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• Functions and Powers of the General Assembly
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• Rules of Procedure
• Arrears in the payment of contributions (Article 19)
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Rules of Procedure

Print version (.pdf): [A/520/Rev.17]

The Rules of procedure of the General Assembly - including amendments and additions adopted up to September 2007 - are now available in HTML.
The menu allows navigation through its 163 rules and its annexes.

• Explanatory Note
• Introduction
• I. Sessions (Rules 1 to 11)
• II. Agenda (Rules 12 to 24)
• III. Delegations composition (Rules 25 & 26)
• IV. Credentials (Rules 27 to 29)
• V. President and Vice-presidents (Rules 30 to 37)
• VI. General Committee (Rules 38 to 44)
• VII. Secretariat (Rules 45 to 50)
• VIII. Languages (Rules 51 to 57)
• IX. Records (Rules 58 & 59)
• X. Public and private meetings (Rules 60 & 61)
• XI. Minute of silent prayer or meditation (Rule 62)
• XII. Plenary meetings (Rules 63 to 95)
• XIII. Committees (Rules 96 to 133)
• XIV. Admission of new members to the UN (Rules 134 to 138)
• XV. Elections to principal organs (Rules 139 to 151)
• XVI. Administrative and budgetary questions (Rules 152 to 160)
• XVII. Subsidiary organs of the General Assembly (Rule 161)
• XVIII. Interpretation and amendments (Rules 162 and 163)
• Annexes