Reference table
Summary of sessions linked to the UFP resolution
| UFP-linked session | Overview of the resolutions passed |
|---|---|
| 1st Emergency Special Session: Middle East (Suez Crisis) (1956) | In response to French, British and Israeli military action in Egypt during the Suez Crisis, the GA called for the withdrawal of foreign forces, and authorized the first ever deployment of a UN peacekeeping force (UNEF). |
| 2nd Emergency Special Session: Hungary (1956) | Following Soviet military forces’ intervention in Hungary in 1956, the GA passed five resolutions that condemned the “armed intervention” and “repression” of Hungarian rights, called for the withdrawal of Soviet troops, requested the Secretary-General to investigate (leading later to a GA-mandated COI), and called for humanitarian aid and support to refugees. |
| 3rd Emergency Special Session: Middle East (Lebanon) (1958) | Following the deployment of American forces to Lebanon and British forces to Jordan, the SC was divided on how to respond to the situation in Lebanon, and extend support to the already SC-mandated peace operation there, UNOGIL. The GA requested the Secretary-General to facilitate the withdrawal of foreign forces, effectively extending the mandate of UNOGIL to include withdrawal of foreign forces. |
| 4th Emergency Special Session: Question of Congo (1960) | Following divergent SC views over continued support to an SC-established peace operation, the UN operation in the Congo (ONUC), the GA reaffirmed ONUC’s mandate and empowered it to respond to an escalating situation through more “vigorous action”, while also calling on all States to refrain from action that might disturb law and order in the Congo. |
| 5th Emergency Special Session: Middle East (Six-Day War) (1967) | Responding to the beginning of the Six-Day War, GA resolutions recommended the provision of humanitarian assistance, and called on Israel to rescind past actions and not take further action to alter the status of Jerusalem. |
| Regular Session: The situation in the India/Pakistan subcontinent (1971) | Following the outbreak of India-Pakistan hostilities, the SC passed a resolution requesting an emergency special session in accordance with the UFP; as a regular session item was available, the GA considered the matter in its 26th session, recommended an immediate ceasefire, urged cooperation to address the refugee crisis, and called upon the SC to take appropriate action. |
| 6th Emergency Special Session: The situation in Afghanistan (1980) | Following Soviet armed intervention in Afghanistan in 1979, the GA called for the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, for Member States to support voluntary return and humanitarian relief, and for the SC to consider how it could implement the resolution. |
| 7th Emergency Special Session: Question of Palestine (1980–1982) | Convened in two separate sessions, resolutions passed in the first session called for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories, affirmed Palestinian rights to self-determination, and requested the SC to consider Chapter VII action. Resolutions passed in the second session, after Israeli troops engaged in hostilities in Lebanon, called for a ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, and investigations into civilian harm. |
| 8th Emergency Special Session: Question of Namibia (1981) | After repeated (since 1966) GA and SC denunciation of South Africa’s continued control over Namibia, the GA in this emergency special session called for military support for the “liberation” of Namibia, and for the SC to impose mandatory sanctions under Chapter VII. |
| 9th Emergency Special Session: situation in the occupied Arab territories (1982) | Convened after vetoes of SC draft resolutions that would have imposed sanctions in response to Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights, the GA passed a resolution condemning the Israeli annexation as an “act of aggression” and called for the severance of “diplomatic, trade and cultural relations with Israel” and other measures to sanction and isolate Israel. |
| 10th Emergency Special Session (East Jerusalem and OPT) (1997–ongoing) | Convened over seven years (and still ongoing), the resolutions responded to outbreaks of violence and construction of a wall in the OPT, expansion of settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and military operations in Gaza across two periods. GA resolutions condemned acts of violence and violations of international law, requested an ICJ opinion on the wall, and created a Register of Damage. Most recent sessions granted additional rights and privileges of participation to the State of Palestine beginning in the 79th session, and called for the SC to give “favourable consideration” to full Palestinian membership in the UN. The 10th emergency special session is ongoing and can be resumed at any point at the request of Member States. |
| 11th Emergency Special Session (Ukraine) (2022–ongoing) | GA resolutions characterized the Russian Federation’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine as an act of aggression in violation of the UN Charter and demanded complete and unconditional withdrawal, and an immediate halt to attacks on civilians. Additional resolutions called for accountability mechanisms and an international Register of Damage. The 11th emergency special session is ongoing and can be resumed at any point at the request of Member States. |