The Role of President of the UN General Assembly in the Process of Adaptation of “Uniting for Peace” Resolution

This article explores the role that the Iranian President of the UNGA, Nasrollah Entezam, played in the process leading up to the resolution Uniting for Peace. To compare the General Assembly’s past and present, it has been placed under the broader context of liberal institutionalism which advocates an independent role for international institutions and focused on the individual r of analysis.To have an independent role, to some extent, institutions must disentangle themselves from the structural forces that had been imposed upon them by great powers. The more they are disentangled, the more they are institutionalized. The UN in its early days was less institutionalized than today. So it must have shown more firmness today, for example in Ukraine than it has been seen in its early days in the Korean War. It has been discussed how Entezam’s personal capacity made that difference and how his background made him a perfect candidate for the job. The examination of this historical case is pertinent in light of the recent rekindled debates about the role of the UN General Assembly vis-a-vis UN Security Council as consequence of the war in Ukraine.