First Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly

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The First Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly was an urgent 1956 meeting convened to address the Suez Crisis and broader issues of peace and security in the Middle East.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly emergency special session
United Nations General Assembly session
addressedIssue response to military action by the United Kingdom, France, and Israel in Egypt
restoration of peace and security in the Middle East
withdrawal of foreign troops from Egypt
aim maintain international peace and security in the Middle East
secure a ceasefire in Egypt
alsoKnownAs First Emergency Special Session NERFINISHED
UNGA First Emergency Special Session NERFINISHED
calledBy Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED
category 1956 in international relations
Suez Crisis NERFINISHED
United Nations General Assembly resolutions NERFINISHED
city New York City
convenedBy Dag Hammarskjöld NERFINISHED
United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED
convenedUnder Uniting for Peace resolution NERFINISHED
convenedUnderArticle Uniting for Peace mechanism of the UN Charter framework
country United States of America
endDate 1956-11-10
focusRegion Middle East NERFINISHED
follows adoption of the Uniting for Peace resolution in 1950
hasLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis Uniting for Peace resolution 377 (V) NERFINISHED
location United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED
mainSubject Suez Crisis NERFINISHED
peace and security in the Middle East
notableAs first use of the Uniting for Peace mechanism in the context of the Suez Crisis
partOf history of the Suez Crisis
history of the United Nations
precededBy tenth session of the United Nations General Assembly (regular) NERFINISHED
reasonForCall failure of the Security Council to act on the Suez Crisis
relatedOrganization United Nations Emergency Force NERFINISHED
resultedIn authorization of the first United Nations Emergency Force
recommendations for ceasefire in the Suez Crisis
secretaryGeneralAtTime Dag Hammarskjöld NERFINISHED
startDate 1956-11-01
subjectOf United Nations archival records
historical studies of the Suez Crisis
temporalContext Suez Crisis NERFINISHED
UNResolutionNumber ES‑I
year 1956

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1000 (ES-I) sessionType First Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly