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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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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

Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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

Letter dated 19 January 2015 from the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General : The stages of formation and development of civic institutions in Uzbekistan

21 January 2015 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

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

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

Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea : Note by the Secretary-General

24 October 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Situation of human rights in Myanmar : report of the Secretary-General

29 August 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : note / by the Secretary-General

27 August 2014 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

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