emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
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The emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly is a rare, urgent meeting of all UN member states convened to address crises or threats to international peace and security when the Security Council is unable to act.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| First United Nations Emergency Special Session | 0 | 1 |
| emergency special session of the UNGA | 0 | 1 |
| emergency special sessions of the United Nations General Assembly | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations procedure
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special session of the United Nations General Assembly → |
| aimsTo | uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter → |
| alsoKnownAs |
United Nations General Assembly
→
surface form:
ESS of the UN General Assembly
emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly →
surface form:
emergency special session of the UNGA
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Member States of the United Nations
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surface form:
United Nations member states
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| canBeRequestedBy |
United Nations Security Council
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surface form:
Security Council
majority of United Nations member states → |
| canEstablish | subsidiary organs to address the crisis → |
| canRecommend | collective measures including economic and diplomatic sanctions → |
| characteristic |
convened on short notice
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focuses on a specific crisis → may be resumed multiple times → |
| convenedBy | President of the United Nations General Assembly → |
| conveningCondition |
when the Security Council fails to act because of lack of unanimity of its permanent members
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when there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression → |
| decisionNature | politically authoritative but legally non-binding → |
| distinguishedFrom |
regular session of the United Nations General Assembly
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special session of the United Nations General Assembly on thematic issues → |
| firstHeld | 1956 → |
| firstHeldOnSubject | Suez Crisis → |
| frequency | rare → |
| governingBody | United Nations General Assembly → |
| hasLanguageRequirement | official languages of the United Nations → |
| legalBasis |
UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V)
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Charter of the United Nations →
surface form:
United Nations Charter
Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) →
surface form:
Uniting for Peace resolution
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| meetsAt |
United Nations Headquarters
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surface form:
United Nations Headquarters, New York City
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| normativeRole | expresses the collective will of the international community on urgent peace and security matters → |
| outcomeType |
non-binding resolutions
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recommendations to member states → |
| participants | all United Nations member states → |
| proceduralFramework | rules of procedure of the United Nations General Assembly → |
| purpose |
to act when the United Nations Security Council fails to exercise its primary responsibility
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to address crises or threats to international peace and security → to recommend collective measures for the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security → |
| relatedTo |
collective security
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international humanitarian law → peacekeeping operations → use of veto in the United Nations Security Council → |
| subjectOf | scholarly analysis in international law → |
| timeLimitForConvening | within 24 hours of the request → |
| usedFor |
situations involving international armed conflict
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situations involving large-scale violations of international law → situations involving occupation of territory → |
| votingRequirement | two-thirds majority of members present and voting for important questions → |
| votingRule | one state one vote → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
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alsoKnownAs
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emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
emergency special session of the UNGA
United Nations General Assembly committees
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convenesIn
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emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations Emergency Force
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createdDuring
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emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
First United Nations Emergency Special Session
General Committee
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operatesDuring
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emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
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this entity surface form:
emergency special sessions of the United Nations General Assembly