Second session of the United Nations General Assembly

Second session of the United Nations General Assembly
16 September – 20 December 1947 (1947-09-16 – 1947-12-20)
President of the 2nd General Assembly, Oswaldo Aranha
Host country United Nations
VenueFlushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York, United States
ParticipantsUnited Nations Member States
PresidentOswaldo Aranha
Secretary-GeneralTrygve Lie

The second session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 16 September 1947 in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York, United States.[1] The president was Oswaldo Aranha,[2] former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. The session saw the adoption on 29 November 1947 of Resolution 181(II), the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, which recommended the partition of the British Mandate for Palestine into two independent Jewish and Arab states. Aranha, an outspoken advocate for the plan, postponed the vote by several days to secure sufficient support for its passage.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ "General Assembly, 2nd session : 128th plenary meeting, Saturday, 29 November 1947, New York". United Nations. 29 November 1947. p. 1.
  2. ^ https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/c0wxwr76er1o
  3. ^ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/brazilian-diplomat-played-a-crucial-role-in-israels-creation-opinion-687833
  4. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-diplomat-who-presided-over-1947-un-vote-for-partition-plan-remembered/
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