General Assembly

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-319
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Session ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
Annual Session ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Regular Session

On April 2, 1947, the United Kingdom transmitted a message to the United Nations requesting the Secretary-General to place the question of Palestine on the agenda of the next annual session of the General Assembly and to call a special session “as soon as possible” in order to constitute a special committee to study the Palestine situation and report thereon. Within eleven days a total of 28 concurrences, the necessary majority, was received, thus making possible the convocation of such a session. Consequently, the General Assembly's first special session convened on April 28, with a provisional agenda containing one substantive item: “constituting and instructing a special committee to prepare for consideration of the question of Palestine at the second regular session.”

General Assembly

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-493
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Session ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Additional Item ◽  
Regular Session

First Special SessionThe first special session of the General Assembly, convened at the request of the United Kingdom to consider the question of Palestine, met in New York from April 28 to May 5, 1947. The original agenda for the session contained only one substantive item, the British proposal for “constituting and instructing a special committee to prepare for consideration of the question of Palestine at the second regular session.” To this was added, at the request of the Governments of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, an additional item: “The termination of the Mandate over Palestine and the declaration of its independence.”

Arab League

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-540
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Political ◽  
Special Session ◽  
Full Support ◽  
Arab League ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Foreign Ministers

The activities of the Arab League during the period under review centered around the question of Palestine.Following its previous stand in support of Palestinian Arabs, the Political Com-mittee of the League decided on April 17, 1947 to oppose the idea of the creation of a new committee of inquiry by the United Nations, and to support the inclusion on the agenda of the first special session of the General Assembly of an item on the abro-gation of the mandate and proclamation of Palestine's independence. It expressed the view that, in any event, terms of reference of any established inquiry committee should include the questions mentioned above. Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, Secretary-General of the League, stated on May 29, 1947, that a decision on the League's position regarding the question of cooperation with the United Nations’ committee of inquiry would be made at the seven member Conference of Foreign Ministers at Cairo in June, 1947. He emphasized that the Arab League was not concerned with Palestine alone, but also with 20,000,000 Arabs in French North Africa, and the problems of Libya and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. No action however, was taken by the Arab League in June, and a rift among Arabs over the Palestine question became evident when the Palestine Arab Higher Committee decided to boycott the inquiry commission. In a news conference on June 19, Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha stated that the Arab League, representing all independent Arab states and about 45,000,000 persons, was giving full support to Palestine independence, and that the League was cooperating with the Special Committee on Palestine despite the boycott by the Arab Higher Committee.

General Assembly

1948 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-296
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Session ◽  
The Future ◽  
General Assembly Resolution ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
United Nations Charter ◽  
Lengthy Discussion

On April 1, 1948, following lengthy discussion of methods of implementing the General Assembly resolution of November 29, 1947, concerning the partition of Palestine, the Security Council approved a resolution calling for the convening of a special session of the Assembly. The resolution requested the Secretary General “in accordance with Article 20 of the United Nations Charter, to convoke a special session of the General Assembly to consider further the question of the future government of Palestine.”

Arab League

1955 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-572
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Arab League ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Regular Session

The 23d regular session of the Council of the Arab League met in Cairo from March 27 to 31, 1955; it approved, among other matters, Yemen's request for discussion of its dispute with the United Kingdom. During the session, the League's Political Committee approved the Secretariat's report on the harsh treatment of Arabs living in Israel and recommended that the United Nations consider the matter.

General Assembly

1953 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-530
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Productive Capacity ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The United Nations

Report of the Agent General of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency: Addendum covering the period February 15–June 30, 1953: On July 23, 1953, the Agent-General of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency transmitted to the seventh session of the General Assembly a report covering the period February 15–June 30, 1953. The Agent-General (John B. Coulter) noted that the planned expenditure of the $70 million program included approximately 59.5 percent for projects for the rehabilitation of productive capacity and 29 percent for sustaining commodity imports. In addition to the $43,828,954 available as of February 15, 1953, UNKRA had received $26,714,236 during the period reviewed; this included $15,750,000 from the United States, $7,840,000 from the United Kingdom and $1,330,733 from Australia. Of the total of $71,793,190 available at the end of June, $1,745,123 had been offered in kind. During the period reviewed, $3,590,205 had been expended, leaving a balance of $66,457,826 available for the $70 million program. Of that amount, $54.4 million had been allotted to firm and agreed projects

3. Resolution of the General Assembly on Creation of a United Nations Field Service and Panel of Field Observers, November 22, 1949.

1950 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-169
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Field Service ◽  
General Assembly Resolution ◽  
The United Nations

The General Assembly,Having considered the report of the Special Committee established by General Assembly resolution 270 (III) of 29 April 1949,Being of the opinion that the United Nations Field Service, as proposed by the Secretary-General in document A/AC.29/I2 and modified by the report of the Special Committee, will contribute to the more efficient operation of United Nations missions,Considering that the Secretary-General has authority to establish the United Nations Field Service, subject to budgetary limitations and the normal administrative controls of the General Assembly,Takes note of the intention of the Secretary-General to establish this proposed unit as modified by the observations contained in the report of the Special Committee.

Secretariat

1948 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-345
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Visual Education ◽  
Administrative Structure ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Regular Session

Management Survey on United Nations Headquarters: The Management Survey on headquarters, submitted to the second regular session of the General Assembly in conjunction with the original 1948 budget estimates and the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, was an analysis of the internal administration of the departments of the Secretariat initiated by the Secretary-General in order to remedy defects in the administrative structure. The survey, intended chiefly as an aid to the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee in operating within a restricted budget, made general comments on the overlapping of work within the Secretariat, the over-expanded program of projected activities and the need for personnel reduction. In addition to specific recommendations regarding reorganization of the Secretariat departments, the survey suggested that the United Nations Weekly Bulletin be converted into a semi-monthly publication and that the film and visual education program planned for 1948 be reduced to more manageable proportions.

Improving the Operation and Functioning of the International Criminal Tribunals

2000 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl A. Mundis
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Expert Group ◽  
International Criminal Tribunals ◽  
International Tribunals ◽  
The United Nations

Since the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, both International Tribunals have grown tremendously in terms of resources. Despite this growth, the International Tribunals have rendered judgments in only fifteen cases and conducted inordinately long trials—a fault for which, perhaps more than any other, they can be justly criticized. The Secretary- General of the United Nations recently appointed an expert group to review the efficiency of the operation of the International Tribunals and make recommendations for improvement. Following the release of the group's report, the General Assembly requested that the Secretary-General obtain comments from the International Tribunals on the experts’ recommendations. The ICTYjudges, for their part, considered these recommendations in a report to the United Nations setting forth a long-term strategy for improving the operation of the Tribunal.

Preparatory Work for a Possible Revision of the United Nations Charter

1954 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-97
Author(s):  
Yuen-Li Liang
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Annual Session ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
United Nations Charter ◽  
Preparatory Work ◽  
Widespread Interest

The question of undertaking preparatory work for a possible revision of the Charter of the United Nations was considered at some length by the General Assembly at its eighth session. It aroused widespread interest particularly in view of the provisions of Article 109, paragraph 3, of the Charter, which provides that the proposal to convene a general conference for the purpose of reviewing the Charter shall be placed on the agenda of the tenth annual session of the General Assembly if such a conference has not been held before that session.

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