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   Augusto Lopez-Claros , Arthur L. Dahl and. Maja Groff. Chapter. Figures. Save PDF. Summary. We present an overview of the evolution of the United Nations General Assembly, its most important achievements and remaining weaknesses and relevance.

   • Author: Augusto Lopez-Claros, Arthur L. Dahl, Maja Groff

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   In February 2008, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (SG) appointed Professor Edward C. Luck as a special adviser and charged him with conceptual development and consensus building.

3. press.un.org › en › 2008GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 52 RESOLUTIONS, 6 DECISIONS ...

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   Dec 18, 2008 · It would have the General Assembly urge Governments to devise, enforce and strengthen effective gender- and age-sensitive measures to combat and eliminate all forms of trafficking in women and...

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   Dec 21, 2009 · The UN Secretary-General has issued a statement of deep concern over the Israeli Knesset’s adoption Monday of two laws, which if implemented, would likely prevent the United Nations Relief and...

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   Nicaraguan diplomat and politician Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann was elected by acclimation to the position of President of the General Assembly on 4 June 2008. At the time of his election, d'Escoto Brockmann was serving as Senior Adviser on Foreign Affairs to President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua.

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   In time, as United Nations membership expanded beyond its original 51 founding nations, the organization was gradually transformed into a body dominated by economically small and (often) politically less in fluential states.

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   What are some reform proposals for the General Assembly?

   • Other reform proposals include strengthening the role of the Assembly's president, setting up a more efficient committee system and involving NGOs directly in consultation to its work. This Center for UN Reform Education article reviews the discussion on General Assembly reform, a debate that has been going on for nearly 17 years.

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   Should the General Assembly be strengthened?

   • This Center for UN Reform Education article reviews the discussion on General Assembly reform, a debate that has been going on for nearly 17 years. The article notes that many member states want to strengthen the body, insisting that the GA evaluate how well member states implement GA resolutions.

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   Will the Security Council be subject to GUID-Ance from the General Assembly?

   • CARICOM asked if the Security Council would be subject to guid-ance from the General Assembly in cases where the Security Council acts under Chapter VII. By contrast, Singapore and France argued that, of all United Nations organs, the Council would be the one to respond to R2P situations.

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   Should the General Assembly continue dialogue on the responsibility to protect?

   • Many speakers affirmed the GA as the place for continuing dialogue on the responsibility to protect; the Philippines spoke for many in stating that the General Assembly should retain oversight of the implementation of the responsibility to protect. South Africa said that the General Assembly had to develop guidelines for response.

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   What did the 63rd General as-Sembly do?

   • In one of the largest plenary debates of the General As-sembly’s 63rd session, 94 speakers took to the floor, in total representing 180 member states from every region and two observer missions. What emerged was a clear commitment from the vast majority of member states to the prevention and halting of atrocity crimes.

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   Who makes decisions in the General Assembly?

   • Footnote 16 As regards voting procedures within the General Assembly, decisions would be made by a majority of representatives present and voting, with particularly sensitive issues requiring potentially larger majorities and including, in some cases, at least two-thirds of the representatives of the 19 most populous nations.

   4 - The General Assembly: Reforms to Strengthen Its Effectiveness

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8. archive.globalpolicy.org › un-reform › un-reformReform of the General Assembly - archive.globalpolicy.org

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   Professor Joseph Schwartzberg advocates reform of the Security Council and General Assembly through a system of weighted votes. The weighted vote in both UN organs would depend on members' relative population, financial contribution to the UN budget, and share of the total UN membership.