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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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The situation in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

24 November 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)

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

Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa

22 August 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Unlawful death of refugees and migrants

15 August 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues

14 August 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Thematic 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

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

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

Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

2 June 2017 | Publisher: UN General Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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

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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