Fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly

The fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 19 September 1950 in Lake Success, New York^[1][2][3][4] The president was Nasrollah Entezam,^[5][6] previously the Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations.^[7]

Host country United Nations

ParticipantsUnited Nations Member States

PresidentNasrollah Entezam

Secretary-GeneralTrygve Lie

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Fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly
← 4th 19 September 1950 – 5 November 1951 (1950-09-19 – 1951-11-05) 6th →
President of the 5th General Assembly, Nasrollah Entezam
Host country	United Nations
Participants	United Nations Member States
President	Nasrollah Entezam
Secretary-General	Trygve Lie

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Tensions between the USSR and the UN over Korea^[8] led to the passing of the Declaration on the Removal of the Threat of a New War and the Strengthening of Peace and Security among the Nations^[9]

The session saw the establishment of December 10 as Human Rights Day^[10][11]