Article 21 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 21 United Nations Charter

Article 21 of the United Nations Charter is under Procedure of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 21

The General Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. It shall elect its President for each session.

Article 20 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 20 United Nations Charter

Article 20 of the United Nations Charter is under Procedure of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 20

The General Assembly shall meet in regular annual sessions and in such special sessions as occasion may require. Special sessions shall be convoked by the Secretary-General at the request of the Security Council or of a majority of the Members of the United Nations.

Article 19 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 19 United Nations Charter

Article 19 of the United Nations Charter is under Voting of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 19

A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years. The General Assembly may, nevertheless, permit such a Member to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member.

Article 18 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 18 United Nations Charter

Article 18 of the United Nations Charter is under Voting of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 18

1. Each member of the General Assembly shall have one vote.

2. Decisions of the General Assembly on important questions shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting. These questions shall include: recommendations with respect to the maintenance of international peace and security, the election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, the election of the members of the Economic and Social Council, the election of members of the Trusteeship Council in accordance with paragraph 1 (c) of Article 86, the admission of new Members to the United Nations, the suspension of the rights and privileges of membership, the expulsion of Members, questions relating to the operation of the trusteeship system, and budgetary questions.

3. Decisions on other questions, including the determination of additional categories of questions to be decided by a two-thirds majority, shall be made by a majority of the members present and voting.

Article 17 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 17 United Nations Charter

Article 17 of the United Nations Charter is under Functions and Powers of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 17

1. The General Assembly shall consider and approve the budget of the Organization.

2. The expenses of the Organization shall be borne by the Members as apportioned by the General Assembly.

3. The General Assembly shall consider and approve any financial and budgetary arrangements with specialized agencies referred to in Article 57 and shall examine the administrative budgets of such specialized agencies with a view to making recommendations to the agencies concerned.

Article 16 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 16 of the United Nations Charter is under Functions and Powers of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 16

The General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect to the international trusteeship system as are assigned to it under Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval of the trusteeship agreements for areas not designated as strategic.

Article 15 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 15 United Nations Charter

Article 15 of the United Nations Charter is under Functions and Powers of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 15

The General Assembly shall receive and consider annual and special reports from the Security Council; these reports shall include an account of the measures that the Security Council has decided upon or taken to maintain international peace and security.
The General Assembly shall receive and consider reports from the other organs of the United Nations.

Article 14 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 14 United Nations Charter

Article 14 of the United Nations Charter is under Functions and Powers of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 14

Subject to the provisions of Article 12, the General Assembly may recommend measures for the peaceful adjustment of any situation, regardless of origin, which it deems likely to impair the general welfare or friendly relations among nations, including situations resulting from a violation of the provisions of the present Charter setting forth the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations.

Article 13 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 13 United Nations Charter

Article 13 of the United Nations Charter is under Functions and Powers of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 13

1. The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of:

a, promoting international co-operation in the political field and encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification;

b. promoting international co-operation in the economic, social, cultural, educational, and health fields, and assisting in the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.

2. The further responsibilities, functions and powers of the General Assembly with respect to matters mentioned in paragraph 1 (b) above are set forth in Chapters IX and X.

Article 12 United Nations Charter 1945

Article 12 United Nations Charter

Article 12 of the United Nations Charter is under Functions and Powers of Chapter IV: The General Assembly

Article 12

While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests.
The Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security Council, shall notify the General Assembly at each session of any matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and security which are being dealt with by the Security Council and shall similarly notify the General Assembly, or the Members of the United Nations if the General Assembly is not in session, immediately the Security Council ceases to deal with such matters.