United Nations General Assembly Resolution

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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.

[edit] Notable General Assembly resolutions

1947
- Resolution 47/181: The partition of the British Mandate of Palestine.
1948
- Resolution 194: Recommends the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees.
1949
- Resolution 273: Admits the State of Israel to membership in the United Nations.
1950
- Resolution 377: The "Uniting for Peace" Resolution
1952
- 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
- Resolution 1761: Recommended sanctions against South Africa in response to the governments policy of apartheid.
1963
- Resolution 1962: One of the earliest resolutions governing Outer Space.
1971
- 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)
1975
- Resolution 3379: Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination; revoked by Resolution 46/86.
1991
- Resolution 46/86: revoked Resolution 3379.