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Symbol
Title
# Entities
Details
A/RES/13(I)
Organization of the Secretariat
2
E/RES/36(IV)
Economic Commission for Europe
2
A/RES/24(I)
Transfer of Certain Functions, Activities and Assets of the League of Nations
2
A/RES/49/128
Report of the International Conference on Population and Development
2
A/RES/57/300
Strengthening of the United Nations : An Agenda for Further Change
2
A/RES/2205(XXI)
Establishment of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
2
E/RES/9(I)
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
2
A/RES/174(II)
Establishment of an International Law Commission
2
A/RES/1166(XII)
International Assistance to Refugees Within the Mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2
A/RES/S-10/2
Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly
1
A/RES/48/141
High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights
1
A/RES/31/192
Statute of the Joint Inspection Unit
1
A/RES/3357(XXIX)
Statute of the International Civil Service Commission
1
A/RES/32/162
Institutional Arrangements for International Cooperation in the Field of Human Settlements
1
A/RES/2997(XXVII)
Institutional and Financial Arrangements for International Environmental Co-Operation
1
Organization of the Secretariat
A/RES/13(I)··1946
Economic Commission for Europe
E/RES/36(IV)··1947
Transfer of Certain Functions, Activities and Assets of the League of Nations
A/RES/24(I)··1946
Report of the International Conference on Population and Development
A/RES/49/128··1994
Strengthening of the United Nations : An Agenda for Further Change
A/RES/57/300··2002
Establishment of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
A/RES/2205(XXI)··1966
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
E/RES/9(I)··1946
Establishment of an International Law Commission
A/RES/174(II)··1947
International Assistance to Refugees Within the Mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
A/RES/1166(XII)··1957
Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly
A/RES/S-10/2··1978
High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights
A/RES/48/141··1993
Statute of the Joint Inspection Unit
A/RES/31/192··1976
Statute of the International Civil Service Commission
A/RES/3357(XXIX)··1974
Institutional Arrangements for International Cooperation in the Field of Human Settlements
A/RES/32/162··1977
Institutional and Financial Arrangements for International Environmental Co-Operation
A/RES/2997(XXVII)··1972
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