UN General Assembly

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Context

• India refused to back the UN General Assembly's call for a Humanitarian truce in Gaza.

About UNGA

• The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN).
• It serves as UNGA's main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ.
• The UNGA is the only UN organ where all member states have equal representation.
• Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations.
• The first session of the UN General Assembly was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Methodist Central Hall in London.
• Headquarters: New York.

Responsibilities

• The UNGA is responsible for
  • the UN budget,
  • appointing the non-permanent members to the Security Council,
  • appointing the UN secretary-general,
  • receiving reports from other parts of the UN system, and
  • making recommendations through resolutions.
• The Assembly meets in regular sessions from September to December each year, and thereafter as required.
• It discusses specific issues through dedicated agenda items or sub-items, which lead to the adoption of resolutions.

READ MORE ABOUT UNGA: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/un-general-assembly