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	United Nations General Assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the only UN organ in which all members are represented, the Assembly serves as a forum for members to discuss issues of international law and make decisions on the functioning of the organization.
		The President of the General Assembly is elected at least three months prior to the opening of each session (until 2003, the President was elected at the first meeting of the session).
		At the first Special Session of the UN General Assembly held in 1947, Oswaldo Aranha, then head of the Brazilian delegation to the UN, began a tradition that has remained until today whereby the first speaker at this major international forum is always a Brazilian.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UN_General_Assembly (1492 words)

	United Nations Human Rights Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In this regard, the impact of a General Assembly recommendation may be particularly strong in the case of a text adopted unanimously, by consensus or without dissenting vote.
		Also in 1946, the General Assembly affirmed that genocide was a crime against international law and began the normative process which culminated in 1948 with the adoption of a convention against this crime.
		In addition, the General Assembly launched the efforts of the Economic and Social Council which led to the organization of the 1948 United Nations Conference on Freedom of Information at Geneva and to the preparation of draft conventions on that subject.
	www.unhchr.ch /html/menu2/2/ga.htm (362 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: UN General Assembly's 61st session (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This year, the assembly is to be under the presidency of an Arab woman, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, who was elected by the assembly for this prominent position by acclamation in June.
		Although the General Assembly and the Security Council are perhaps the best known UN bodies, they form only a small part of the vast UN infrastructure that has developed, and which includes agencies such as the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF and UNESCO, to name only a few.
		What is even worse than the UN becoming an empty talking shop is the prospect that it is itself turning into a threat to world peace and stability as hegemonic states and their clients use the organisation as a fig leaf for their aggressive and illegal actions.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093127912 (812 words)

	UN General Assembly
		[Truthout (.org), 6/9/2004] One of the states voting in favor, Israel, later notifies the UN that its vote was cast by mistake because of a “human technical error.” [Ha'aretz, 6/3/2004] The purpose of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on Torture is to strengthen the means of enforcing the Convention’s provisions.
		For the fourteenth consecutive year, the UN General Assembly, in a record 182 to 4 vote, calls on the US to end its four-decade-old embargo against Cuba (see 1960).
		The UN General Assembly takes up its annual vote on a resolution in favor of the “prevention of an arms race in outer space” calling on parties to limit their use of space to peaceful purposes and oppose its weaponization.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=un_general_assembly (1364 words)

	UN Resolution Equating Zionism and Racism
		The UN General Assembly passed the one-sided Resolution 194, calling for repatriating or compensating Palestinian refugees (not a "right of return") while ignoring an equal or greater number of Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
		The subsequant failure of the UN to pressure the Arab states to negotiate with Israel based on UN Resolution 242 further eroded Israel's faith in the world body as a viable source of stability and assistance.
		In 1974, when the UN General Assembly invited Yaser Arafat to address the body, and in 1975 granted the PLO "observer status", the first time any non-nation was give such recognition or standing.
	www.palestinefacts.org /pf_1967to1991_un_zionism_racism.php (946 words)

	- UN General Assembly initiatives
		In 1995 General Assembly resolution 50/70/B requested the Secretary General to examine the ways and means to prevent and reduce the excessive destabilizing accumulation and transfer small arms and light weapons, in particular as they cause or exacerbate conflict.
		General Assembly resolution 53/77/E decided to convene an international conference on the illicit arms trade in all its aspects.
		General Assembly resolution 56/24 the UN General Assembly subsequently welcomed the Programme of Action and called on states to implement it expeditiously.
	www.sipri.org /contents/expcon/salw.html (319 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: The Partition of Palestine: UN General Assembly Resolution 181, November 29, 1947
		The period between the adoption by the General Assembly of its recommendation on the question of Palestine and the establishment of the independence of the Arab and Jewish States shall be a transitional period.
		The Members represented on the Commission shall be elected by the General Assembly on as broad a basis, geographically and otherwise, as possible.
		Commercial concessions granted in respect of any part of Palestine prior to the adoption of the resolution by the General Assembly shall continue to be valid according to their terms, unless modified by agreement between the concession-holders and the State.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1947UN181.html (7403 words)

	Preview of the 61st UN General Assembly
		We have been -- I think felt good about a lot of the progress the UN has made since 1701, and so one of the things she wants to talk to the Secretary General about is what are the other things we can do to make sure that this force deploys successfully.
		Generally, these issues are addressed with the Quartet meeting so we have a lot of questions about it, but we’re continuing to discuss them.
		We would like to see the UN take some steps around what we call "mandate review," which is the review of all of the existing programs to make sure that they still serve important purposes, that they're being administered effectively, that there's not too much overlap or duplication.
	www.state.gov /p/io/rls/72718.htm (3828 words)

	U.S. Goals and Objectives for the 57th UN General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This General Assembly, we urge all nations to comply fully with the provisions of 1373 by, among other things, freezing the assets of terrorists, denying them safe-haven, and bringing them to justice.
		Action at the General Assembly needs to be supportive of the peace process, led by the U.S. and others through the Quartet, that aims to bring both parties to the negotiating table.
		This General Assembly is also an excellent opportunity to build on the breakthrough of the Monterrey Consensus — the agreement by the international community that good domestic policies and effective mobilization of private resources are essential for successful development.
	www.un.int /usa/ga57obj.htm (1053 words)

	President's Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly
		After generations of deceitful dictators and broken treaties and squandered lives, we dedicated ourselves to standards of human dignity shared by all, and to a system of security defended by all.
		Last year, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights found that Iraq continues to commit extremely grave violations of human rights, and that the regime's repression is all pervasive.
		U.N. inspectors believe Iraq has produced two to four times the amount of biological agents it declared, and has failed to account for more than three metric tons of material that could be used to produce biological weapons.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2002/09/20020912-1.html (2719 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Special Reports \| UN General Assembly at-a-glance
		During UN Security Council talks, Mr Annan warned that a failure to resolve the conflict was eroding the council's credibility.
		UN reform - including the question of whether the Security Council should be enlarged - is also a topic for debate.
		Sudanese response The Sudanese government, opposed to UN intervention in the crisis-torn western region of Darfur, welcomes the African Union (AU) decision to extend the mandate of its peacekeeping force until the end of the year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/in_depth/5369584.stm (929 words)

	Bahraini Woman Takes Over UN General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The U.N. General Assembly has opened its 61st session and for the first time a Muslim woman is in the president's chair.
		She is the first woman to serve as General Assembly president since 1969, when Angie Brooks of Liberia completed her term.
		The annual General Assembly debate is set to begin next Tuesday, featuring a number of heads of state and government from around the world.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-09-12-voa78.cfm (400 words)

	UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, adopted on October 25, 1971, replaced the Nationalist Republic of China (Taiwan) (ROC) with the Communist People's Republic of China (PRC) as the sole representative of China in the United Nations.
		Also on 25 October 1971, the United States moved that a separate vote be taken on the words "and to expel forthwith the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupied at the United Nations and in all the organizations related to it" in the draft resolution.
		Supporters of ROC admission to the UN argue that the resolution only asserts that the PRC is the legitimate government of China, but makes no mention of the ROC being an illegitimate government, nor of which (if either) is the legitimate ruler of the island of Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758 (1026 words)

	RTE News - Annan opens UN General Assembly meeting
		UN General Secretary Kofi Annan pleaded for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at an assembly of world leaders at the UN today.
		It was Mr Annan's last speech to the general assembly.
		One News: Mary Calpin reports on the remarks given by Jan Pronk, UN envoy for Sudan, to the UN Security Council regarding the state of the peace agreement in the troubled region of Darfur
	www.rte.ie /news/2006/0919/iraq.html?rss (460 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Nikita Krushchev: Address to the UN General Assembly, Sept. 23 1960
		It was not easy for the Soviet Government to take this decision, because it was precisely our country that had first raised the issue of general and complete disarmament, and had been doing its utmost to achieve in the Committee a constructive solution to the problem, in strict conformity with the General Assembly resolution.
		That is why the Soviet Government has placed the question of disarmament before the United Nations General Assembly, a considerable majority of whose members have no interest whatever in the arms race and sincerely wish to see it brought to an end.
		In order finally to break the deadlock on the disarmament problem, the General Assembly should call to order those who are hindering its solution and are trying to replace business-like negotiations on disarmament by empty beating about the bush.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1960khrushchev-un1.html (2883 words)

	U.S. Principal Objectives for the 58th UN General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The U.S. plans to sponsor a resolution reiterating the goals established at the General Assembly high-level plenary and to ensure the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is adequately funded.
		During the 57th General Assembly, the Second Committee adopted a resolution introduced by the U.S. that took note of the Organization for Economic and Cooperation and Development (OECD) principles on protection of critical cyber-space infrastructure.
		In this context, we think it is time for the General Assembly to break from the pattern of adopting the same divisive and inflammatory resolutions on the situation in the Middle East as it has in the past.
	www.un.int /usa/ga58obj.htm (1643 words)

	UN General Assembly - Picture - MSN Encarta
		The General Assembly of the United Nations, seen here in session, is made up of representatives of all member countries of the UN.
		Functioning as a global town hall, the Assembly may address any matter covered by the UN’s charter.
		However, because it has no authority to enforce its decisions, the Assembly’s resolutions are not legally binding.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461542656/UN_General_Assembly.html (65 words)

	UN News: 58th UN General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 58th session of the UN General Assembly begins on September 16 at UN headquarters in New York.
		The General Assembly is the UN’s main deliberative organ.
		The work of the UN year-round derives from the decisions of the General Assembly, that is, the will of the majority of members as expressed in resolutions adopted by the Assembly.
	www.un-bd.org /unwa/HomePage/Publications/womun-vol28/0309/p10-unga.htm (432 words)

	UN General Assembly
		Our generation built the nuclear arsenals that are outmoded and rotting; we produced the chemical weapons that poison people; and today we still make and distribute the small arms that are found everywhere - in the hands of children, the arsenals of drug dealers and the garrisons of guerilla fighters.
		The adoption by the General Assembly of the Resolution on Preservation of and Compliance with the ABM Treaty at its 54th session with an overwhelming majority is an indicator of the firm will of most countries in the world to maintain and strictly observe the ABM Treaty.
		Nauru (Ambassador Vinci N. Clodumar, Permanent Representative to the UN), September 20: “Despite the establishment of several initiatives by the UN in its effort to progress and expedite the question of disarmament, it is sad to note that progress is at a snail’s pace due mainly to resistance by most nuclear-weapons states to disarm.
	www.acronym.org.uk /unga2000.htm (18986 words)

	Global Road Safety
		The purpose of the meeting was to show the UN’s commitment to address the growing global road safety crisis and to start coordinating the UN response to this urgent and important issue.
		The General Assembly session was carefully planned to coincide with the release of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention by WHO and the World Bank, as well as the celebration of World Health Day to gain attention, and build political will.
		Sarbib’s speech, the General Assembly resolution 58/289 was unanimously adopted.
	www.globalroadsafety.org /un_general_assembly_meeting.html (1085 words)

	Scoop: Call To UN General Assembly - Censure Israel now!
		Under UN General Assembly resolution 377 of 1950 —; the “Uniting for Peace” resolution — the General Assembly is empowered to act where the UN Security Council has failed.
		The UN General Assembly can and must, as an urgent measure and as a moral imperative, convene an immediate emergency session, condemn the State of Israel, and its partner in crime and arms supplier, the United States.
		The UN General Assembly should act to implement all UN resolutions regarding Palestine, Israel and Lebanon — including resolutions 194, 242 and 425 — and demand the immediate withdrawal of Israel from all occupied territories, along with just compensation for all human and material losses.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0608/S00025.htm (1051 words)

	israelinsider: diplomacy: UN General Assembly to Israel: Drop Dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The General Assembly approved six pro-Palestinian resolutions over United States and Israeli objections, culminating the annual United Nations debate aimed at showing the world body's solidarity with Palestinian demands for an independent homeland.
		In the key resolution on the "Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine," the General Assembly welcomed the Nov. 26 cease-fire in Gaza and urged both sides to maintain the truce which it said could pave the way for negotiations towards a solution to the conflict.
		The resolutions damage the status of the UN and its capacity to be involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict," the Foreign Ministry said in response.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Diplomacy/9989.htm (888 words)

	Remarts to UN General Assembly
		All who contribute to the U.N.'s work and care about its future must also be committed to reform -- to ending bureaucratic inefficiencies and outdated priorities.
		The U.N. must be able to show that the money it receives supports saving and enriching people's lives, not unneeded overhead.
		The U.N. must reform to remain relevant and to play a still stronger role in the march of freedom, peace, and prosperity.
	clinton4.nara.gov /WH/New/other/unspeech.html (1797 words)

	- UN General Assembly initiatives
		During the 1980s, in the context of the long-running war between Iraq and Iran, the UN General Assembly drew attention to the need for states to exercise effective control over their weapons and military equipment and over their arms imports and exports.
		The General Assembly also drew attention to the need for greater transparency in armaments and established a Register of Conventional Arms in December 1991.
		During the 1990s UN General Assembly efforts were increasingly channelled into the discussion of one sub-set of conventional arms, namely efforts to control small arms and light weapons.
	www.sipri.org /contents/expcon/un_d3.html (253 words)

	Yasser Arafat's 1974 UN General Assembly speech - Wikisource
		The PRESIDENT (interpretation from French): Members will recall that the General Assembly, in its resolution 3210 (XXIX), adopted on 14 October 1974, decided to invite the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], the representative of the Palestinian people, to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine in plenary meetings.
		It cannot be, and is not, lost on me today, as I stand here before the General Assembly, that if I have been given the opportunity to address the General Assembly, so too must the opportunity be given to all liberation movements fighting against racism and imperialism.
		Even as today we address the General Assembly from what is before all else an international rostrum, we are also expressing our faith in political and diplomatic struggle as complements, as enhancements of our armed struggle.
	en.wikisource.org /wiki/Yasser_Arafat's_1974_UN_General_Assembly_speech (7582 words)

	People's Daily Online -- U.S. encounters "nightmares" in UN General Assembly
		The United Nations General Assembly is convened every year but this year's UN General Assembly is quite different for the United States, for it can no longer exercise magic powers to order others about as it used to do before but has become the target of attacks from numerous nations.
		He also asked which UN agencies can fix crimes for the governments of the U.S. and Britain, the two permanent members of the UN Security Council, which have carried out aggression and occupation and other activities in violation of the international law.
		As the UN General Assembly is an international arena, it is not strange for someone to criticize the United States, however, it is rather extraordinary for so many people to speak with the same voice to denounce the nation, coupled with enthusiastic applauses.
	english.people.com.cn /200609/30/eng20060930_307828.html (679 words)

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