United Nations General Assembly
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The United Nations General Assembly is an international parliament that was founded in 1945 . Its headquarters is located at the Headquarters of the United Nations . The assembly operates as a principal organ of the United Nations .
Key Facts
- Instance of: principal organ of the United Nations[3]
- Official language: Arabic[4], Chinese[5], English[6], French[7], Russian[8], Spanish[9]
- Headquarters location: Headquarters of the United Nations[10]
- Child organization or unit: UNICEF[11], United Nations Development Programme[12], United Nations System Staff College[13], United Nations Commission on International Trade Law[14], UN Trade and Development[15]
- Part of: United Nations System[16]
- Commons category: United Nations General Assembly[17]
- Foundational text: Charter of the United Nations[18]
- Chairperson: Dennis Francis[19]
- Has part(s): United Nations General Assembly First Committee[20], United Nations General Assembly Second Committee[21], United Nations General Assembly Third Committee[22], United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee[23], United Nations General Assembly Fifth Committee[24], United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee[25]
- Inception: 1945[26]
- Parent organization or unit: United Nations[27]
- Official website: https://un.org/ga[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:United Nations General Assembly[29]
- Described at URL: https://media.un.org/en/search/categories/meetings-events/general-assembly[30]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United Nations[31]
- Commons Creator page: United Nations General Assembly[32]
- Native label: United Nations General Assembly[33]
- Short name: UNGA[34], AGNU[35], GS ZN[36]
- Different from: General Assembly[37]
- Position held by head of the organization: President of the United Nations General Assembly[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[39]
Why It Matters
United Nations General Assembly has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 130 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Works attributed to it include Universal Declaration of Human Rights[42], a customary international law[43], founded in 1948[44]; Convention on the Rights of the Child[45], an United Nations treaty[46], in United States[47], founded in 1989[48]; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[49], an United Nations treaty[50], in United States[51], founded in 1966[52]; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[53], an United Nations treaty[54], founded in 2006[55]; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights[56], an United Nations treaty[57], founded in 1966[58]; and Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women[59], an United Nations treaty[60], in United States[61], founded in 2010[62].