Each of the 193 UN Member States has one vote in the General Assembly

Background

The General Assembly is the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. It comprises all 193 Members of the United Nations, and each Member State has one vote. Decisions on important questions, such as recommendations on peace and security, the election of Security Council and Economic and Social Council members, and budgetary questions, need a two-thirds majority of Member States; other questions need a simple majority. The Assembly elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council, and the majority of resolutions are adopted without a vote, by consensus.