United Nations General Assembly

About the General Assembly

• Functions and Powers of the General Assembly
• General Assembly Secretariat
• Subsidiary Organs
  • Boards
  • Commissions
  • Committees
  • Councils and Panel
  • Working Groups and Other
• Rules of Procedure
• Arrears in the payment of contributions (Article 19)
• Observers

Subsidiary Organs of the General Assembly

Councils

• Human Rights Council [established by GA Resolution 60/251]
• Council of the United Nations University [established by GA Resolution 3081 (XXVIII)]

Governing Councils

• Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme [established by GA Resolution 2997 (XXVII)]
• Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN - Habitat
  [In General Assembly resolution 56/206, the GA decided to transform the Commission on Human Settlements to the Governing Council of the UN Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat. GA Resolution 32/162 states the objectives, functions and responsibilities of the Governing Council.]

Panel

• Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency [established by GA Resolution 347 (IV) and 1438 (XIV)]