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General Assembly — Session 71

2016–2017
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94
Meetings
3098
Speeches
176
Countries represented
168
Resolutions

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Top agenda items

  • Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items
    5 mtgs
  • Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields
    4 mtgs
  • Prevention of armed conflict
    4 mtgs
  • Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit
    3 mtgs
  • General debate
    3 mtgs
  • Sustainable development Oceans and the law of the sea (a) Oceans and the law of the sea
    3 mtgs
  • Crime prevention and criminal justice
    3 mtgs
  • Culture of peace
    3 mtgs
  • Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him
    2 mtgs
  • Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/91)
    2 mtgs

Key resolutions

10 resolutions flagged as politically significant (Voeten important votes). Browse all →

Most contested votes

Resolution Title Yes No Abstain Margin
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of … 70 26 77 +44
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte… 85 35 63 +50
A/RES/71/290 Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and… 80 14 61 +66
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera… 117 40 31 +77
A/RES/71/190 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop… 130 53 6 +77

Resolutions 168

Symbol Title Yes No Abstain
71/1 adopted by consensus
71/10 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States adopted by consensus
71/12 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization adopted by consensus
71/123 Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provision… adopted by consensus
71/124 World Tuna Day adopted by consensus
71/125 Persistent legacy of the Chernobyl disaster adopted by consensus
71/126 Assistance to the Palestinian people adopted by consensus
71/127 Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations adopted by consensus
71/128 International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief… adopted by consensus
71/129 Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel adopted by consensus
71/13 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Central European Initiative adopted by consensus
71/131 Tribute to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations adopted by consensus
71/14 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization adopted by consensus
71/15 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development adopted by consensus
71/158 Persistent legacy of the Chernobyl disaster adopted by consensus
71/159 Global health and foreign policy: health employment and economic growth adopted by consensus
71/16 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization adopted by consensus
71/160 Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace adopted by consensus
71/161 The new United Nations approach to cholera in Haiti adopted by consensus
71/17 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe adopted by consensus
71/18 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization adopted by consensus
71/19 Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Police Organization adopted by consensus
71/251 Establishment of the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries adopted by consensus
71/252 Follow- up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace adopted by consensus
71/253 Report of the International Criminal Court adopted by consensus
71/254 Framework for a Renewed United Nations- African Union Partnership on Africa adopted by consensus
71/255 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted by consensus
71/256 adopted by consensus
71/260 Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjö… adopted by consensus
71/261 Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations adopted by consensus
71/262 adopted by consensus
71/263 adopted by consensus
71/264 adopted by consensus
71/265 adopted by consensus
71/266 adopted by consensus
71/267 adopted by consensus
71/268 adopted by consensus
71/269 adopted by consensus
71/270 Review of the United Nations Office to the African Union adopted by consensus
71/271 Review of the United Nations Office to the African Union adopted by consensus
71/276 Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relat… adopted by consensus
71/277 The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rou… adopted by consensus
71/278 United Nations action on sexual exploitation and abuse adopted by consensus
71/279 Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day adopted by consensus
71/284 World Creativity and Innovation Day adopted by consensus
71/285 United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017-2030 adopted by consensus
71/286 United Nations forest instrument adopted by consensus
71/287 adopted by consensus
71/288 The role of professional translation in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding and d… adopted by consensus
71/289 Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie adopted by consensus
71/291 Strengthening the capability of the United Nations system to assist Member States in implementing t… adopted by consensus
71/3 Political Declaration of the high- level meeting of the General Assembly on antimicrobial resistance adopted by consensus
71/308 adopted by consensus
71/309 adopted by consensus
71/310 adopted by consensus
71/311 adopted by consensus
71/312 Our ocean, our future: call for action adopted by consensus
71/313 Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by consensus
71/315 Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the cause… adopted by consensus
71/316 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum adopted by consensus
71/317 Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted by consensus
71/318 Second High- level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation adopted by consensus
71/319 Draft outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the Un… adopted by consensus
71/320 New Partnership for Africa adopted by consensus
71/321 Enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples adopted by consensus
71/322 Strengthening and promoting effective measures and international cooperation on organ donation and … adopted by consensus
71/323 adopted by consensus
71/324 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries adopted by consensus
71/325 Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countri… adopted by consensus
71/326 Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife adopted by consensus
71/328 Multilingualism adopted by consensus
71/329 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community adopted by consensus
71/416 International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of Interna… adopted by consensus
71/548 Accreditation and participation of intergovernmental organizations in the United Nations Conference… adopted by consensus
71/552 Accreditation and participation of intergovernmental organizations in the United Nations Conference… adopted by consensus
71/556 Succession by the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM in the General Assembly adopted by consensus
71/66 Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources 173 1 9
71/72 Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices adopted by consensus
71/8 Education for Democracy adopted by consensus
A/RES/71/102 Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of th… 176 0 5
A/RES/71/103 Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing T… 177 2 2
A/RES/71/104 Implementation of the Declaration of the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… 125 0 55
A/RES/71/11 Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States adopted by consensus
A/RES/71/121 Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 174 3 2
A/RES/71/122 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… 171 5 4
A/RES/71/130 Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupi… 122 13 36
A/RES/71/174 Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 106 2 74
A/RES/71/179 Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling conte… 136 2 49
A/RES/71/181 A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenop… 133 9 45
A/RES/71/182 Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of p… 132 53 4
A/RES/71/184 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… 177 7 4
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 117 40 31
A/RES/71/189 Declaration on the Right to Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 131 34 19
A/RES/71/190 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the General A… 130 53 6
A/RES/71/192 The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 146 3 39
A/RES/71/193 Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 133 54 0
A/RES/71/197 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolution / adopted by th… 135 53 1
A/RES/71/198 Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 125 2 56
A/RES/71/20 Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopte… 100 9 55
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 116 16 52
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… 85 35 63
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)… 70 26 77
A/RES/71/21 Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat 98 9 57
A/RES/71/218 Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 166 8 7
A/RES/71/22 Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information … 153 7 7
A/RES/71/221 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 147 26 7
A/RES/71/223 Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outc… 134 44 7
A/RES/71/23 Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine 153 7 7
A/RES/71/236 Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 131 49 4
A/RES/71/24 The Syrian Golan 103 6 56
A/RES/71/247 Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Ea… 168 7 11
A/RES/71/248 International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution o… 105 15 52
A/RES/71/25 Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 149 7 8
A/RES/71/250 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons… 145 0 0
A/RES/71/257 Oceans and the law of the sea 158 2 2
A/RES/71/258 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General … 113 35 13
A/RES/71/259 Treaty banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive De… 158 2 9
A/RES/71/28 Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international sec… 181 0 1
A/RES/71/290 Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali regi… 80 14 61
A/RES/71/292 Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of … 94 15 65
A/RES/71/30 Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the … 128 0 57
A/RES/71/307 Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… 137 3 0
A/RES/71/31 Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 182 0 4
A/RES/71/32 No first placement of weapons in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 130 4 48
A/RES/71/327 The United Nations in global economic governance adopted by consensus
A/RES/71/33 The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation : resolution / adopted by the Gen… 166 1 16
A/RES/71/34 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfe… 164 0 20
A/RES/71/36 Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 184 1 1
A/RES/71/37 Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 126 49 10
A/RES/71/41 Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels : resolution / adopted by the Gene… 183 1 3
A/RES/71/44 Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 156 0 29
A/RES/71/45 Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 141 2 39
A/RES/71/46 Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 144 16 24
A/RES/71/47 Humanitarian Pledge for the Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted b… 137 34 12
A/RES/71/49 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolut… 167 4 16
A/RES/71/5 Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of … adopted by consensus
A/RES/71/50 The Arms Trade Treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 157 0 28
A/RES/71/51 Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the General As… 179 4 1
A/RES/71/53 Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems : resolution / adopted by the Gener… 175 4 5
A/RES/71/54 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitm… 137 25 19
A/RES/71/55 Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 130 37 15
A/RES/71/58 Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the thre… 136 25 22
A/RES/71/59 Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol : resolution / adopted by the General … 181 0 2
A/RES/71/61 Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation : resolution / adopte… 132 4 50
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 122 44 17
A/RES/71/67 Nuclear disarmament verification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 175 0 6
A/RES/71/68 National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual use goods and technology : re… 180 0 3
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and… 160 6 15
A/RES/71/70 Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium : resolution / adopted … 151 4 28
A/RES/71/71 Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament : resolutio… 140 30 15
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General A… 128 50 9
A/RES/71/83 The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 157 5 22
A/RES/71/86 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 183 1 3
A/RES/71/91 Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 167 1 9
A/RES/71/92 Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities : resolution / adopted by… 166 6 6
A/RES/71/93 Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : … 167 6 5
A/RES/71/94 Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 165 7 5
A/RES/71/95 Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Pa… 91 11 73
A/RES/71/96 Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of Wa… 168 6 6
A/RES/71/97 Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupi… 165 6 7
A/RES/71/98 Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian … 162 7 8
A/RES/71/99 The occupied Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 163 1 15
A/71/L.4 adopted by consensus
A/71/L.56 International day of neutrality adopted by consensus
A/71/L.78 The new United Nations approach to cholera in Haiti adopted by consensus
XL Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament 140 30 15
XLI Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive de… 158 2 9
XXXIX Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium 151 4 28

Meetings 94

# Symbol Date Location
1 A/71/PV.1 Sept. 13, 2016 New York
3 A/71/PV.3 Sept. 19, 2016 New York
7 A/71/PV.7 Sept. 19, 2016 New York
8 A/71/PV.8 Sept. 20, 2016 New York
9 A/71/PV.9 Sept. 20, 2016 New York
10 A/71/PV.10 Sept. 20, 2016 New York
11 A/71/PV.11 Sept. 21, 2016 New York
12 A/71/PV.12 Sept. 21, 2016 New York
13 A/71/PV.13 Sept. 21, 2016 New York
14 A/71/PV.14 Sept. 22, 2016 New York
15 A/71/PV.15 Sept. 22, 2016 New York
16 A/71/PV.16 Sept. 22, 2016 New York
17 A/71/PV.17 Sept. 23, 2016 New York
18 A/71/PV.18 Sept. 23, 2016 New York
19 A/71/PV.19 Sept. 23, 2016 New York
20 A/71/PV.20 Sept. 24, 2016 New York
21 A/71/PV.21 Sept. 24, 2016 New York
22 A/71/PV.22 Sept. 24, 2016 New York
23 A/71/PV.23 Oct. 3, 2016 New York
24 A/71/PV.24 Oct. 5, 2016 New York
25 A/71/PV.25 Oct. 6, 2016 New York
26 A/71/PV.26 Oct. 10, 2016 New York
27 A/71/PV.27 Oct. 13, 2016 New York
28 A/71/PV.28 Oct. 14, 2016 New York
29 A/71/PV.29 Oct. 14, 2016 New York
30 A/71/PV.30 Oct. 19, 2016 New York
31 A/71/PV.31 Oct. 20, 2016 New York
32 A/71/PV.32 Oct. 26, 2016 New York
33 A/71/PV.33 Oct. 26, 2016 New York
34 A/71/PV.34 Oct. 27, 2016 New York
35 A/71/PV.35 Oct. 27, 2016 New York
36 A/71/PV.36 Oct. 28, 2016 New York
37 A/71/PV.37 Oct. 31, 2016 New York
38 A/71/PV.38 Oct. 31, 2016 New York
39 A/71/PV.39 Nov. 2, 2016 New York
40 A/71/PV.40 Nov. 3, 2016 New York
41 A/71/PV.41 Nov. 4, 2016 New York
43 A/71/PV.43 Nov. 7, 2016 New York
44 A/71/PV.44 Nov. 9, 2016 New York
45 A/71/PV.45 Nov. 10, 2016 New York
46 A/71/PV.46 Nov. 16, 2016 New York
47 A/71/PV.47 Nov. 17, 2016 New York
48 A/71/PV.48 Nov. 21, 2016 New York
49 A/71/PV.49 Nov. 29, 2016 New York
50 A/71/PV.50 Nov. 30, 2016 New York
51 A/71/PV.51 Dec. 5, 2016 New York
52 A/71/PV.52 Dec. 6, 2016 New York
53 A/71/PV.53 Dec. 6, 2016 New York
54 A/71/PV.54 Dec. 7, 2016 New York
55 A/71/PV.55 Dec. 7, 2016 New York
56 A/71/PV.56 Dec. 8, 2016 New York
57 A/71/PV.57 Dec. 8, 2016 New York
58 A/71/PV.58 Dec. 9, 2016 New York
59 A/71/PV.59 Dec. 9, 2016 New York
60 A/71/PV.60 Dec. 12, 2016 New York
61 A/71/PV.61 Dec. 12, 2016 New York
62 A/71/PV.62 Dec. 13, 2016 New York
63 A/71/PV.63 Dec. 15, 2016 New York
64 A/71/PV.64 Dec. 16, 2016 New York
65 A/71/PV.65 Dec. 19, 2016 New York
66 A/71/PV.66 Dec. 21, 2016 New York
67 A/71/PV.67 Dec. 22, 2016 New York
68 A/71/PV.68 Dec. 23, 2016 New York
69 A/71/PV.69 Feb. 2, 2017 New York
70 A/71/PV.70 March 8, 2017 New York
71 A/71/PV.71 March 10, 2017 New York
72 A/71/PV.72 March 21, 2017 New York
73 A/71/PV.73 March 24, 2017 New York
74 A/71/PV.74 April 6, 2017 New York
75 A/71/PV.75 April 7, 2017 New York
76 A/71/PV.76 April 19, 2017 New York
77 A/71/PV.77 April 20, 2017 New York
78 A/71/PV.78 April 20, 2017 New York
79 A/71/PV.79 April 27, 2017 New York
80 A/71/PV.80 May 4, 2017 New York
81 A/71/PV.81 May 11, 2017 New York
82 A/71/PV.82 May 24, 2017 New York
83 A/71/PV.83 May 31, 2017 New York
84 A/71/PV.84 June 1, 2017 New York
85 A/71/PV.85 June 1, 2017 New York
86 A/71/PV.86 June 2, 2017 New York
87 A/71/PV.87 June 15, 2017 New York
88 A/71/PV.88 June 22, 2017 New York
89 A/71/PV.89 June 30, 2017 New York
90 A/71/PV.90 July 6, 2017 New York
91 A/71/PV.91 July 13, 2017 New York
92 A/71/PV.92 July 19, 2017 New York
93 A/71/PV.93 July 28, 2017 New York
94 A/71/PV.94 July 28, 2017 New York
95 A/71/PV.95 Aug. 28, 2017 New York
96 A/71/PV.96 Sept. 8, 2017 New York
97 A/71/PV.97 Sept. 11, 2017 New York
98 A/71/PV.98 Sept. 11, 2017 New York
2 A/71/PV.2 New York
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