UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Monday that he will resume the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A general view of the General Assembly Hall. UN Photo/Sophia Paris

In a letter to Member States delegations, he said he had received a letter dated 19 October from the chair of the Arab Group and chair of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, requesting the resumption of the 10th Emergency Special Session as quickly as possible. “I will convene the 39th plenary meeting of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Thursday, 26 October 2023,” said President of the General Assembly.

The 10th Emergency Special Session was convened for the first time in April 1997. The special session was last resumed in June 2018.

The session will be live streamed on UN Web TV starting at 10 AM New York time.

For more information on the 10th Emergency Special Session: https://www.un.org/en/ga/sessions/emergency10th.shtml