Theme: Recommendations to the SC and SC accountability
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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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2nd emergency special session: Hungary (1956)
The General Assembly condemned the “use of Soviet military forces” in Hungary and intervention in internal affairs, called for the withdrawal of forces, and…
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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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4th Emergency Special Session: Question of Congo (1960)
Following divergent Security Council views over continued support to a Security Council-established peace operation, the General Assembly empowered it to respond to the Congo…
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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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8th Emergency Special Session: Question of Namibia (1981)
The General Assembly called for comprehensive sanctions against South Africa and urged stronger Security Council action to advance Namibia’s independence.
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1986)
Following US military strikes against Libya, the General Assembly condemned the use of force, called upon the United States to refrain from further military…
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Iraq (nuclear installations) (1981)
General Assembly responses to an attack on Iraq’s nuclear reactor included condemnation of a Charter violation, recommendations for sanctioning measures, and calls for further…
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Syrian Arab Republic (2011–2016)
Following the outbreak of civil war in the Syrian Arab Republic, the General Assembly supported regional ceasefire efforts and other good offices, provided authorisation…
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South West Africa (Namibia) (1963–1988)
Recommended mandatory sanctions on South Africa over its continued occupation of Namibia, urged Member States to cease political, military and economic cooperation, and proposed…