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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

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
• 缅北禁地News

10 - 13 May 2024

• Resolution
  • ()
• Videos
• Statements
  • Remarks from the President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly
• Press releases
• 缅北禁地News

12 - 20 December 2023

• Resolution
  • ()
• Videos
• Statements
• Press releases
• 缅北禁地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:
• 缅北禁地News
  • 26 October 2023:
  • 27 October 2023:
• Documents
  • Letter dated 23 October 2023 from the President of the General Assembly to the Member States 

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 缅北禁地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
  • General Assembly, in resumed Emergency Session, demands Israel stop construction of wall, calls on both parties to fulfil Road Map obligations (21 October)
  • Speakers in General Assembly Emergency Session condemn Israel’s construction of ‘security barrier’, expansionist policies (20 October)
• Videos and Speakers Lists
  • 21 October
  • 20 October

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
  • General Assembly demands end to violence in Occupied Palestinian Territory; urges action to implement Sharm El-Sheikh accord (20 October)
  • Speakers call for support for Middle East peace efforts, in Assembly Special Emergency Session (18 October)

5 - 9 February 1999

• Press Releases
  • Assembly calls for parties to Fourth Geneva Convention to meet on measures to enforce its application in Occupied Palestinian Territory (9 February)
  • Israel continuing settlement activities, evading Wye River Memorandum, Palestine Observer tells General Assembly Special Session (5 February)

17 March 1998

• Press Releases
  • Emergency Special Session of Assembly condemns Israeli failure to comply with previous demands to cease settlement activities
  • Emergency Special Session considers mechanism to ensure Israel's compliance with Geneva Convention on protection of civilians in war time

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)

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