A 'United Nations General Assembly Resolution' is voted on by all member states of the
United Nations in the
General Assembly and requires a simple majority (50% of all votes plus one) to pass (with the exception of 'important questions which require two-thirds majority').
Although General Assembly
resolutions are
non-binding towards members states, internal resolutions may be binding on the operation of the GA itself, for example with regard to budgetary and procedural matters.
Notable General Assembly resolutions
★ 1947
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Resolution 47/181: ''The partition of the
British Mandate of Palestine.''
★ 1948
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Resolution 194: ''Recommends the "
right of return" for
Palestinian refugees.''
★ 1949
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Resolution 273: ''Admits the
State of Israel to membership in the United Nations.''
★ 1950
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Resolution 377: The "Uniting for Peace" Resolution
★ 1952
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Resolution 505: ''Threats to the political independence and territorial integrity of
China (
Republic of China) and to the peace of the
Far East, resulting from
Soviet violations of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance of
14 August 1945 and from Soviet violations of the
Charter of the United Nations
★ 1962
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Resolution 1761: ''Recommended sanctions against
South Africa in response to the governments policy of
apartheid.''
★ 1963
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Resolution 1962: One of the earliest resolutions governing Outer Space.
★ 1971
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Resolution 2758: ''Expelled the
Republic of China and replaced it with the
People's Republic of China. It also recognized the PRC as the sole legal authority of
China.'' (See
China and the United Nations)
★ 1973
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UN General Assembly Resolution 3068:
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid adopted and opened for signature, and ratification by Resolution 3068,
30 November 1973, and ented into force
18 July 1976.
★ 1974
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Resolution 3314: Defined
aggression.
★ 1975
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Resolution 3379: ''
Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination''; revoked by Resolution 46/86.
★ 1989
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Resolution 44/34: The UN
Mercenary Convention
★ 1991
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Resolution 46/86: revoked Resolution 3379.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/11.htm
External link
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Complete list and text of all resolutions