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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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Situation of human rights in Belarus

22 September 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

18 September 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014

13 September 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Question of Western Sahara

17 August 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

14 August 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

3 August 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review : Indonesia

14 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan

23 May 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 1 January-31 December 2016

22 May 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

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