Notable UN General Assembly Resolutions

United Nations General Assembly Resolutions are voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the General Assembly and usually require a two-thirds majority to pass.

Notable resolutions

• 1947
  • Resolution 47/181: The partition of the British Mandate of Palestine.
• 1948
  • Resolution 194: Recommends the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees.
• 1962
  • Resolution 1761: Recommended sanctions against South Africa in response to the governments policy of apartheid.
• 1971
  • Resolution 2758: Expelled the Republic of China and replaced it with the People's Republic of China. It also recognized the PRC as the sole legal authority of China. (See China's seat in the United Nations)
• 1975
  • Resolution 3379: Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination; revoked by Resolution 4686.
• 1991
  • Resolution 4686: revoked Resolution 3379.

See also: List of UN Security Council Resolutions

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