As the UN's 193 Member States meet on how to address the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis, we took a look at how the current rarely convened General Assembly emergency special session came about, what it means and why it matters.

The first ever emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the Middle East takes place in 1956. UN Photo
The first ever emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the Middle East takes place in 1956. UN Photo

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