Tenth Emergency Special Session
Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly was convened for the first time in April 1997, following a . The session followed a series of Security Council and General Assembly meetings regarding the Israeli decision to build Har Homa, a 6,500 unit housing project, in the Jabal Abu Ghneim area of East Jerusalem.
Sessions Coverage
11 December 2024
- Resolutions
- Demand for ceasefire in Gaza:
- Support for the mandate of the 51勛圖 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East:
- Videos
- Statements
- Press release
4 December 2024
- Video
- Statements
- Press release
- UN News
17 - 18 September 2024
- Resolution
- Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from Israel＊s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and from the illegality of Israel＊s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory:
- Videos
- Statements
- Press releases
- UN News
10 - 13 May 2024
- Resolution
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- Videos
- Statements
- Press releases
- UN News
12 - 20 December 2023
- Resolution
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- Videos
- Statements
- Press releases
- UN News
26 October - 2 November 2023
- Videos
- Statements
- Press releases
- 26 October 2023:
- 27 October 2023:
- 31 October 2023:
- 1 November 2023:
- 2 November 2023:
- UN News
- 26 October 2023:
- 27 October 2023:
- Documents
13 June 2018
- Press Release:
- Video: [RealPlayer - 2 hours 43 minutes]
- Letter from the President of the General Assembly to the Member States
21 December 2017
- Press Release: General Assembly overwhelmingly adopts resolution asking nations not to locate diplomatic missions in Jerusalem
- News Story:
- Videos:
- [2 hours 22 minutes]
- [4 minutes]
- Letter from the President of the 72nd session of the General Assembly to Member States
15 - 16 January 2009
- Press Releases:
- General Assembly demands full respect for Security Council resolution 1860 calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire, as Emergency Session concludes (16 January)
- General Assembly President says ‘Gaza is ablaze,’ relentless assault continues, despite Security Council action, as Emergency Session on crisis opens (15 January)
- Statements
- Videos:
- [RealPlayer - 06:32]
- [RealPlayer - 02:57]
- [RealPlayer - 02:50]
- [RealPlayer - 02:26]
15 December 2006
- General Assembly establishes Register of Damage arising from construction of wall by Israel in Occupied Palestinian Territory (Press Release)
- [RealPlayer - 03:40]
17 November 2006
- By wide margin, General Assembly Emergency Session adopts text deploring Israeli military actions in Gaza, calling for dispatch of UN mission to Beit Hanoun (Press Release)
- [RealPlayer - 02:41]
16 - 20 July 2004
- Press Releases
- General Assembly Emergency Session overwhelmingly demands Israel’s compliance with International Court of Justice advisory opinion (20 July)
- General Assembly Emergency Session postpones action on draft resolution concerning Israel’s separation barrier (19 July)
- General Assembly meets in Emergency Session to debate International Court of Justice decision on Israeli security barrier (16 July)
- Videos
- [RealPlayer - 00:10]
- [RealPlayer - 00:10]
- [RealPlayer - 00:20]
- [RealPlayer - 01:30]
- [RealPlayer - 01:50]
8 December 2003
- General Assembly adopts text requesting International Court of Justice to issue advisory opinion on West Bank separation wall (Press Release)
- Videos
- [RealPlayer - 02:58]
- [RealPlayer - 02:53]
20 - 21 October 2003
- Press Releases
- Videos and Speakers Lists
19 September 2003
- General Assembly, meeting in resumed Emergency Special Session, demands Israel not deport or threaten safety of Yasser Arafat (Press release)
- Videos
- Afternoon meeting [RealPlayer -00:42]
- Morning meeting [RealPlayer - 01:48]
- Meeting meeting [RealPlayer - 00:04]
5 August 2002
- General Assembly demands immediate end to military incursions, violence and terror in Middle East (Press release)
7 May 2002
- General Assembly condemns assaults against Palestinians by Israeli occupying forces, refusal to cooperate with fact-finding team (Press release)
- Videos
- Afternoon meeting [RealPlayer - 02:50]
- Morning meeting [RealPlayer - 02:19]
20 December 2001
- General Assembly Emergency Session on Occupied Palestinian Territories calls for halt to violence, ‘Mitchell Report’ implementation (Press release)
18 - 20 October 2000
- Press Releases
5 - 9 February 1999
- Press Releases
17 March 1998
- Press Releases
1997
- Press Releases
- General Assembly calls for new momentum in stalled Middle East peace process, seeks end to Israeli settlement activity (13 November)
- Emergency Special Session of General Assembly condemns Israel's failure to cease building of new settlement in East Jerusalem (15 July)
- Emergency Special Session of General assembly demands that Israel cease its settlement construction in East Jerusalem (25 April)
- Emergency Special Session is effort to eliminate tension and save peace process at this critical juncture (24 April)
- United States, Russian Federation should reactivate peace process, Saudi Arabia tells Special Emergency Session of Assembly (24 April)
- Palestinians justified in taking `to the streets' to protest Israeli actions, Palestine's Observer tells General Assembly's Emergency Session (24 April)