Where can I find information about emergency special sessions of the General Assembly?
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General Assembly resolution 377(V) is known as the Uniting for peace resolution. Adopted in 1950, the resolution resolves that if the Security Council fails to exercise its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, the General Assembly may call an emergency special session. To date, 11 emergency special sessions have been convened.
The following information comes from the UN General Assembly Resolutions Tables research guide :
Additional information about the resolution, including its procedural history is available through the Audiovisual Library of International Law.
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