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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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Report of the sixty-fifth meeting of the Standing Committee (15-17 March 2016)

29 June 2016 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Follow-up to the outcome of the special session of the General Assembly on children : report of the Secretary-General

3 August 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 58th session (30 June-18 July 2014), 59th session (20 October-7 November 2014), 60th session (16 February-6 March 2015)

2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Right of peoples to self-determination : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 69th session

9 December 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms

8 December 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 69th session

5 December 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Report of the Human Rights Council

4 December 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Rights of indigenous peoples : Report of the Third Committee

4 December 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

Crime prevention and criminal justice

2 December 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

The rule of law at the national and international levels

17 November 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Sessional Reports

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