United Nations Security Council Resolution 44
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44, adopted on 1 April 1948, having received the reports requested in United Nations Security Council Resolution 42
, the Council requested the Secretary-General
convoke a special session of the General Assembly
to consider further the question of the future government of Palestine
.
The resolution was adopted with two abstentions from the Ukrainian SSR and the Soviet Union
.
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44, adopted on 1 April 1948, having received the reports requested in United Nations Security Council Resolution 42
United Nations Security Council Resolution 42
United Nations Security Council Resolution 42, adopted on March 5, 1948, called upon the permanent members of the Council to consult and inform it regarding the situation in Palestine and to make recommendations to the United Nations Palestine Commission...
, the Council requested the Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
convoke a special session of the General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
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to consider further the question of the future government of Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
.
The resolution was adopted with two abstentions from the Ukrainian SSR and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.