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UN General Assembly (2009)

Chair: Colleen CarrellTBA
Political Officer: Alexandra Lechman – University of Rochester
Email: ga(at)cimun.org

The General Assembly is the largest organ of the United Nations system, and the only body where every UN member is represented. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations, appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council, receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions.

In 1945, at the founding of the UN, the GA only had 51 member states. As of 2009, there are 192 member states, with Montenegro as the newest member state.

Committee Topics:

1. Preventing Balkanization in Minority Areas
2. Stability and Development in the GUAM Region
3. The Status of Kosovo

Committee Documents:

Background Guide

Articles and Committee Updates

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Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower Article Guardian Terry Macalister 11/10/2009 11/10/2009
An Interview With Iran’s Foreign Minister Article New York Times Min. Manouchehr Mottaki speaking with Neil MacFarquhar 09/30/2009 09/30/2009
Analysis: Israel seizes thousands of rockets at sea Article Toronto Star Linda Gradstein 11/07/2009 11/16/2009
Anti-piracy measures must start with helping Somalia stabilize, UN hears Article UN News Center UN Staff 09/29/2009 09/30/2009
As UN Pays $311 Million for Swing Space, Furniture Trashed, Aramark Gets 8 More Years Article Inner City Press Matthew Russell Lee 11/16/2009 11/16/2009
Ban Ki Moon to send Goldstone to UN Security Council 'ASAP' Article The Jerusalem Post E.B. Solomont and Tovah Lazaroff 11/08/2009 11/16/2009
Destabilizing Baluchistan, Fracturing Pakistan: Balkanization of the Triangle of Jundallah, the Taliban, and Sipah-e-Sahaba Article Global Research Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya 11/10/2009 11/10/2009
Diplomatic Memo: Budget Fights Are Brewing at the United Nations Article New York Times Neil MacFarquhar 11/07/2009 11/16/2009
http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/china-slams-u-s-for-inflating-global-asset-prices-via-carry-trade.html Article Credit Write Downs.com Edward Harrison 11/15/2009 11/16/2009
International Relations in the New Coordinate System Article Rossiiskaya Gazeta Sergey Lavrov, Russian Min. of Foreign Affairs 09/08/2009 09/29/2009
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