United Nations
General Assembly — Session 48
1993–1994
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172
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Top agenda items
- General Debate 18 mtgs
- International Drug Control High-Level Plenary Meetings to Examine the Status of International Cooperation Against the Illicit Production, Sale, Demand, Traffic and Distribution of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances: Draft Resolution (A/48/L.12) 3 mtgs
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- The Situation in the Middle East (A) Reports of the Secretary-General (A/48/522, A/48/607) (B) Draft Resolution (A/48/L.32) 2 mtgs
- Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian Emergency Assistance of the United Nations: Report of the Secretary-General (A/48/536) 2 mtgs
- The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Draft Resolution A/48/L.50 2 mtgs
- Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization (A/48/1) 2 mtgs
- Elections to Fill Vacancies in Principal Organs: (C) Election of Five Members of the International Court of Justice (I) Memorandum by the Secretary- General (A/48/432-S/26489) (Ii) L I S T O F C a N D I D a T E S (A/48/433/Rev.1-S/26490/Rev.1) (Iii) Curricula Vitae (A/48/440-S/26497 and Corr.1) 2 mtgs
- Question of Palestine (A) Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/48/35) (B) Report of the Secretary-General (A/48/607) 2 mtgs
- Report of the Security Council (A/48/2) 2 mtgs
Key resolutions
13 resolutions flagged as politically significant (Voeten important votes). Browse all →
Most contested votes
| Resolution | Title | Yes | No | Abstain | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/RES/48/78 | Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 53 | 45 | 65 | +8 |
| A/RES/48/124 | Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the … | 101 | 51 | 17 | +50 |
| A/RES/48/145 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte… | 74 | 23 | 51 | +51 |
| A/RES/48/142 | Situation on human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 74 | 20 | 61 | +54 |
| A/RES/48/59B | Syrian Golan | 65 | 2 | 83 | +63 |
Resolutions
| Symbol | Title | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48/1 | Lifting of sanctions against South Africa | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/10 | International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/12 | Measures to strengthen international cooperation against the illicit production, sale, demand, traf… | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/161 | Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non- racial South Africa | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/18 | Complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of the Baltic States | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/19 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/2 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/20 | Emergency action to combat locust infestation in Africa | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/21 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/22 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/237 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/24 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/249 | Emergency assistance to Mozambique | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/25 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/26 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/264 | Observer status for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in the General Assembly | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/265 | Observer status for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in the General Assembly | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/3 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/4 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/5 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/57 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/6 | Fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of the Four Nations on General Security | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/60 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 48/7 | Assistance in mine clearance | adopted by consensus | ||
| 48/9 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/RES/48/101 | United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders : resol… | 119 | 1 | 49 |
| A/RES/48/123 | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effect… | 115 | 34 | 21 |
| A/RES/48/124 | Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of … | 101 | 51 | 17 |
| A/RES/48/131 | Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections : resolution / adopt… | 153 | 0 | 13 |
| A/RES/48/14 | Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 140 | 1 | 9 |
| A/RES/48/142 | Situation on human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 74 | 20 | 61 |
| A/RES/48/144 | Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 116 | 2 | 43 |
| A/RES/48/145 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 74 | 23 | 51 |
| A/RES/48/147 | Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 111 | 13 | 30 |
| A/RES/48/15 | Implementation of International Agreements on the Territory of Ukraine | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/RES/48/158A | Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People | 106 | 3 | 40 |
| A/RES/48/158B | Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat | 107 | 2 | 41 |
| A/RES/48/158C | Department of Public Information of the Secretariat | 147 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/48/158D | Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 92 | 5 | 51 |
| A/RES/48/16 | Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of … | 88 | 4 | 57 |
| A/RES/48/168 | Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : reso… | 116 | 32 | 16 |
| A/RES/48/182 | Enhanced international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problems of deve… | 164 | 1 | 0 |
| A/RES/48/212 | Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli settlements on the Palestinian people in the Pales… | 143 | 3 | 13 |
| A/RES/48/23 | Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 103 | 1 | 1 |
| A/RES/48/263 | Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of … | 121 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/48/28 | Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 144 | 1 | 11 |
| A/RES/48/40A | UNRWA : assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 159 | 0 | 2 |
| A/RES/48/40D | Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational train… | 161 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/48/40E | Palestine refugees in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 : resolution / adopte… | 157 | 2 | 0 |
| A/RES/48/40F | Return of population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… | 152 | 2 | 5 |
| A/RES/48/40G | Revenues derived from Palestine refugees' properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 114 | 2 | 44 |
| A/RES/48/40H | Protection of Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 153 | 2 | 6 |
| A/RES/48/40I | University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | 156 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/48/40J | Protection of Palestinian students and educational institutions and safeguarding of the security of… | 159 | 2 | 0 |
| A/RES/48/41A | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 93 | 2 | 65 |
| A/RES/48/41B | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 152 | 1 | 6 |
| A/RES/48/41C | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 106 | 2 | 48 |
| A/RES/48/41D | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the … | 85 | 1 | 68 |
| A/RES/48/45 | Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of th… | 159 | 0 | 3 |
| A/RES/48/46 | Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation of the Declarati… | 111 | 43 | 3 |
| A/RES/48/47 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 113 | 5 | 43 |
| A/RES/48/52 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 139 | 2 | 19 |
| A/RES/48/53 | Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 141 | 2 | 18 |
| A/RES/48/56 | Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 91 | 2 | 36 |
| A/RES/48/58 | Middle East peace process : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 155 | 3 | 1 |
| A/RES/48/59A | Jerusalem | 141 | 1 | 11 |
| A/RES/48/59B | Syrian Golan | 65 | 2 | 83 |
| A/RES/48/66 | Scientific and technological developments and their impact on international security : resolution /… | 126 | 4 | 35 |
| A/RES/48/67 | The role of science and technology in the context of international security, disarmament and other … | 161 | 0 | 5 |
| A/RES/48/68 | Verification in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verificat… | 145 | 0 | 22 |
| A/RES/48/69 | Amendment of the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Wa… | 118 | 3 | 45 |
| A/RES/48/72 | Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 153 | 3 | 12 |
| A/RES/48/73 | Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the … | 166 | 0 | 4 |
| A/RES/48/74A | Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 169 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/48/75C | General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 114 | 6 | 45 |
| A/RES/48/75H | Measures to curb illicit transfer and use of conventional arms : resolution / adopted by the Genera… | 146 | 0 | 22 |
| A/RES/48/75I | Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 170 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/48/75J | Conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels : resolution / adopted by the General … | 156 | 0 | 11 |
| A/RES/48/76A | Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Ass… | 168 | 1 | 2 |
| A/RES/48/76B | Convention on Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assem… | 120 | 23 | 24 |
| A/RES/48/78 | Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 53 | 45 | 65 |
| A/RES/48/79 | Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be … | 162 | 0 | 3 |
| A/RES/48/80 | Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 96 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/48/82 | Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by … | 130 | 4 | 36 |
| A/RES/48/83 | Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : re… | 122 | 1 | 45 |
| A/RES/48/84A | Maintenance of international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 84 | 0 | 83 |
| A/RES/48/88 | The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 109 | 0 | 57 |
| A/RES/48/89 | Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid … | 119 | 1 | 48 |
| A/RES/48/92 | Use of mercenaries as a means to violate human rights and to impede the exercise of the right of pe… | 108 | 14 | 39 |
| A/RES/48/94 | Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the sp… | 101 | 26 | 37 |
| A/47/717/Add.3 | Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/47 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/608 | Review of the procedure provided for under article 11 of the statute of the Administrative Tribunal… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/609 | Review of the procedure provided for under article 11 of the statute of the Administrative Tribunal… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/611 | Review of the procedure provided for under article 11 of the statute of the Administrative Tribunal… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/612 | Review of the procedure provided for under article 11 of the statute of the Administrative Tribunal… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/614 | Review of the procedure provided for under article 11 of the statute of the Administrative Tribunal… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/616 | Review of the procedure provided for under article 11 of the statute of the Administrative Tribunal… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/617 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/626/Add.1 | Effective realization of the right of self-determination through autonomy | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/649 | Science and peace | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/662 | Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new … | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/663 | Reduction of military budgets: transparency of military expenditures | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/670 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/685 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/716 | Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanist… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/717/Add | Third United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/720 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/722 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/727 | Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Lebanon | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/729 | International cooperation and assistance to alleviate the consequences of war in Croatia and to fac… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/732 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/733 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/811/Add.5 | Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehe… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/816/Add.2 | Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/819/Add.3 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/821/Add.3 | Financing of the United Nations peace-keeping operations | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/823/Add.2 | Financing of the United Nations Observation Mission in Georgia | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/827/Add.2 | Financing of the United Nations peace-keeping operations | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/L.29 | International efforts towards the total eradication of apartheid and support for the establishment … | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/L.30 | Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/L.31/Rev.1 | Work of the Intergovernmental Group to Monitor the Supply and Shipping of Oil and Petroleum Product… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/L.33 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/48/L.36 | United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/48/L.57 | adopted by consensus | |||
Meetings
| # | Symbol | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | A/48/PV.56 | July 12, 1993 | New York |
| 2 | A/48/PV.2 | Sept. 21, 1993 | New York |
| 3 | A/48/PV.3 | Sept. 21, 1993 | New York |
| 5 | A/48/PV.5 | Sept. 24, 1993 | New York |
| 22 | A/48/PV.22 | Sept. 24, 1993 | New York |
| 9 | A/48/PV.9 | Sept. 27, 1993 | New York |
| 6 | A/48/PV.6 | Sept. 28, 1993 | New York |
| 7 | A/48/PV.7 | Sept. 28, 1993 | New York |
| 4 | A/48/PV.4 | Sept. 29, 1993 | New York |
| 8 | A/48/PV.8 | Sept. 29, 1993 | New York |
| 30 | A/48/PV.30 | Sept. 29, 1993 | New York |
| 10 | A/48/PV.10 | Sept. 30, 1993 | New York |
| 11 | A/48/PV.11 | Sept. 30, 1993 | New York |
| 12 | A/48/PV.12 | Oct. 1, 1993 | New York |
| 13 | A/48/PV.13 | Oct. 1, 1993 | New York |
| 14 | A/48/PV.14 | Oct. 4, 1993 | New York |
| 15 | A/48/PV.15 | Oct. 4, 1993 | New York |
| 19 | A/48/PV.19 | Oct. 4, 1993 | New York |
| 16 | A/48/PV.16 | Oct. 5, 1993 | New York |
| 17 | A/48/PV.17 | Oct. 5, 1993 | New York |
| 18 | A/48/PV.18 | Oct. 6, 1993 | New York |
| 25 | A/48/PV.25 | Oct. 6, 1993 | New York |
| 20 | A/48/PV.20 | Oct. 7, 1993 | New York |
| 21 | A/48/PV.21 | Oct. 7, 1993 | New York |
| 23 | A/48/PV.23 | Oct. 8, 1993 | New York |
| 24 | A/48/PV.24 | Oct. 11, 1993 | New York |
| 26 | A/48/PV.26 | Oct. 12, 1993 | New York |
| 27 | A/48/PV.27 | Oct. 12, 1993 | New York |
| 28 | A/48/PV.28 | Oct. 13, 1993 | New York |
| 29 | A/48/PV.29 | Oct. 13, 1993 | New York |
| 48 | A/48/PV.48 | Oct. 14, 1993 | New York |
| 31 | A/48/PV.31 | Oct. 15, 1993 | New York |
| 32 | A/48/PV.32 | Oct. 19, 1993 | New York |
| 35 | A/48/PV.35 | Oct. 22, 1993 | New York |
| 36 | A/48/PV.36 | Oct. 25, 1993 | New York |
| 37 | A/48/PV.37 | Oct. 26, 1993 | New York |
| 38 | A/48/PV.38 | Oct. 26, 1993 | New York |
| 39 | A/48/PV.39 | Oct. 27, 1993 | New York |
| 40 | A/48/PV.40 | Oct. 27, 1993 | New York |
| 41 | A/48/PV.41 | Oct. 28, 1993 | New York |
| 42 | A/48/PV.42 | Oct. 28, 1993 | New York |
| 43 | A/48/PV.43 | Oct. 29, 1993 | New York |
| 45 | A/48/PV.45 | Nov. 1, 1993 | |
| 46 | A/48/PV.46 | Nov. 1, 1993 | New York |
| 47 | A/48/PV.47 | Nov. 2, 1993 | |
| 50 | A/48/PV.50 | Nov. 4, 1993 | New York |
| 52 | A/48/PV.52 | Nov. 10, 1993 | |
| 53 | A/48/PV.53 | Nov. 10, 1993 | |
| 55 | A/48/PV.55 | Nov. 15, 1993 | New York |
| 57 | A/48/PV.57 | Nov. 17, 1993 | New York |
| 58 | A/48/PV.58 | Nov. 19, 1993 | New York |
| 59 | A/48/PV.59 | Nov. 19, 1993 | New York |
| 60 | A/48/PV.60 | Nov. 22, 1993 | |
| 61 | A/48/PV.61 | Nov. 23, 1993 | New York |
| 62 | A/48/PV.62 | Nov. 23, 1993 | New York |
| 63 | A/48/PV.63 | Nov. 24, 1993 | New York |
| 64 | A/48/PV.64 | Nov. 24, 1993 | New York |
| 65 | A/48/PV.65 | Nov. 29, 1993 | |
| 66 | A/48/PV.66 | Nov. 30, 1993 | New York |
| 67 | A/48/PV.67 | Dec. 1, 1993 | |
| 69 | A/48/PV.69 | Dec. 3, 1993 | New York |
| 70 | A/48/PV.70 | Dec. 6, 1993 | New York |
| 72 | A/48/PV.72 | Dec. 9, 1993 | New York |
| 73 | A/48/PV.73 | Dec. 9, 1993 | New York |
| 71 | A/48/PV.71 | Dec. 10, 1993 | New York |
| 74 | A/48/PV.74 | Dec. 10, 1993 | New York |
| 75 | A/48/PV.75 | Dec. 10, 1993 | New York |
| 76 | A/48/PV.76 | Dec. 13, 1993 | New York |
| 77 | A/48/PV.77 | Dec. 13, 1993 | New York |
| 78 | A/48/PV.78 | Dec. 14, 1993 | New York |
| 79 | A/48/PV.79 | Dec. 14, 1993 | |
| 80 | A/48/PV.80 | Dec. 15, 1993 | |
| 81 | A/48/PV.81 | Dec. 16, 1993 | New York |
| 82 | A/48/PV.82 | Dec. 17, 1993 | New York |
| 83 | A/48/PV.83 | Dec. 17, 1993 | New York |
| 84 | A/48/PV.84 | Dec. 20, 1993 | New York |
| 85 | A/48/PV.85 | Dec. 20, 1993 | |
| 86 | A/48/PV.86 | Dec. 21, 1993 | New York |
| 33 | A/48/PV.33 | Dec. 31, 1993 | New York |
| 34 | A/48/PV.34 | Dec. 31, 1993 | New York |
| 44 | A/48/PV.44 | Dec. 31, 1993 | New York |
| 54 | A/48/PV.54 | Dec. 31, 1993 | New York |
| 88 | A/48/PV.88 | Jan. 21, 1994 | New York |
| 89 | A/48/PV.89 | Jan. 21, 1994 | New York |
| 90 | A/48/PV.90 | Jan. 21, 1994 | |
| 51 | A/48/PV.51 | Feb. 6, 1994 | New York |
| 91 | A/48/PV.91 | March 24, 1994 | New York |
| 92 | A/48/PV.92 | April 5, 1994 | New York |
| 93 | A/48/PV.93 | April 14, 1994 | New York |
| 94 | A/48/PV.94 | May 26, 1994 | New York |
| 95 | A/48/PV.95 | June 23, 1994 | New York |
| 96 | A/48/PV.96 | June 23, 1994 | New York |
| 97 | A/48/PV.97 | July 8, 1994 | New York |
| 98 | A/48/PV.98 | July 14, 1994 | New York |
| 99 | A/48/PV.99 | July 27, 1994 | New York |
| 100 | A/48/PV.100 | July 27, 1994 | New York |
| 101 | A/48/PV.101 | July 28, 1994 | New York |
| 102 | A/48/PV.102 | July 29, 1994 | New York |
| 103 | A/48/PV.103 | Aug. 24, 1994 | New York |
| 104 | A/48/PV.104 | Sept. 14, 1994 | New York |
| 105 | A/48/PV.105 | Sept. 19, 1994 | New York |
| 106 | A/48/PV.106 | Sept. 19, 1994 | New York |
| 1 | A/48/PV.1 | New York | |
| 49 | A/48/PV.49 | New York | |
| 68 | A/48/PV.68 |