Member of the United Nations in accordance with Article 35, paragraph 2, and, except as provided in Article 12, may make recommendations with regard to any such questions to the state or states concerned or to the Security Council or to both. Any !illCh question on which action is necesSFY shall he referred to the Security Council by the General Assembly either before or after discussion. 3. The General Assembly may call the atten· tion of the Security Council to situations which are likely to endanger international peace and security. 4. The powers of the General Assembly set forth in this Article shall not limit the general scope of Article 10. Article 12 .1. While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests. 2. The Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security Council, shall notify the General Assemltly at each session of any matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and security which are being dealt with by the Security Council and shall similarly notify the General Assembly, or the Members of the United Nations if the General Assembly is not in session, immedi· ately the Security Council ceases to deal with such matters. Article13 1. The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommenqations for the purpose·of: a. promoting intemational cooperation in the political field and encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification; h. promoting international cooperation in the economic, social, cultural,educational,and health fields, and assisting in the realization of human rights and fundamf1Jltal freedoms for all without distinction as to sex, language, or rel!gion. 2. The further responsibilities, functions, and powers of the General Assembly with respect to matters mentioned in paragraph 1(h) above are set forth in Chapters IX and X. race, Article 14 Subject to the provisions of Article 12, the General Assembly may recommend measures for the peaceful adjustment of any situation, regardless of origin, which it deems likely to impair the general welfare or friendly relations among nations, including situations resulting from a violation of the provisions of the present Chartersetting forth the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations. Article 15 1. The General Assembly shall receive and consider annual and special reports from the Security Council; these reports shall include an account of the measures that the Security Council has deci ed upon or taken to maintain interna· tiona! peace and security. 2. The General Assembly shall receive and consider reports from the other organs of the United Nations. Article 16 The General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect to the international trusteeship system as are assigned to it under Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval of the trusteeship agreements for areas not designated as strategic. ATticle 17 1. The General Assembly shall consider and approve the budget of the Organization. 5