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All UN Member States are represented in the General Assembly. Each Member State has one vote. Decisions on such key issues as international peace and security, admitting new members and the UN budget are decided by a two-thirds majority. Other matters are decided by simple majority.

Definitions. United Nations resolutions are formal expressions of the opinion or will of United Nations organs. They generally, but not invariably, consist of two clearly defined parts: a preamble and an operative part.

Resolution 1 (I): The very first General Assembly resolution, entitled ?Establishment of a Commission to Deal with the Problems Raised by the Discovery of Atomic Energy?, was adopted on recommendation by the First Committee on 24 January 1946, in London.

To search for the resolution, you will need to build a UN document symbol: General Assembly resolutions place A/RES/ before the resolution number. ... For Security Council resolutions place S/RES/ before the resolution number. ... For Economic and Social Council resolutions place E/RES/ before the resolution number.

The United Nations Digital Library provides access to voting records for all resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council from 1946 onwards.

In general, to be adopted, a draft resolution on a non-procedural matter must have the affirmative vote of nine members of the Council, including the concurring votes of the five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America.

Today, in contrast, there are 193 Member States and roughly 80% of the General Assembly resolutions are adopted by consensus, that is, without taking a vote. When you adopt resolutions by a vote, you only need to get a simple majority to agree on the text of a resolution.

Today, in contrast, there are 193 Member States and roughly 80% of the General Assembly resolutions are adopted by consensus, that is, without taking a vote. When you adopt resolutions by a vote, you only need to get a simple majority to agree on the text of a resolution.