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FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

Article 10

The General Assembly may discuss any questions or any matters within the scope of the present Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in the present Charter,and,except as provided in Article 12,may make recommendations to the Members of the United Nations or to the Security Council or to both on any such questions or matters.

Article 11

1.The General Assembly may consider the general principles of co-operation in the maintenance of international peace and security,including the principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments,and may make recommendations with regard to such principles to the Members or to the Security Council or to both.

2.The General Assembly may discuss any questions relating to the maintenance of international peace and security brought before it by any Member of the United Nations,or by the Security Council,or by a state which is not a Member of the United Nations in accordance with Article 35,paragraph 2,and,except as provided in Article 12,may make recommendations with regard to any such questions to the state or states concerned or to the Security Council or to both. Any such question on which action is necessary shall be referred to the Security Council by the General Assembly either before or after discussion.

3.The General Assembly may call the attention of the Security Council to situations which are likely to endanger international peace and security.

4.The powers of the General Assembly set forth in this Article shall not limit the general scope of Article 10.

Article 12

1.While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter,the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests.

2.The Secretary-General,with the consent of the Security Council,shall notify the General Assembly at each session of any matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and security which are being dealt with by the Security Council and shall similarly notify the General Assembly,or the Members of the United Nations if the General Assembly is not in session,immediately the Security Council ceases to deal with such matters.

Article 13

1.The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of:

a. promoting international co-operation in the political field and encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification;

b. promoting international co-operation in the economic,social,cultural,educational,and health fields,and assisting in the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race,sex,language,or religion.

2.The further responsibilities,functions and powers of the General Assembly with respect to matters mentioned in paragraph 1(b)above are set forth in Chapters Ⅸ and Ⅹ.

Article 14

Subject to the provisions of Article 12,the General Assembly may recommend measures for the peaceful adjustment of any situation,regardless of origin,which it deems likely to impair the general welfare or friendly relations among nations,including situations resulting from a violation of the provisions of the present Charter setting forth the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations.

Article 15

1.The General Assembly shall receive and consider annual and special reports from the Security Council;these reports shall include an account of the measures that the Security Council has decided upon or taken to maintain international peace and security.

2.The General Assembly shall receive and consider reports from the other organs of the United Nations.

Article 16

The General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect to the international trusteeship system as are assigned to it under Chapters Ⅻ and ⅩⅢ,including the approval of the trusteeship agreements for areas not designated as strategic.

Article 17

1.The General Assembly shall consider and approve the budget of the Organization.

2.The expenses of the Organization shall be borne by the Members as apportioned by the General Assembly.

3.The General Assembly shall consider and approve any financial and budgetary arrangements with specialized agencies referred to in Article 57 and shall examine the administrative budgets of such specialized agencies with a view to making recommendations to the agencies concerned. wlsW5WJCUKVgMcGqZ/1TOrbcfNkMY6hiRzDaZgd/iv6tlVP0HNSrZBOAvu3UzKNq

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