La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas es el órgano principal de las Naciones Unidas. En ella están representados todos los Estados Miembros, cada uno con un voto. Las votaciones sobre cuestiones importantes, tales como la de paz y seguridad, ingreso de nuevos Miembros y cuestiones presupuestarias, se deciden por mayoría de dos tercios (mayoría calificada). Las demás, por mayoría simple. Es uno de los seis principales órganos de las Naciones Unidas y la única en la que todos los países miembros tienen igual representación. Sus poderes son para supervisar el presupuesto de las Naciones Unidas, nombrará a los miembros no permanentes a la Consejo de Seguridad, recibir informes de otras partes de las Naciones Unidas y hacer recomendaciones en forma de resolución de la Asamblea general de las Naciones Unidas. Dentro de la agenda están contados. sesiones plenarias ordinarias de la Asamblea General, en los últimos años han sido inicialmente programado para celebrarse en el transcurso de sólo tres meses, sin embargo, las cargas de trabajo adicionales han extendido estas sesiones para durar a través de justo antes de la siguiente sesión. Las porciones rutinariamente programadas de las sesiones se programan normalmente para comenzar el "el martes de la tercera semana de septiembre, contando desde la primera semana en que haya al menos un día de trabajo", según las Reglas de Procedimiento de la ONU. El último dos de estas sesiones regulares estaban programados rutinariamente al recreo exactamente tres meses más tarde a principios de diciembre, pero se reanudaron en enero y extenderse hasta justo antes del comienzo de las siguientes sesiones.

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA, GA, or French: Assemblée Générale "AG") is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations, appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council, receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions. It has also established a wide number of subsidiary organs. The General Assembly meets under its president or Secretary-General in regular yearly sessions the main part of which lasts from September to December and resumed part from January until all issues are addressed (which often is just before the next session's start). It can also reconvene for special and emergency special sessions. Its composition, functions, powers, voting, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter. The first session was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Westminster Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations. Voting in the General Assembly on important questions, namely, recommendations on peace and security, budgetary concerns and the election, admission, suspension or expulsion of members – is by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. Other questions are decided by a straightforward majority. Each member country has one vote. Apart from approval of budgetary matters, including adoption of a scale of assessment, Assembly resolutions are not binding on the members. The Assembly may make recommendations on any matters within the scope of the UN, except matters of peace and security under Security Council consideration. The one state, one vote power structure potentially allows states comprising just five percent of the world population to pass a resolution by a two-thirds vote. During the 1980s, the Assembly became a forum for the "North-South dialogue": the discussion of issues between industrialized nations and developing countries. These issues came to the fore because of the phenomenal growth and changing makeup of the UN membership. In 1945, the UN had 51 members. It now has 193, of which more than two-thirds are developing countries. Because of their numbers, developing countries are often able to determine the agenda of the Assembly (using coordinating groups like the G77), the character of its debates, and the nature of its decisions. For many developing countries, the UN is the source of much of their diplomatic influence and the principal outlet for their foreign relations initiatives. Although the resolutions passed by the General Assembly do not have the binding forces over the member nations (apart from budgetary measures), pursuant to its Uniting for Peace resolution of November 1950 (resolution 377 (V)), the Assembly may also take action if the Security Council fails to act, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member, in a case where there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression. The Assembly can consider the matter immediately with a view to making recommendations to Members for collective measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.

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