The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations. It is a unique world forum and the only UN organ composed of representatives from all member states. The General Assembly has the right to discuss and make recommendations on all matters of concern to the Organization. Matters dealt with by other UN organs are often submitted to the General Assembly for discussions and voting on resolutions.  

Most member states are represented in the General Assembly by its UN delegation composed by the staff of its Permanent Mission and members
of legislature and NGOs as observers. The head of each mission is known as Permanent Representative to the United Nations and has the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.  

The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis. The session of the Assembly is scheduled every year starting in September - any special, or emergency special, assemblies over the next year will be headed by the President of the General Assembly.   

The continuing work of the United Nations Organization rests upon the principles laid down by General Assembly resolutions. The work is organized through: 

• committees and other organs created by the General Assembly designated to study and report about special questions, such as disarmament, outer space, peacekeeping activities and human rights
• international conferences performed according to the decisions of the General Assembly
• the UN Secretariat - the Secretary-General and his staff of international civil servants