United Nations
General Assembly — Session 31
1976–1977
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Meetings
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Speeches
134
Countries represented
106
Resolutions
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Top agenda items
- General debate 8 mtgs
- The situation in the Middle East 4 mtgs
- Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte 2 mtgs
- Question of Cyprus 2 mtgs
- Genenl debate 2 mtgs
- Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency 2 mtgs
- Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa : (a) Report of the Special Committee against Apartheid; (b) Report of the Secretary-General 2 mtgs
- Question of Palestine : (a) Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; (h) Report of the Secretary-General 2 mtgs
- Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa : (a) Report of the Special Committee againstApartheid; (b) Report of the Secretary-General 2 mtgs
- Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of alllistance given to colonial and racistregimes in southern Africa REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/31/331) 1 mtg
Key resolutions
Most contested votes
| Resolution | Title | Yes | No | Abstain | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34/131 | Question of Guam | 61 | 22 | 0 | +39 |
| A/RES/31/58 | Question of Guam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 61 | 22 | 42 | +39 |
| A/RES/31/53 | Question of Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 68 | 20 | 49 | +48 |
| A/RES/31/6[E] | Relations between Israel and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General… | 91 | 20 | 28 | +71 |
| A/RES/31/20 | Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 90 | 16 | 30 | +74 |
Resolutions
| Symbol | Title | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/125 | International Year for Disabled Persons | adopted by consensus | ||
| 31/37 | United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon | adopted by consensus | ||
| 31/98 | International Year for Disabled Persons | adopted by consensus | ||
| 32/101 | Assistance to Guinea-Bissau | adopted by consensus | ||
| 32/110 | Chair on non-alignment within the United Nations Uni- versity | adopted by consensus | ||
| 32/128 | Question of Brunei | adopted by consensus | ||
| 32/132 | Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | adopted by consensus | ||
| 32/95 | Emergency assistance for South African refugee students | adopted by consensus | ||
| 34/131 | Question of Guam | 61 | 22 | 0 |
| 39/192 | Question of the United States Virgin Islands | adopted by consensus | ||
| 40/229 | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for improving the effect… | adopted by consensus | ||
| 57/60 | Question of Palestine | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/RES/31/106[A] | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 129 | 3 | 4 |
| A/RES/31/106[B] | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 134 | 0 | 2 |
| A/RES/31/106[C] | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 100 | 5 | 30 |
| A/RES/31/106[D] | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 97 | 3 | 36 |
| A/RES/31/110 | Living conditions of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 107 | 2 | 26 |
| A/RES/31/12 | Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 94 | 1 | 27 |
| A/RES/31/124 | Protection of human rights in Chili : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 95 | 12 | 25 |
| A/RES/31/128 | Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General As… | 126 | 0 | 8 |
| A/RES/31/14 | Conference on international economic co-operation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 99 | 0 | 30 |
| A/RES/31/141[A] | Second annual report of the International Civil Service Commission : resolution / adopted by the Ge… | 119 | 11 | 2 |
| A/RES/31/141[B] | Review of the United Nations salary system : amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nati… | 119 | 11 | 2 |
| A/RES/31/143 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 121 | 2 | 8 |
| A/RES/31/144 | Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 132 | 0 | 2 |
| A/RES/31/146 | Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resol… | 107 | 6 | 12 |
| A/RES/31/147 | Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 119 | 0 | 4 |
| A/RES/31/148 | Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia : resolution / ado… | 118 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/31/149 | Action by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution… | 120 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/31/150 | Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 123 | 0 | 4 |
| A/RES/31/152 | Observer status for the South West Africa People's Organization : resolution / adopted by the Gener… | 113 | 0 | 13 |
| A/RES/31/154[B] | Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 124 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/31/157 | Specific action in favour of land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General… | 120 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/31/158 | Debt problems of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 99 | 1 | 31 |
| A/RES/31/15[D] | Population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 118 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/31/15[E] | Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 118 | 2 | 3 |
| A/RES/31/163 | Industrial redeployment in favour of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 104 | 1 | 27 |
| A/RES/31/174 | Ways and means of accelerating the transfer of real resources to developing countries on a predicta… | 117 | 1 | 18 |
| A/RES/31/177 | Statute of the United Nations Special Fund for Land-Locked Developing Countries : resolution / adop… | 115 | 0 | 19 |
| A/RES/31/178 | Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions 2626 (XXV), 3202 (S-VI), 3281 (XXIX) and 3362 (S-VII… | 128 | 1 | 8 |
| A/RES/31/186 | Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopt… | 107 | 2 | 26 |
| A/RES/31/189[A] | General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 107 | 10 | 11 |
| A/RES/31/189[C] | General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 95 | 0 | 33 |
| A/RES/31/189[D] | General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 106 | 2 | 22 |
| A/RES/31/195 | Expansion of meeting rooms and improvement of conference servicing and delegate facilities at Unite… | 121 | 10 | 0 |
| A/RES/31/197 | Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund : resolution / adopted by the General As… | 106 | 1 | 24 |
| A/RES/31/20 | Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 90 | 16 | 30 |
| A/RES/31/204 | Emoluments of the members of the International Court of Justice : resolution / adopted by the Gener… | 114 | 11 | 3 |
| A/RES/31/206 | Revised estimate concerning the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : resolution / a… | 114 | 9 | 8 |
| A/RES/31/207[A] | Revised budget appropirations for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | 119 | 10 | 1 |
| A/RES/31/207[B] | Revised income estimates for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 131 | 0 | 0 |
| A/RES/31/207[C] | Financing of appropriations for the year 1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 119 | 10 | 1 |
| A/RES/31/208[III] | Future trend in computer usage : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 119 | 10 | 1 |
| A/RES/31/208[I] | Yearbook of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 117 | 10 | 3 |
| A/RES/31/21 | Admission of new members to the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 124 | 1 | 3 |
| A/RES/31/29 | Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of th… | 124 | 0 | 3 |
| A/RES/31/30 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 120 | 0 | 5 |
| A/RES/31/33 | Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other f… | 97 | 11 | 28 |
| A/RES/31/34 | Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the sp… | 109 | 4 | 24 |
| A/RES/31/4 | Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / by the General Assembly | 102 | 1 | 28 |
| A/RES/31/44 | Admission of the People's Republic of Angola to membership in the United Nations : resolution / ado… | 116 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/31/49 | Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 102 | 1 | 32 |
| A/RES/31/50 | Question of Belize : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 115 | 8 | 15 |
| A/RES/31/53 | Question of Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 68 | 20 | 49 |
| A/RES/31/56 | Question of Brunei : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 120 | 0 | 14 |
| A/RES/31/58 | Question of Guam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 61 | 22 | 42 |
| A/RES/31/59 | Question of French Somaliland : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 117 | 0 | 19 |
| A/RES/31/5[B] | Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : res… | 112 | 2 | 0 |
| A/RES/31/5[C] | Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : res… | 113 | 2 | 12 |
| A/RES/31/5[D] | Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : res… | 112 | 2 | 12 |
| A/RES/31/61 | The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 91 | 11 | 29 |
| A/RES/31/62 | Peace Conference on the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 122 | 2 | 8 |
| A/RES/31/66 | Urgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of and treaty designed … | 105 | 2 | 27 |
| A/RES/31/67 | Implementation of General Assembly resolution 3467 (XXX) concerning the signature and ratification … | 119 | 0 | 14 |
| A/RES/31/6[A] | The so-called independent Transkei and other bantustans : resolution / adopted by the General Assem… | 134 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/31/6[D] | Arms embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 110 | 8 | 20 |
| A/RES/31/6[E] | Relations between Israel and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 91 | 20 | 28 |
| A/RES/31/6[F] | Apartheid in sports : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 128 | 0 | 12 |
| A/RES/31/6[G] | Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General … | 133 | 0 | 8 |
| A/RES/31/6[H] | Economic collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 110 | 6 | 24 |
| A/RES/31/6[I] | Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 108 | 11 | 22 |
| A/RES/31/6[J] | Programme of Action against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 105 | 8 | 27 |
| A/RES/31/6[K] | Investments in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 124 | 0 | 16 |
| A/RES/31/7 | Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Dec… | 93 | 9 | 19 |
| A/RES/31/70 | Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects : resolution / … | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| A/RES/31/71 | Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East : resolution / adopted… | 130 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/31/72 | Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Te… | 96 | 8 | 30 |
| A/RES/31/73 | Establishment of and nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 91 | 2 | 43 |
| A/RES/31/74 | Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new … | 120 | 1 | 15 |
| A/RES/31/75 | Implementation of the conclusions of the 1st Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the … | 115 | 2 | 19 |
| A/RES/31/76 | Implementation by States of the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961… | 92 | 0 | 25 |
| A/RES/31/77 | Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discriminatio… | 113 | 1 | 14 |
| A/RES/31/78 | World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 110 | 2 | 16 |
| A/RES/31/80 | Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid … | 99 | 0 | 30 |
| A/RES/31/84 | World social situation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 120 | 0 | 12 |
| A/RES/31/87 | Reduction of military budgets : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 120 | 2 | 11 |
| A/RES/31/88 | Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by … | 106 | 0 | 27 |
| A/RES/31/89 | Conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests : resolution… | 95 | 2 | 36 |
| A/RES/31/9 | Conclusion of a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations : resolution / adop… | 88 | 2 | 31 |
| A/RES/31/91 | Non-interference in the internal affairs of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 99 | 1 | 11 |
| A/RES/31/92 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / ado… | 95 | 0 | 17 |
| A/RES/31/95[A] | Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / ado… | 122 | 0 | 4 |
| A/31/36Jt | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/C.1/31/L.5/Rev.3 | 89 | 11 | 25 | |
| Xl | Question of American Samoa | adopted by consensus | ||
| ll | Inter- national Fund for Agricultural Development | adopted by consensus | ||
Meetings
| # | Symbol | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | A/31/PV.60 | June 1, 1976 | |
| 54 | A/31/PV.54 | June 16, 1976 | New York |
| 56 | A/31/PV.56 | July 6, 1976 | |
| 31 | A/31/PV.31 | Aug. 19, 1976 | |
| 1 | A/31/PV.1 | Sept. 21, 1976 | |
| 2 | A/31/PV.2 | Sept. 22, 1976 | |
| 3 | A/31/PV.3 | Sept. 22, 1976 | |
| 4 | A/31/PV.4 | Sept. 24, 1976 | |
| 8 | A/31/PV.8 | Sept. 28, 1976 | New York |
| 10 | A/31/PV.10 | Sept. 29, 1976 | |
| 11 | A/31/PV.11 | Sept. 30, 1976 | |
| 12 | A/31/PV.12 | Sept. 30, 1976 | |
| 13 | A/31/PV.13 | Oct. 1, 1976 | |
| 14 | A/31/PV.14 | Oct. 1, 1976 | |
| 15 | A/31/PV.15 | Oct. 4, 1976 | |
| 16 | A/31/PV.16 | Oct. 4, 1976 | |
| 32 | A/31/PV.32 | Oct. 4, 1976 | |
| 17 | A/31/PV.17 | Oct. 5, 1976 | New York |
| 18 | A/31/PV.18 | Oct. 5, 1976 | New York |
| 19 | A/31/PV.19 | Oct. 6, 1976 | |
| 21 | A/31/PV.21 | Oct. 7, 1976 | |
| 23 | A/31/PV.23 | Oct. 8, 1976 | |
| 24 | A/31/PV.24 | Oct. 8, 1976 | |
| 25 | A/31/PV.25 | Oct. 11, 1976 | |
| 27 | A/31/PV.27 | Oct. 12, 1976 | |
| 28 | A/31/PV.28 | Oct. 12, 1976 | New York |
| 29 | A/31/PV.29 | Oct. 13, 1976 | |
| 30 | A/31/PV.30 | Oct. 13, 1976 | |
| 33 | A/31/PV.33 | Oct. 18, 1976 | |
| 34 | A/31/PV.34 | Oct. 18, 1976 | |
| 39 | A/31/PV.39 | Oct. 21, 1976 | |
| 55 | A/31/PV.55 | Oct. 22, 1976 | New York |
| 42 | A/31/PV.42 | Oct. 26, 1976 | New York |
| 44 | A/31/PV.44 | Oct. 27, 1976 | New York |
| 45 | A/31/PV.45 | Oct. 28, 1976 | |
| 46 | A/31/PV.46 | Oct. 28, 1976 | New York |
| 47 | A/31/PV.47 | Oct. 29, 1976 | |
| 49 | A/31/PV.49 | Nov. 1, 1976 | |
| 50 | A/31/PV.50 | Nov. 1, 1976 | New York |
| 51 | A/31/PV.51 | Nov. 2, 1976 | New York |
| 52 | A/31/PV.52 | Nov. 2, 1976 | New York |
| 57 | A/31/PV.57 | Nov. 8, 1976 | |
| 58 | A/31/PV.58 | Nov. 9, 1976 | New York |
| 59 | A/31/PV.59 | Nov. 9, 1976 | New York |
| 61 | A/31/PV.61 | Nov. 10, 1976 | |
| 62 | A/31/PV.62 | Nov. 11, 1976 | |
| 63 | A/31/PV.63 | Nov. 11, 1976 | |
| 64 | A/31/PV.64 | Nov. 12, 1976 | New York |
| 101 | A/31/PV.101 | Nov. 12, 1976 | |
| 67 | A/31/PV.67 | Nov. 16, 1976 | New York |
| 69 | A/31/PV.69 | Nov. 17, 1976 | New York |
| 70 | A/31/PV.70 | Nov. 18, 1976 | |
| 71 | A/31/PV.71 | Nov. 18, 1976 | New York |
| 74 | A/31/PV.74 | Nov. 22, 1976 | New York |
| 75 | A/31/PV.75 | Nov. 22, 1976 | New York |
| 76 | A/31/PV.76 | Nov. 23, 1976 | |
| 77 | A/31/PV.77 | Nov. 24, 1976 | New York |
| 78 | A/31/PV.78 | Nov. 24, 1976 | |
| 80 | A/31/PV.80 | Nov. 26, 1976 | |
| 82 | A/31/PV.82 | Nov. 29, 1976 | New York |
| 41 | A/31/PV.41 | Nov. 30, 1976 | |
| 83 | A/31/PV.83 | Nov. 30, 1976 | New York |
| 84 | A/31/PV.84 | Dec. 1, 1976 | |
| 85 | A/31/PV.85 | Dec. 1, 1976 | New York |
| 86 | A/31/PV.86 | Dec. 2, 1976 | New York |
| 87 | A/31/PV.87 | Dec. 2, 1976 | New York |
| 88 | A/31/PV.88 | Dec. 3, 1976 | New York |
| 89 | A/31/PV.89 | Dec. 6, 1976 | New York |
| 90 | A/31/PV.90 | Dec. 6, 1976 | Geneva |
| 94 | A/31/PV.94 | Dec. 8, 1976 | New York |
| 95 | A/31/PV.95 | Dec. 9, 1976 | |
| 96 | A/31/PV.96 | Dec. 10, 1976 | |
| 97 | A/31/PV.97 | Dec. 13, 1976 | |
| 98 | A/31/PV.98 | Dec. 14, 1976 | |
| 99 | A/31/PV.99 | Dec. 15, 1976 | |
| 103 | A/31/PV.103 | Dec. 17, 1976 | |
| 104 | A/31/PV.104 | Dec. 17, 1976 | |
| 105 | A/31/PV.105 | Dec. 20, 1976 | |
| 106 | A/31/PV.106 | Dec. 21, 1976 | |
| 107 | A/31/PV.107 | Dec. 22, 1976 | |
| 40 | A/31/PV.40 | Dec. 31, 1976 | |
| 6 | A/31/PV.6 | Jan. 1, 1977 | New York |
| 81 | A/31/PV.81 | Jan. 1, 1977 | New York |
| 108 | A/31/PV.108 | Sept. 13, 1977 | |
| 109 | A/31/PV.109 | Sept. 19, 1977 | |
| 72 | A/31/PV.72 | Nov. 11, 1977 | New York |
| 9 | A/31/PV.9 | Geneva | |
| 22 | A/31/PV.22 | ||
| 26 | A/31/PV.26 | ||
| 35 | A/31/PV.35 | New York | |
| 36 | A/31/PV.36 | ||
| 38 | A/31/PV.38 | New York | |
| 43 | A/31/PV.43 | New York | |
| 65 | A/31/PV.65 | Geneva | |
| 66 | A/31/PV.66 | ||
| 73 | A/31/PV.73 | New York | |
| 92 | A/31/PV.92 | New York | |
| 102 | A/31/PV.102 |