11.3.2 The General Assembly

. . The General Assembly The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the UN which is comprised of Member States and each one has a vote no matter its influence or size. Discussions often include issues arising under the UN Charter, decisions on international peace and security, admitting new member states and the UN budget is decided by two-thirds majority. It is based on the principle of one nation one vote. Resolutions taken by the General Assembly are only recommendations to the member states, but since they represent the views of majority of the world, it carries with it a heavy moral weight and often leads countries to join international agreements called treaties, conventions, protocols, etc., that ultimately has an impact on the world. The General Assembly’s sessions begin in September every and most resolutions are made between September and December. Requests for special sessions may be initiated by the Security Council or if a majority of its members make a request. At the beginning of each regular session, the General Assembly has a two-week general debate in which heads of State present their views on a wide range of issues such as terrorism, war, poverty, hunger and disease. The work of the General Assembly is carried out by six committees: ( List of United Nations Peacekeeping Operation S.No Continent Name of Operation Location Conflict Year of Operation Africa United National Operations in the Congo (ONUC) Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Crisis - Asia United Nations India- Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM) India Pakistan Indo- Pakistan War of - Europe United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) Israel Syria Lebanon Agreed withdrawal by Syrian and Israeli forces following the Yom Kippur War Africa United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) Somalia Somali Civil War - Africa United Nations Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) Rwanda Rwandan Civil War - America United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) Haiti Coup and military rule in Haiti - America United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia War - Europe United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Kosovo Kosovo War Africa United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Civil War - Africa United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea(UNMEE) Eritrea Ethiopia Eritrean-Ethiopian War - Africa United Nation Mission in the Sudan(UNMIS) Sudan Second Sudanese Civil War - Asia United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor- Leste (UNMIT) East Timor East Timor Crisis - Europe United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) Syria Syrian Civil War America United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) Haiti Haiti rebellion