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The first big push for expanded membership came in 1955 when 16 new states were accepted into the organization, with a second wave of new entrants taking place in 1960–1961 when 22 new countries became members, reflecting a quickening in the pace of decolonization.
- Augusto Lopez-Claros, Arthur L. Dahl, Maja Groff
- 2020
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism [2008] UNGA 219; A/RES/63/185 (18 December 2008) Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [2008] UNGA 220; A/RES/63/146 (18 December 2008)
General Assembly are to be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting, including “recommendations with respect to the maintenance of inter-national peace and security, the election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, the election of the members of the Economic and Social Coun-
General Assembly Distr.: General 10 January 2008 Sixty-second session Agenda item 35 07-47043 Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2007 [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/62/407)] 62/111. Questions relating to information A INFORMATION IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY
Expresses its appreciation for the efforts and contribution of United Nations Messengers of Peace, Goodwill Ambassadors and other advocates to promote the work of the United Nations and to...
This article seeks to make sense of two seemingly contradictory aspects of the General Assembly's practice: its history of recommending to States that they impose unilateral sanctions; and its series of resolutions denouncing unilateral coercive measures as illegal.
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In July 2009, for the first time since the adoption of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document, the UN General Assembly continued its consideration of the responsibility to protect (R2P) and its implications.
