United Nations
General Assembly — Session 51
1996–1997
104
Meetings
2595
Speeches
178
Countries represented
119
Resolutions
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Top agenda items
- General debate 19 mtgs
- Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters 4 mtgs
- Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General Assembly for the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (A/51/48) Report of the Secretary-General (A/51/228 and Add.1) 3 mtgs
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- The situation in the Middle East Question of Palestine 3 mtgs
- Operational activities for development Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Children’s Fund 2 mtgs
- Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development Report of the Secretary-General (A/51/348) 2 mtgs
- Operational activities for development Report of the Secretary-General on the progress at mid-decade on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 45/217 on the World Summit for Children (A/51/256) 2 mtgs
- Financing of the Military Observer Group of the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala 2 mtgs
- Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity Report of the Secretary-General (A/51/386) 2 mtgs
Key resolutions
11 resolutions flagged as politically significant (Voeten important votes). Browse all →
Most contested votes
| Resolution | Title | Yes | No | Abstain | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/RES/51/103 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen… | 57 | 45 | 59 | +12 |
| A/RES/51/113 | Situation of human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 62 | 25 | 84 | +37 |
| A/RES/51/107 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte… | 79 | 30 | 54 | +49 |
| A/RES/51/22 | Elimination of coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic … | 56 | 4 | 76 | +52 |
| A/RES/51/140 | Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat… | 107 | 49 | 4 | +58 |
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 | |||
| 51/192 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/194 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/195 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 51/196 | The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti | 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 | 141 | 2 | 8 |
| A/RES/51/100 | Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights : resolution / adopted by the… | 114 | 42 | 16 |
| A/RES/51/103 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 57 | 45 | 59 |
| A/RES/51/106 | Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 103 | 3 | 59 |
| A/RES/51/107 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 79 | 30 | 54 |
| A/RES/51/109 | Situation of human rights in Nigeria : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 92 | 19 | 55 |
| A/RES/51/111 | Situation of human rights in Kosovo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 114 | 2 | 48 |
| A/RES/51/112 | Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 100 | 16 | 50 |
| A/RES/51/113 | Situation of human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 62 | 25 | 84 |
| A/RES/51/116 | Situation of human rights in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and th… | 136 | 1 | 28 |
| A/RES/51/124 | Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 159 | 1 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/126 | Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities : resolution / adopted by… | 157 | 2 | 1 |
| A/RES/51/127 | Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational train… | 163 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/51/128 | Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : … | 159 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/129 | Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 152 | 2 | 6 |
| A/RES/51/130 | University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | 159 | 3 | 1 |
| A/RES/51/131 | Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Pa… | 79 | 2 | 76 |
| A/RES/51/132 | Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of Wa… | 156 | 2 | 3 |
| A/RES/51/133 | Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the occupied Sy… | 152 | 2 | 6 |
| A/RES/51/134 | Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian … | 149 | 2 | 8 |
| A/RES/51/135 | The occupied Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 153 | 1 | 9 |
| A/RES/51/136 | Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects : resolu… | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| A/RES/51/138B | United Nations public information policies and activities : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 172 | 0 | 0 |
| A/RES/51/139 | Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of th… | 162 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/51/140 | Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation of the Declarati… | 107 | 49 | 4 |
| A/RES/51/141 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 115 | 0 | 51 |
| A/RES/51/146 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 143 | 2 | 19 |
| A/RES/51/147 | Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 154 | 3 | 8 |
| 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… | 133 | 3 | 21 |
| A/RES/51/193 | Report of the Security Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 111 | 4 | 41 |
| 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 | 102 | 1 | 12 |
| 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… | 103 | 3 | 27 |
| A/RES/51/23 | Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People | 104 | 2 | 46 |
| A/RES/51/233 | Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | 127 | 2 | 1 |
| A/RES/51/24 | Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat | 107 | 2 | 46 |
| A/RES/51/25 | Department of Public Information of the Secretariat | 157 | 2 | 3 |
| A/RES/51/26 | Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine | 152 | 2 | 4 |
| A/RES/51/27 | Middle East peace process | 148 | 1 | 13 |
| A/RES/51/28 | The Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 84 | 2 | 71 |
| A/RES/51/29 | Middle East peace process | 159 | 3 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/30I | Emergency Assistance to the Sudan | 103 | 34 | 15 |
| A/RES/51/34 | Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 138 | 1 | 4 |
| A/RES/51/39 | The role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament : resol… | 105 | 39 | 24 |
| A/RES/51/40 | The role of science and technology in the context of international security, disarmament and other … | 161 | 0 | 8 |
| A/RES/51/42 | Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 156 | 3 | 8 |
| A/RES/51/43 | Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the … | 125 | 0 | 45 |
| A/RES/51/44 | Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 126 | 0 | 44 |
| A/RES/51/45A | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons : 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the T… | 167 | 0 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/45B | The nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the Genera… | 129 | 3 | 38 |
| A/RES/51/45C | Convening of the 4th special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament : resolution / … | 163 | 2 | 5 |
| A/RES/51/45E | Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament a… | 137 | 4 | 27 |
| A/RES/51/45G | Nuclear disarmament with a view to the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopt… | 159 | 0 | 11 |
| A/RES/51/45H | Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 154 | 0 | 15 |
| A/RES/51/45I | Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 107 | 37 | 24 |
| A/RES/51/45K | Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 170 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/51/45M | Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nucl… | 115 | 22 | 32 |
| A/RES/51/45O | Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 110 | 39 | 20 |
| A/RES/51/45P | Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol : resolution / adopted by the General … | 165 | 0 | 7 |
| A/RES/51/45Q | Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels : resolution / adopted by the Gene… | 164 | 1 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/45R | Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 160 | 0 | 11 |
| A/RES/51/45S | An international agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines : resolution / adopted by the General As… | 155 | 0 | 10 |
| A/RES/51/46D | Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 114 | 31 | 27 |
| A/RES/51/47A | Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly a… | 171 | 0 | 2 |
| A/RES/51/48 | The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 129 | 3 | 32 |
| A/RES/51/51 | Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by … | 131 | 3 | 37 |
| A/RES/51/55 | The maintenance of international security : prevention of the violent disintegration of States : re… | 162 | 0 | 8 |
| A/RES/51/57 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe … | 158 | 0 | 4 |
| A/RES/51/82 | The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 158 | 3 | 12 |
| A/RES/51/83 | Use of mercenaries os a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of p… | 117 | 17 | 39 |
| A/RES/51/89 | Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunificati… | 89 | 4 | 76 |
| 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 | ||
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 | New York |
| 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 |
| 86 | A/51/PV.86 | Dec. 16, 1996 | New York |
| 87 | A/51/PV.87 | Dec. 17, 1996 | New York |
| 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 |