United Nations General Assembly

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its 81st session, its powers, composition, functions, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter. The United Nations General Assembly is responsible for the United Nations budget, appointing the non-permanent members to the Security Council, appointing the secretary-general of the United Nations, receiving reports from other parts of the United Nations System, and making recommendations through resolutions. It also establishes numerous subsidiary organs to advance or assist in its broad mandate. The United Nations General Assembly is the only United Nations organ where all member states have equal representation. The General Assembly meets under its president or the United Nations secretary-general in annual sessions at the General Assembly Building, within the United...

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