Fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly

Fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly
19 September 1950 – 5 November 1951 (1950-09-19 – 1951-11-05)
President of the 5th General Assembly, Nasrollah Entezam
Host country United Nations
ParticipantsUnited Nations Member States
PresidentNasrollah Entezam
Secretary-GeneralTrygve Lie

The fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 19 September 1950 in Lake Success, New York The president was Nasrollah Entezam, previously the Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations.

Tesions between the USSR and the UN over Korea 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

The session saw the establishment of December 10 as Human Rights Day

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