United Nations resolutions

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declaration formal decision international legal instrument

United Nations resolutions are formal decisions or declarations adopted by UN bodies, particularly the General Assembly and Security Council, that express the organization’s positions and can carry significant political or legal weight for member states.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations resolutions canonical	3
United Nations Economic and Social Council resolutions	1
United Nations General Assembly resolutions on territorial integrity of Ukraine	1
United Nations resolutions and statements	1
United Nations resolutions on Ebola emergency response	1
United Nations resolutions on Eritrea	1
United Nations resolutions on Libya	1
United Nations resolutions on social development	1
United Nations resolutions on the question of Palestine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2785514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Nations resolutions
Context triple: [United Nations bibliographic databases, covers, United Nations resolutions]

A. United Nations Security Council resolutions
United Nations Security Council resolutions are binding decisions adopted by the UN Security Council that establish international legal obligations and frameworks for maintaining or restoring peace and security, including in conflict zones such as the Middle East.
B. United Nations General Assembly resolutions
United Nations General Assembly resolutions are formal decisions and declarations adopted by the UN’s main deliberative body that guide international norms, policies, and the work of UN organs and agencies.
C. United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions
United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions are formal UN documents addressing Puerto Rico’s political status and self-determination, often cited by the Puerto Rican independence movement to support its claims under international law.
D. Human Rights Council resolutions
Human Rights Council resolutions are formal decisions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council that set standards, express concerns, and recommend actions on human rights issues worldwide.
E. UN General Assembly resolution 52/160
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160 is a 1997 United Nations measure that authorized and set the framework for convening the diplomatic conference that created the International Criminal Court.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Nations resolutions
Target entity description: United Nations resolutions are formal decisions or declarations adopted by UN bodies, particularly the General Assembly and Security Council, that express the organization’s positions and can carry significant political or legal weight for member states.

A. United Nations Security Council resolutions
United Nations Security Council resolutions are binding decisions adopted by the UN Security Council that establish international legal obligations and frameworks for maintaining or restoring peace and security, including in conflict zones such as the Middle East.
B. United Nations General Assembly resolutions
United Nations General Assembly resolutions are formal decisions and declarations adopted by the UN’s main deliberative body that guide international norms, policies, and the work of UN organs and agencies.
C. United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions
United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions are formal UN documents addressing Puerto Rico’s political status and self-determination, often cited by the Puerto Rican independence movement to support its claims under international law.
D. Human Rights Council resolutions
Human Rights Council resolutions are formal decisions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council that set standards, express concerns, and recommend actions on human rights issues worldwide.
E. UN General Assembly resolution 52/160
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160 is a 1997 United Nations measure that authorized and set the framework for convening the diplomatic conference that created the International Criminal Court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	declaration ⓘ formal decision ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ
accessibleVia	United Nations Digital Library ⓘ linked to: UN Digital Library
adoptedBy	United Nations ⓘ United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ
applicableTo	United Nations member states ⓘ linked to: Member States of the United Nations
basedOn	voting procedures of the United Nations ⓘ
canAffirm	principles of international law ⓘ
canCallFor	ceasefires ⓘ implementation of international agreements ⓘ negotiations ⓘ
canCondemn	violations of international law ⓘ
canCreate	expert working groups ⓘ special rapporteur mandates ⓘ subsidiary organs of the United Nations ⓘ
canEstablish	investigative commissions ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ sanctions regimes ⓘ
canHave	legal weight ⓘ political weight ⓘ
canRecommend	collective measures ⓘ norms of state behavior ⓘ
canRequest	advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice ⓘ
documentedIn	United Nations Official Records ⓘ linked to: United Nations General Assembly official records
expresses	positions of the United Nations ⓘ
governedBy	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
hasLanguage	official languages of the United Nations ⓘ
hasType	binding resolution ⓘ non-binding resolution ⓘ procedural resolution ⓘ recommendatory resolution ⓘ substantive resolution ⓘ
have	symbol numbers identifying organ and session ⓘ
includes	United Nations Economic and Social Council resolutions ⓘ linked to: United Nations resolutions United Nations General Assembly resolutions ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions ⓘ linked to: Human Rights Council resolutions United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ
mayRequire	two-thirds majority ⓘ unanimous vote of permanent members of the Security Council ⓘ
oftenContain	operative paragraphs ⓘ preambular paragraphs ⓘ
publishedBy	United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
requires	majority vote ⓘ quorum ⓘ
subjectTo	veto power of permanent members of the Security Council ⓘ

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