General Assembly
PLO/PalestineA/RES/43/176
15 December 1988
43/176. Question of Palestine
The General Assembly,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General,1/
Having noted with appreciation the statement made on 13 December 1988 by the
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization,2/
Stressing that achieving peace in the Middle East would constitute a significant
contribution to international peace and security,
Aware of the overwhelming support for the convening of the International Peace
Conference on the Middle East,
Noting with appreciation the endeavours of the Secretary-General to achieve the
convening of the Conference,
Welcoming the outcome of the nineteenth Extraordinary Session of the Palestine
National Council as a positive contribution towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict
in the region,
Aware of the ongoing uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people since 9
December 1987, aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory occupied since
1967,
1. Affirms the urgent need to achieve a just and comprehensive settlement of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, the core of which is the question of Palestine;
2. Calls for the convening of the International Peace Conference on the Middle
East, under the auspices of the United Nations, with the participation of all parties to
the conflict, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, on an equal footing, and
the five permanent members of the Security Council, based on Security Council resolutions
242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 and the legitimate
national rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination;
3. Affirms the following principles for the achievement of comprehensive peace:
(a) The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967,
including Jerusalem, and from the other occupied Arab territories;
(b) Guaranteeing arrangements for security of all States in the region, including
those named in resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, within secure and internationally
recognized boundaries;
(c) Resolving the problem of the Palestine refugees in conformity with General
Assembly resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, and subsequent relevant resolutions;
(d) Dismantling the Israeli settlements in the territories occupied since 1967;
(e) Guaranteeing freedom of access to Holy Places, religious buildings and sites;
4. Notes the expressed desire and endeavours to place the Palestinian territory
occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, under the supervision of the United Nations for
a limited period, as part of the peace process;
5. Requests the Security Council to consider measures needed to convene the
International Peace Conference on the Middle East, including the establishment of a
preparatory committee, and to consider guarantees for security measures agreed upon by the
Conference for all States in the region;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts with the parties
concerned, and in consultation with the Security Council, to facilitate the convening of
the Conference, and to submit progress reports on developments in this matter.
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1/ A/43/272-S/19719 and A/43/691-S/20219.
2/ See A/43/PV.78.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 43/176: 138-2-2
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Byelorussia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Côte
d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark,
Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia,
German Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Thailand,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Canada, Costa Rica.
Absent: Belize, Cameroon, Chile, Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Solomon Islands.
IRAN ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE VOTE. |