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General Assembly

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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The General Assembly (GA) is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN.

Comprising all 193 members of the UN.

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H.E. JOHN W. ASHE

PRESIDENT OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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COMMITTEES

  • First Committee (Disarmament & International Security)
  • Second Committee (Economic & Financial)
  • Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural)
  • Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization)
  • Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary)
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN & SPANISH
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Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, require a two-thirds majority

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First assembly was in 1946 by the president Paul Henri at Belgium

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The Assembly meets in regular session intensively from September to December each year, and thereafter as required.

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The subsidiary organs of the General Assembly are divided into categories: Boards, Commissions, Committees, Councils and Panels, and Working Groups and others.

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