United Nations
General Assembly — Session 51
1996–1997
Meetings
| # | Symbol | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A/51/PV.1 | Sept. 17, 1996 | New York |
| 2 | A/51/PV.2 | Sept. 17, 1996 | New York |
| 3 | A/51/PV.3 | Sept. 20, 1996 | New York |
| 4 | A/51/PV.4 | Sept. 23, 1996 | New York |
| 5 | A/51/PV.5 | Sept. 23, 1996 | New York |
| 6 | A/51/PV.6 | Sept. 24, 1996 | New York |
| 7 | A/51/PV.7 | Sept. 24, 1996 | New York |
| 8 | A/51/PV.8 | Sept. 25, 1996 | New York |
| 9 | A/51/PV.9 | Sept. 25, 1996 | New York |
| 10 | A/51/PV.10 | Sept. 26, 1996 | New York |
| 11 | A/51/PV.11 | Sept. 26, 1996 | New York |
| 14 | A/51/PV.14 | Sept. 30, 1996 | New York |
| 15 | A/51/PV.15 | Sept. 30, 1996 | New York |
| 16 | A/51/PV.16 | Oct. 1, 1996 | New York |
| 17 | A/51/PV.17 | Oct. 1, 1996 | New York |
| 18 | A/51/PV.18 | Oct. 2, 1996 | New York |
| 19 | A/51/PV.19 | Oct. 2, 1996 | New York |
| 20 | A/51/PV.20 | Oct. 3, 1996 | New York |
| 21 | A/51/PV.21 | Oct. 3, 1996 | New York |
| 22 | A/51/PV.22 | Oct. 4, 1996 | New York |
| 23 | A/51/PV.23 | Oct. 4, 1996 | New York |
| 24 | A/51/PV.24 | Oct. 7, 1996 | New York |
| 25 | A/51/PV.25 | Oct. 7, 1996 | New York |
| 26 | A/51/PV.26 | Oct. 8, 1996 | New York |
| 27 | A/51/PV.27 | Oct. 8, 1996 | New York |
| 28 | A/51/PV.28 | Oct. 9, 1996 | New York |
| 29 | A/51/PV.29 | Oct. 10, 1996 | New York |
| 30 | A/51/PV.30 | Oct. 10, 1996 | New York |
| 31 | A/51/PV.31 | Oct. 11, 1996 | New York |
| 32 | A/51/PV.32 | Oct. 11, 1996 | New York |
| 33 | A/51/PV.33 | Oct. 14, 1996 | New York |
| 34 | A/51/PV.34 | Oct. 15, 1996 | New York |
| 35 | A/51/PV.35 | Oct. 15, 1996 | New York |
| 36 | A/51/PV.36 | Oct. 16, 1996 | New York |
| 37 | A/51/PV.37 | Oct. 16, 1996 | New York |
| 38 | A/51/PV.38 | Oct. 17, 1996 | New York |
| 39 | A/51/PV.39 | Oct. 21, 1996 | New York |
| 40 | A/51/PV.40 | Oct. 24, 1996 | New York |
| 41 | A/51/PV.41 | Oct. 25, 1996 | New York |
| 42 | A/51/PV.42 | Oct. 28, 1996 | New York |
| 43 | A/51/PV.43 | Oct. 29, 1996 | New York |
| 44 | A/51/PV.44 | Oct. 29, 1996 | New York |
| 45 | A/51/PV.45 | Oct. 30, 1996 | New York |
| 46 | A/51/PV.46 | Oct. 30, 1996 | New York |
| 47 | A/51/PV.47 | Oct. 31, 1996 | New York |
| 48 | A/51/PV.48 | Oct. 31, 1996 | New York |
| 49 | A/51/PV.49 | Nov. 1, 1996 | New York |
| 50 | A/51/PV.50 | Nov. 4, 1996 | New York |
| 51 | A/51/PV.51 | Nov. 4, 1996 | New York |
| 52 | A/51/PV.52 | Nov. 5, 1996 | New York |
| 53 | A/51/PV.53 | Nov. 5, 1996 | New York |
| 54 | A/51/PV.54 | Nov. 6, 1996 | New York |
| 56 | A/51/PV.56 | Nov. 11, 1996 | New York |
| 57 | A/51/PV.57 | Nov. 12, 1996 | New York |
| 58 | A/51/PV.58 | Nov. 14, 1996 | New York |
| 59 | A/51/PV.59 | Nov. 19, 1996 | New York |
| 60 | A/51/PV.60 | Nov. 19, 1996 | New York |
| 61 | A/51/PV.61 | Nov. 20, 1996 | New York |
| 62 | A/51/PV.62 | Nov. 21, 1996 | New York |
| 63 | A/51/PV.63 | Nov. 21, 1996 | New York |
| 64 | A/51/PV.64 | Nov. 25, 1996 | New York |
| 65 | A/51/PV.65 | Nov. 26, 1996 | New York |
| 66 | A/51/PV.66 | Nov. 26, 1996 | New York |
| 67 | A/51/PV.67 | Nov. 27, 1996 | New York |
| 68 | A/51/PV.68 | Nov. 29, 1996 | New York |
| 69 | A/51/PV.69 | Dec. 2, 1996 | New York |
| 70 | A/51/PV.70 | Dec. 3, 1996 | New York |
| 71 | A/51/PV.71 | Dec. 3, 1996 | New York |
| 72 | A/51/PV.72 | Dec. 4, 1996 | |
| 73 | A/51/PV.73 | Dec. 5, 1996 | New York |
| 74 | A/51/PV.74 | Dec. 5, 1996 | New York |
| 75 | A/51/PV.75 | Dec. 6, 1996 | New York |
| 76 | A/51/PV.76 | Dec. 9, 1996 | New York |
| 77 | A/51/PV.77 | Dec. 9, 1996 | New York |
| 78 | A/51/PV.78 | Dec. 10, 1996 | New York |
| 79 | A/51/PV.79 | Dec. 10, 1996 | New York |
| 80 | A/51/PV.80 | Dec. 11, 1996 | New York |
| 81 | A/51/PV.81 | Dec. 12, 1996 | New York |
| 82 | A/51/PV.82 | Dec. 12, 1996 | New York |
| 83 | A/51/PV.83 | Dec. 13, 1996 | New York |
| 84 | A/51/PV.84 | Dec. 13, 1996 | New York |
| 85 | A/51/PV.85 | Dec. 16, 1996 | New York |
| 87 | A/51/PV.87 | Dec. 17, 1996 | |
| 88 | A/51/PV.88 | Dec. 17, 1996 | New York |
| 89 | A/51/PV.89 | Dec. 18, 1996 | New York |
| 90 | A/51/PV.90 | Jan. 31, 1997 | New York |
| 91 | A/51/PV.91 | March 12, 1997 | New York |
| 92 | A/51/PV.92 | March 12, 1997 | New York |
| 93 | A/51/PV.93 | March 13, 1997 | New York |
| 94 | A/51/PV.94 | March 27, 1997 | New York |
| 95 | A/51/PV.95 | April 3, 1997 | New York |
| 96 | A/51/PV.96 | April 18, 1997 | New York |
| 97 | A/51/PV.97 | April 25, 1997 | New York |
| 98 | A/51/PV.98 | May 20, 1997 | New York |
| 99 | A/51/PV.99 | May 21, 1997 | |
| 100 | A/51/PV.100 | May 22, 1997 | New York |
| 101 | A/51/PV.101 | June 13, 1997 | New York |
| 102 | A/51/PV.102 | June 17, 1997 | New York |
| 103 | A/51/PV.103 | June 20, 1997 | New York |
| 104 | A/51/PV.104 | July 16, 1997 | New York |
| 105 | A/51/PV.105 | July 31, 1997 | New York |
| 106 | A/51/PV.106 | Aug. 4, 1997 | New York |
| 107 | A/51/PV.107 | Sept. 15, 1997 | New York |
Resolutions
| Symbol | Title | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51/1 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/11 | Strengthening the role of the United Nations through rationalization of its functional modalities w… | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/148 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/149 | Assistance in mine clearance | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/151 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/18 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/20 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/202 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/204 | Observer status for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the General Assembly | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/21 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/238 | Use of the Special Voluntary Fund and the Trust Fund | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/242 | Supplement to an Agenda for Peace | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/31 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/33 | Proclamation of 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/35 | Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of t… | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/36 | Large-scale pelagic draft-net fishing; unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction; and … | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/4 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/5 | Universal Congress on the Panama Canal | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/6 | Observer status for the International Seabed Authority in the General Assembly | adopted by consensus | ||
| 51/7 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/8 | International assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nicaragua: aftermath of the w… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/RES/51/10 | Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/100 | Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights : resolution / adopted by the… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/103 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/106 | Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/107 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/109 | Situation of human rights in Nigeria : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/111 | Situation of human rights in Kosovo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/112 | Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/113 | Situation of human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/116 | Situation of human rights in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and th… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/124 | Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/126 | Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities : resolution / adopted by… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/127 | Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational train… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/128 | Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/129 | Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/130 | University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/131 | Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Pa… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/132 | Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of Wa… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/133 | Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the occupied Sy… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/134 | Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/135 | The occupied Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/136 | Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects : resolu… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/138B | United Nations public information policies and activities : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/139 | Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of th… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/140 | Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation of the Declarati… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/141 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/146 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/147 | Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/17 | Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of … | 137 | 3 | 25 |
| A/RES/51/19 | Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/RES/51/190 | Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Je… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/193 | Report of the Security Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/203 | The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 149 | 0 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/205 | Proclamation of 21 November as World Television Day | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/RES/51/217 | United Nations pension system : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/22 | Elimination of coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion : resolut… | 56 | 4 | 76 |
| A/RES/51/223 | Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, in particular in occupied East… | 130 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/229 | Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses : resolution / ado… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/23 | Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopte… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/233 | Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/24 | Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/25 | Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/26 | Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/27 | Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/28 | The Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/29 | The Middle East peace process : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/30I | Emergency assistance to the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/34 | Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/39 | The role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament : resol… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/40 | The role of science and technology in the context of international security, disarmament and other … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/42 | Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/43 | Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/44 | Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45A | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons : 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the T… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45B | The nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the Genera… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45C | Convening of the 4th special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament : resolution / … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45E | Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament a… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45G | Nuclear disarmament with a view to the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopt… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45H | Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45I | Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General A… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45K | Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45M | Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nucl… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45O | Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45P | Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol : resolution / adopted by the General … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45Q | Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels : resolution / adopted by the Gene… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45R | Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General A… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/45S | An international agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines : resolution / adopted by the General As… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/46D | Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General A… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/47A | Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly a… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/48 | The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/51 | Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/55 | The maintenance of international security : prevention of the violent disintegration of States : re… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/57 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe … | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/82 | The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/83 | Use of mercenaries os a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of p… | None | None | None |
| A/RES/51/89 | Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunificati… | None | None | None |
| A/51/47 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/51/502 | Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/566/Add.1 | Question of Antarctica | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/588 | Question of the composition of the relevant organs of the United Nations | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/638 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/51/640 | Employment of retirees | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/922/Add.2 | Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.22 | Economic assistance to States affected by the implementation of the Security Council resolutions im… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.24/Rev.1 | Assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Liberia | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.25/Rev.1 | Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Lebanon | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.30 | Assistance to Mozambique | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.41 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/51/L.69 | United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments … | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.70 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/51/L.71 | Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and rehabilitation in Tajikistan | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.75 | United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala. | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.76 | El Salvador | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/51/L.77/Rev.1 | The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti | adopted by consensus | ||