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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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Question of New Caledonia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

14 February 2013 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

14 January 2013 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

14 January 2013 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : report of the Secretary-General : addendum

10 January 2013 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Right of peoples to self-determination : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 67th session

7 December 2012 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Right of peoples to self-determination : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 67th session

7 December 2012 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Status of Palestine in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

4 December 2012 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : note / by the Secretary-General

30 August 2012 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Right of peoples to self-determination : report of the Secretary-General

9 August 2012 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Admission of the Republic of South Sudan to membership in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

25 August 2011 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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