Between General Assembly Debates and Security Council Resolutions, Finding Coherence in the UN System

Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations (UN) has worked to maintain global peace and security and, towards this goal, to enhance cooperation between member countries. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) and UN Security Council (UNSC), two of the UN system six main organs, are vital to achieving these objectives. The UNGA is the principal deliberative, representative assembly of the 193 UN member states that discusses and passes resolutions on matters of global significance. [a] While UNGA resolutions are recommendatory and not legally binding on any state, statements made at the UNGA are considered representative of the position a country takes on an issue.