 2
- Juvenile justice system 5
- Kurd 2
- Minorities 2
- Minority rights 7
- Multiple nationality 1
- Muslim 2
- Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation 2
- Persecution based on political opinion 1
- Political parties 1
- Political situation 1
- Prison or detention conditions 3
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 1
- Racial / Ethnic persecution 1
- Refugees 1
- Religious discrimination 6
- Right to education 3
- Right to health 1
- Right to justice 1
- Right to life 3
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 11
- Sanctions 1
- Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 3
- Sufi 3
- Sunni 1
- Torture 2
- Women's rights 14
- Women-at-risk 1
- Zoroastrian 2
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