The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organisation. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations.
On 31 March 1953, the Security Council voted 10-0-1 to recommend Hammarskjöld to the General Assembly, with an abstention from Nationalist China. On 7 April 1953, the U.N. General Assembly voted 57-1-1 to appoint Dag Hammarskjöld as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Hammarskjöld was sworn in as Secretary-General on 10 April 1953.
He was unanimously re-elected on 26 September 1957 for another term, taking effect on 10 April 1958.
Details
- Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
- Printer: The House of Questa
- Process: Lithography (Questa Colour)
- Paper:
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 13.5 x 14 (comb)
- Cylinders: Printed in panes of four and separated by vertical and horizontal gutters. Divided into two panes through vertical gutter for distribution.
- 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) : 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) [upper left : lower left]
- 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C : 1D (Cyan) 1D (Yellow) 1D (Magenta) 1D (Black) [bottom left : bottom right]
- Sheet: R5 x 5 (25 stamps)
- Quantity: 257,898 (sold)
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