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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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Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

27 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Girl Child

26 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Violence against women migrant workers

25 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Rights of internally displaced persons

24 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas

24 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order

20 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Situation of human rights defenders

19 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Social development challenges faced by persons with albinism

19 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Right to development

18 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Follow-up to and review of the commitments of the New York Declaration

12 July 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

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