{"slug": "united-nations-general-assembly", "label": "United Nations General Assembly", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47423", "qid": "Q47423", "description": "principal organ of the United Nations", "entries": 17, "years": 16, "span": [1947, 2013], "span_label": ["1947 CE", "2013 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 7}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "soviet-union", "label": "Soviet Union", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cold-war", "label": "Cold War", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mandatory-palestine", "label": "Mandatory Palestine", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dwight-d-eisenhower", "label": "Dwight D. 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Eisenhower delivers his Atoms for Peace address, to the United Nations General Assembly.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#December", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 12", "text": "October 12 – Cold War: Shoe-banging incident – Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, his way of protesting the discussion of the Soviet Union's policies toward Eastern Europe.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#October", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – At the United Nations General Assembly, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev angrily interrupts British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, banging the desk and shouting in Russian. Macmillan drily says \"I should like that to be translated, if I may\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#September", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1962, "year_label": "1962 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 6", "text": "November 6 – Apartheid: The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373095518#November", "title": "1962", "revid": 1373095518, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1964, "year_label": "1964 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 11", "text": "December 11 – Che Guevara addresses the United Nations General Assembly. A bazooka attack is launched at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371069587#December", "title": "1964", "revid": 1371069587, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 5", "text": "November 5 – Martial law is announced in Rhodesia. The United Nations General Assembly accepts British intent to use force against Rhodesia if necessary by a vote of 82–9.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#November–December", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › November–December"}}, {"year": 1967, "year_label": "1967 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "December 19", "text": "December 19 – The Rescue Agreement setting forth rights and obligations in outer space is voted into consensus by the United Nations General Assembly.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370160888#December", "title": "1967", "revid": 1370160888, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 25", "text": "October 25 – The United Nations General Assembly admits the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (or Taiwan).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#October", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1974, "year_label": "1974 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "November 22", "text": "November 22 – The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372602919#November–December", "title": "1974", "revid": 1372602919, "section": "Events › November–December"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – The Music for UNICEF Concert is held at the United Nations General Assembly to raise money for UNICEF and promote the Year of the Child. It is broadcast the following day in the United States and around the world. Hosted by the Bee Gees, other performers include Donna Summer, ABBA, Rod Stewart and Earth, Wind & Fire. A soundtrack album is later released.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371786119#January", "title": "1979", "revid": 1371786119, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 16", "text": "December 16 – The UN General Assembly adopts UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86, repealing a previous resolution adopted in 1975 which had ruled that Zionism is a form of racism.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#December", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 15", "text": "March 15 – The United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to establish the United Nations Human Rights Council.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373069605#March", "title": "2006", "revid": 1373069605, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2007, "year_label": "2007 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 13", "text": "September 13 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370930640#September", "title": "2007", "revid": 1370930640, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 2013, "year_label": "2013 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 2", "text": "April 2 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373160550#April", "title": "2013", "revid": 1373160550, "section": "Events › April"}}]}