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The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA; French: Assemblée générale des Nations unies, AGDNU (General Assembly, GA; French: Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ.
United Nations General Assembly: Style: His Excellency: Status: Presiding officer: Member of: General Assembly: Residence: New York City (International Territory) Seat: United Nations Headquarters: Appointer: Member states of General Assembly: Term length: One year: Constituting instrument: Charter of the United Nations: Inaugural holder: Paul ...
The General Assembly Building, housing the United Nations General Assembly, holds the General Assembly Hall, which has a seating capacity of 1,800. At 165 ft (50 m) long by 115 ft (35 m) wide, it is the largest room in the complex. [ 16 ]
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, in a rebuke to the United States which has repeatedly blocked ceasefire calls in the ...
On 11 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly made history when it adopted Swedish-sponsored GA Resolution A/63/L.49 on the Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Assistance of the United Nations, [38] that amongst other important humanitarian decisions, decided to designate 19 August as the World Humanitarian Day (WHD).
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In 1952, a pair of Fernand Léger murals was installed in the General Assembly Hall. [8] The United Nations Security Council mural, by Per Krohg, was also installed in 1952; In 1956, War and Peace, two paintings by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari were received by the United Nations as a donation from the Government of Brazil. It does not ...
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