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Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs

 


Extracts relating to
Article 18 of the Charter of the United Nations:

“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 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.

Extracts:
Repertory of Practice (1945-1954), volume 1:  
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Supplement No 1 (1954 - 1955), volume 1:  
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Supplement No 2 (1955 - 1959), volume 2:  
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Supplement No 3 (1959 - 1966), volume 1:  
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Supplement No 4 (1966 - 1969), volume 1:  
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Supplement No 5 (1970 - 1978), volume 1:  
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Supplement No 6 (1979 - 1984), volume 2:  
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Supplement No 7 (1985 - 1988), volume 2:  
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Supplement No 8 (1989 - 1994), volume 2:  
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Supplement No 9 (1995 - 1999), volume 2:  
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Supplement No 10 (2000 - 2009), volume 2:  
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