UN Resolution 377

The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 377A (V), also known as the "Uniting for Peace" resolution, is a provision in the UN bylaws that allows for the UN General Assembly to take action in cases where the UN Security Council fails to act to maintain international peace and security due to lack of consensus between its members, including or especially due to the use of a veto by one of the Permanent Five nations. The resolution provides that in such cases, Resolution 377A (V) may be invoked to immediately bring the matter to an emergency session of the UN General Assembly, which may then issue its own binding recommendations for UN member states to follow or establish UN armed forces for peacekeeping purposes — both privileges normally afforded to the Security Council alone. Resolution 377A was adopted on November 3, 1950, and has only been invoked a handful of times since.