First session of the United Nations General Assembly
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| First session of the United Nations General Assembly | |
|---|---|
10 January – 14 February 1946
23 October – 15 December 1946 | |
| File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-39998-0427, Paul-Henri Spaak.jpg President of the 1st General Assembly, Paul-Henri Spaak | |
| Host country | File:Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations |
| Venues | Westminster Central Hall, London and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York City |
| Participants | United Nations Member States |
| President | Paul-Henri Spaak |
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at the Methodist Central Hall in London.
Gladwyn Jebb, executive secretary of the UN, notified Dr. Eduardo Zuleta Angel, head of the Colombian delegation to the UN and chairman of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, called the meeting to order. Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium was elected the first president of the General Assembly in a 28–23 vote, prevailing over Trygve Lie (who went on to be the first Secretary General of the UN).[1]
The second meeting of the first session opened in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York, on 23 October 1946.[2]