Claim: The United Nations has organizations.

The United Nations General Assembly -LRB- abbreviated UNGA and GA. . Assemblée Générale `` AG '' -RRB- is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations -LRB- UN -RRB- , the only one in which all member nations have equal representation , and the main deliberative , policy-making and representative organ of the UN . Its powers are to oversee the budget of the UN , appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council , receive reports from other parts of the UN and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions . It has also established numerous subsidiary organs .   The General Assembly meets under its president or secretary-general in annual sessions , the main part of which lasts from September to December and resumed part from January until all issues are addressed -LRB- which often is just before the next session 's start -RRB- . It can also reconvene for special and emergency special sessions . Its composition , functions , powers , voting , and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter .   The first session was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Methodist Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations .   Voting in the General Assembly on important questions , namely , recommendations on peace and security , budgetary concerns , and the election , admission , suspension or expulsion of members is by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting . Other questions are decided by a straightforward majority . Each member country has one vote . Apart from approval of budgetary matters , including adoption of a scale of assessment , Assembly resolutions are not binding on the members . The Assembly may make recommendations on any matters within the scope of the UN , except matters of peace and security under Security Council consideration . The one state , one vote power structure potentially allows states comprising just five percent of the world population to pass a resolution by a two-thirds vote .   During the 1980s , the Assembly became a forum for the `` North-South dialogue '' : the discussion of issues between industrialized nations and developing countries . These issues came to the fore because of the phenomenal growth and changing makeup of the UN membership . In 1945 , the UN had 51 members . It now has 193 , of which more than two-thirds are developing countries . Because of their numbers , developing countries are often able to determine the agenda of the Assembly -LRB- using coordinating groups like the G77 -RRB- , the character of its debates , and the nature of its decisions . For many developing countries , the UN is the source of much of their diplomatic influence and the principal outlet for their foreign relations initiatives .   Although the resolutions passed by the General Assembly do not have the binding forces over the member nations -LRB- apart from budgetary measures -RRB- , pursuant to its Uniting for Peace resolution of November 1950 -LRB- resolution 377 -LRB- V -RRB- -RRB- , the Assembly may also take action if the Security Council fails to act , owing to the negative vote of a permanent member , in a case where there appears to be a threat to the peace , breach of the peace or act of aggression . The Assembly can consider the matter immediately with a view to making recommendations to Members for collective measures to maintain or restore international peace and security .