A/RES/70/305
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
30 September 2016
Seventieth session
Agenda item 120
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2016
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/70/1003)]
70/305. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 69/321 of 11 September 2015 and all other previous
resolutions relating to the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, 1
Acknowledging that resolution 69/321 constitutes an important landmark for
the strengthening of the role, authority, effectiveness and efficiency of the General
Assembly as established by the Charter of the United Nations, in particular
regarding the selection and appointment of the Secretary-General and other
executive heads of the United Nations system,
Mindful of the milestone achievements in the course of 2015, in particular the
adoption by the General Assembly of the transformative 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development 2 and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third
International Conference on Financing for Development, 3 as well as the Paris
Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, 4
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,
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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1
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 and 68/307.
2
Resolution 70/1.
3
Resolution 69/313, annex.
4
See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex.
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