A/RES/72/313
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
20 September 2018
Seventy-second session
Agenda item 121
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 17 September 2018
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/72/896)]
72/313.
Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 71/323 of 8 September 2017 and all other previous
resolutions relating to the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, 1
Acknowledging that resolution 71/323 constitutes an important contribution to
the strengthening of the role, authority, effectiveness and efficiency of the General
Assembly as established by the Charter of the United Nations,
Underlining the need to further enhance the role, authority, effectiveness and
efficiency of the General Assembly,
Reiterating that the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly is a
critical component of the overall reform of the United Nations,
Emphasizing the need to align the agenda of the General Assembly in full
support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2
Welcoming the calls to increase the efficiency of the work of the General
Assembly through streamlining its agenda, including by elimination of duplication
and overlap of agenda items,
Recognizing the role of the General Assembly in addressing issues of peace and
security, in accordance with the Charter, and acknowledging its role and authority,
established in Article 10 of the Charter, to make recommendations to the Members of
the United Nations or to the Security Council or to both, on questions or matters
within the scope of the Charter, except as provided in Article 12 thereof,
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Resolutions 46/77, 47/233, 48/264, 51/241, 52/163, 55/14, 55/285, 56/509, 57/300, 57/301,
58/126, 58/316, 59/313, 60/286, 61/292, 62/276, 63/309, 64/301, 65/315, 66/294, 67/297, 68/307,
69/321 and 70/305.
Resolution 70/1.
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