Region: Middle East
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Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of Israeli Policies and Practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (2022)
Requesting an ICJ advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation, settlement policies and annexation of territory provided a means for the General…
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Request for an Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Obligations of Israel in Relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States
The General Assembly responded to restrictions on UNRWA amid an immediate humanitarian crisis by requesting an urgent ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations toward…
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1st emergency special session: Middle East (Suez Crisis) (1956)
Following Security Council deadlock, the General Assembly called for a ceasefire, withdrawal of foreign forces and a re-opening of the Suez Canal.
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Referral of the Syrian Arab Republic to the International Criminal Court (2016)
In response to escalating violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, the General Assembly encouraged the Security Council…
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3rd emergency special session: Middle East (Lebanon) (1958)
After deadlock in the Council, the General Assembly enhanced the tasks of the peace operation (UNOGIL) and recommended other measures to respond to “illegal…
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5th Emergency Special Session: Middle East (the Six-Day War) (1967)
The General Assembly responded to the Six-Day War through recommendations on humanitarian assistance, the status of Jerusalem and implementation of international humanitarian law.
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7th Emergency Special Session: Question of Palestine (1980–1982)
The General Assembly repeatedly reconvened the 7th emergency special session to address developments concerning Palestine and Lebanon through recommendations on withdrawal of forces, humanitarian…
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9th Emergency Special Session: The Situation in the Occupied Arab Territories (1982)
The General Assembly declared Israel’s annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights null and void, called for Israel’s isolation and urged Member States to take…
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10th Emergency Special Session: Illegal Israeli Actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the Rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (1997– 2026)
Reconvened multiple times since 1997, resolutions adopted in this session have ranged from calling for ceasefires and “maximum restraint”, to facilitating good offices and…