– 193 members: 1 state, 1 vote
– Main deliberative forum
– Passes resolutions and budgets
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The main committees of the United Nations General Assembly are: (1) First Committee (Disarmament & International Security); (2) Second Committee (Economic & Financial); (3) Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural); (4) Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization); (5) Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary); and (6) Sixth Committee (Legal).
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