UN General Assembly Flashcards
what does the GA do?
acceptance of new members, suspension, budgetary issues
UNGA main committees (6)
- disarmament
- economic and financial
- social/humanitarian/cultural
- special political/decolonization
- administrative and budgetary
- legal
UNGA budget
ACABQ proposal => administrative community review => UNGA plenary decision
witholding payments as a politcal instrument
the US witheld the payments to introduce some reforms
– the nuclear option: loss of voting rights
membership procedure
- formal application to sg
- UNSC 9 votes without veto
- UNGA 2/3 majority
non-member observer states
holy see, palestine
igo’s with observer status
au, oas (can only speak on procedural matters)
enhanced observer status
eu (can only vote on procedural matters)
Panke 2017- UNGA and sovereignty
can UNGA’s institutional design mitigate the effects of power and size
agenda-setting stage
medium equalizing effect of institutional design
negotiation stage
weak equalizing effect of institutional design
decision-making stage
strong equalizing effect of institutional design
what’s the uniting for peace resolution?
when the SC can’t resolve a case because of lack of unanimity among P5, the GA shall issue reccomendations to the state
what’s the origins of the uniting for peace resolution?
China x taiwan dispute between USSR and other SC members
what are the conditions for the uniting for peace resolution?
7 UNSC memebrs should be in favour OR majority of UNGA votes in favour
examples for the uniting for peace resolution (3)
- peacekeeping in sinai
- extension for the mission in congo
- status of jerusalem.
what’s the outreach foundation of ECOSOC?
it connects the funds and programs and specialized agencies as well as NGOs to the UN
until when did the trusteeship council exist?
1994
what’s the aim of the trusteeship council?
national self-determination/independence - territories were put under its authority
which commission did it took over from the league?
the mandates commission
what difference did the trusteeship council have from the commission?
it prepared all trust territories for independence
