A special session of the United Nations General Assembly, or UNGASS, occurs when the United Nations General Assembly meets in order to discuss an important wide-ranging topic.
Under Chapter IV, article 20 of the United Nations Charter, "Special sessions shall be convoked by the Secretary-General at the request of the Security Council or of a majority of the Members of the United Nations."
The request of the Security Council requires a vote of nine or more of its fifteen members.
A special session usually adopts one or two outcome documents, such as a political declaration, action plan or a strategy.
The rules pertaining to special sessions are as follow:[3] Afghanistan Brazil Burma Cambodia Ceylon Congo (Léopoldville) Cuba Cyprus Ethiopia Federation of Malaya Ghana Guinea India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jordan Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya Mali Morocco Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey United Arab Republic Upper Volta Yemen Yugoslavia