United Nations General Assembly

Summary

United Nations General Assembly is an international parliament^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• United Nations General Assembly's instance of is recorded as international parliament^[3].
• United Nations General Assembly's instance of is recorded as principal organ of the United Nations^[4].
• United Nations General Assembly's official language is recorded as Arabic^[5].
• United Nations General Assembly's official language is recorded as Chinese^[6].
• United Nations General Assembly's official language is recorded as English^[7].
• United Nations General Assembly's official language is recorded as French^[8].
• United Nations General Assembly's official language is recorded as Russian^[9].
• United Nations General Assembly's official language is recorded as Spanish^[10].
• United Nations General Assembly's headquarters location is recorded as Headquarters of the United Nations^[11].
• United Nations General Assembly's child organization or unit is recorded as UNICEF^[12].
• United Nations General Assembly's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Development Programme^[13].
• United Nations General Assembly's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations System Staff College^[14].
• United Nations General Assembly's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Commission on International Trade Law^[15].
• United Nations General Assembly's child organization or unit is recorded as UN Trade and Development^[16].
• United Nations General Assembly is part of United Nations System^[17].
• United Nations General Assembly's Commons category is recorded as United Nations General Assembly^[18].
• United Nations General Assembly's foundational text is recorded as Charter of the United Nations^[19].
• United Nations General Assembly's chairperson is recorded as Dennis Francis^[20].
• United Nations General Assembly comprises United Nations General Assembly First Committee^[21].
• United Nations General Assembly comprises United Nations General Assembly Second Committee^[22].
• United Nations General Assembly comprises United Nations General Assembly Third Committee^[23].
• United Nations General Assembly comprises United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee^[24].
• United Nations General Assembly comprises United Nations General Assembly Fifth Committee^[25].
• United Nations General Assembly comprises United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee^[26].
• 1945 marks the founding of United Nations General Assembly^[27].

Body

Founding

1945 marks the founding of United Nations General Assembly^[27].

Identity

United Nations General Assembly is part of United Nations System^[17]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UNGA'}^[28], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'AGNU'}^[29], {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'AGNU'}^[30], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'GS ZN'}^[31].

Leadership

United Nations General Assembly's chairperson is recorded as Dennis Francis^[20].

Operations

United Nations General Assembly's headquarters location is recorded as Headquarters of the United Nations^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations^[32]. Subsidiaries include UNICEF^[12], an organization established by the United Nations^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1946^[35], headquartered in New York City^[36]; United Nations Development Programme^[13], an organization established by the United Nations^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1965^[39], headquartered in New York City^[40]; United Nations System Staff College^[14], a university^[41], founded in 2002^[42], headquartered in Turin^[43]; United Nations Commission on International Trade Law^[15], a committee^[44], founded in 1966^[45], headquartered in Headquarters of the United Nations^[46]; and UN Trade and Development^[16], an organization established by the United Nations^[47], in Switzerland^[48], founded in 1964^[49], headquartered in Geneva^[50].

Why It Matters

United Nations General Assembly has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Works attributed to it include Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women^[52], an United Nations treaty^[53], founded in 2010^[54]; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities^[55], an United Nations treaty^[56], founded in 2006^[57]; Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities^[58], a declaration^[59]; Universal Declaration of Human Rights^[60], a customary international law^[61], founded in 1948^[62]; Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons^[63], an it resolution^[64]; and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights^[65], an United Nations treaty^[66], founded in 1966^[67].