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UN General
Assembly
Presenter:
ABADESCO, LAICA C.
INTRODUCTION
 UN General Assembly
• Established 1945, New
York, USA
•Formed by British Prime
Minister Sir Winston
Churchill, Frank Roosevelt
and Joseph Stallin
• 193 Members (today)
WHAT IS UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY?
The United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) is the UN's
main decision making body, and it
serves as a forum for multilateral
deliberations on some of the
world's most sensitive problems,
such as peace and security.
COMPOSITION
 General Assembly is
composed of the
delegations accredited by
the governments of the
member states.
FUNCTIONS
DELIBERATION FUNCTIONS
• Function regarding decisions, discussions, studies,
and declaration.
• Responsible to initiate studies and make
recommendations.
SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS

• Supervises the functions of other principal organs &

specialized agencies of UN
FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS

• It consider and approves the budget of the UN

ELECTIVE FUNCTIONS

• Admission/ Election of the new State

CONSTITUENT FUNCTIONS

• Takes part in the amendment of the Charter

POWER
Forum for multilateral negotiation
According to
the Charter of Consider and make
the United recommendations on the
Nations, the general principles of
General cooperation for maintaining
Assembly international peace and
may: security, including
disarmament;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the Discuss any question relating to
General
Assembly
international peace and security
may: and, except where a dispute or
situation is currently being
discussed by the Security Council,
make recommendations on it;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the Discuss, with the same exception,
General
Assembly
and make recommendations on
may: any questions within the scope of
the Charter or affecting the
powers and functions of any organ
of the United Nations;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the Initiate studies and make
General recommendations to promote
Assembly international political cooperation, the
may:
development and codification of
international law, the realization of
human rights and fundamental freedoms
and international collaboration in the
economic, social, humanitarian, cultural,
educational and health fields;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the
General Make recommendations for
Assembly
may: the peaceful settlement of
any situation that might
impair friendly relations
among nations;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the
General
Assembly
may: Receive and consider reports
from the Security Council
and other United Nations
organs;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the
General
Assembly
may: Consider and approve the
United Nations budget and
establish the financial
assessments of Member
States;
According to
the Charter of
the United
Nations, the
General Elect the non-permanent members of
Assembly
may: the Security Council and the members
of other United Nations councils and
organs and, on the recommendation of
the Security Council, appoint the
Secretary-General.
 The search for consensus
Each of the 193 Member States in the Assembly has one
vote.
Main Committees

First Committee

Disarmament and International Security Committee

Main Committees

Second Committee

The Economic and Financial Committee

Main Committees

Third Committee

The Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee

Main Committees

Fourth Committee

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee

Main Committees

Fifth Committee

The Administrative and Budgetary Committee

Main Committees

Sixth Committee

The Legal Committee

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