United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its 78th session, its powers, composition, functions, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter.
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Some of the key events about United Nations General Assembly

  • 1947
    Failed to prevent the partition of India and Pakistan, leading to widespread violence and displacement
  • 1948
    Adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing fundamental human rights to be universally protected
  • 1950
    Inability to prevent the outbreak of the Korean War
  • 1960
    Passed the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, accelerating decolonization
  • 1960
    Failure to effectively address the Congo Crisis, resulting in prolonged conflict
  • 1966
    Established the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • 1967
    Ineffectiveness in preventing the Six-Day War between Israel and Arab states
  • 1974
    Adopted a resolution defining aggression in international law
  • 1975
    Adopted the controversial "Zionism is racism" resolution, later revoked in 1991
  • 1981
    Declared the International Year of Disabled Persons, promoting disability rights and awareness
  • 1989
    Adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history
  • 1994
    Inability to prevent or stop the Rwandan genocide
  • 1995
    Failed to protect civilians in the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War
  • 2000
    Established the Millennium Development Goals to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women
  • 2003
    Unable to prevent the US-led invasion of Iraq despite widespread opposition
  • 2006
    Created the United Nations Human Rights Council to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights around the world
  • 2009
    Criticized for inadequate response to the Sri Lankan Civil War's final stages
  • 2011
    Failed to effectively intervene in the Libyan Civil War, leading to prolonged conflict
  • 2015
    Adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals
  • 2018
    Endorsed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration

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