Agenda
Item 44 Question
of Palestine Resolution
54/39 (Adopted on
1 December 1999/Vote: 105-3-48) Committee on
the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
The General
Assembly, Recalling its
resolutions 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, 194 (III) of 11 December 1948,
3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 3375 (XXX) and 3376 (XXX) of
10 November 1975, 31/20 of 24 November 1976, 32/40 A of
2 December 1977, 33/28 A and B of 7 December 1978, 34/65 A
of 29 November 1979 and 34/65 C of 12 December 1979, ES-7/2 of 29 July
1980, 35/169 A and C of 15 December 1980, 36/120 A and C of
10 December 1981, ES-7/4 of 28 April 1982, 37/86 A of
10 December 1982, 38/58 A of 13 December 1983, 39/49 A of
11 December 1984, 40/96 A of 12 December 1985, 41/43 A of 2
December 1986, 42/66 A of 2 December 1987, 43/175 A of
15 December 1988, 44/41 A of 6 December 1989, 45/67 A of
6 December 1990, 46/74 A of 11 December 1991, 47/64 A of
11 December 1992, 48/158 A of 20 December 1993, 49/62 A of
14 December 1994, 50/84 A of 15 December 1995, 51/23 of 4
December 1996, 52/49 of 9 December 1997 and 53/39 of 2 December 1998, Having
considered the report
of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Recalling the signing
of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements by the Government
of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of
the Palestinian people, in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, as well as the
subsequent implementation agreements, in particular the Israeli-Palestinian Agreement on
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, signed in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995, and
the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 4 September 1999, Reaffirming that the
United Nations has a permanent responsibility with respect to the question of Palestine
until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory manner in accordance
with international legitimacy,
1.
Expresses its
appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the
Palestinian People for its efforts in performing the tasks assigned to it by the General
Assembly; 2.
Considers
that the Committee can continue to make a valuable and positive contribution to
international efforts to promote the Middle East peace process and the full implementation
of the agreements reached, as well as to mobilize international support for and assistance
to the Palestinian people during the transitional period; 3.
Endorses
the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee contained in chapter VII of its
report; 4.
Requests
the Committee to continue to keep under review the situation relating to the question of
Palestine and to report and make suggestions to the General Assembly or the Security
Council, as appropriate; 5.
Authorizes
the Committee to continue to exert all efforts to promote the exercise of the inalienable
rights of the Palestinian people, to make such adjustments in its approved programme of
work as it may consider appropriate and necessary in the light of developments, to give
special emphasis to the need to mobilize support and assistance for the Palestinian
people, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session and
thereafter; 6.
Requests
the Committee to continue to extend its cooperation to and support to Palestinian and
other non-governmental organizations in order to mobilize international solidarity with
and support for the achievement by the Palestinian people of its inalienable rights and
for a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, and to involve additional
non-governmental organizations in its work; 7.
Requests
the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, established under General
Assembly resolution 194 (III), and other United Nations bodies associated with the
question of Palestine to continue to cooperate fully with the Committee and to make
available to it, at its request, the relevant information and documentation which they
have at their disposal; 8.
Requests
the Secretary-General to circulate the report of the Committee to all the competent bodies
of the United Nations, and urges them to take the necessary action, as appropriate; 9.
Also requests
the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee with all the necessary
facilities for the performance of its tasks. Agenda
Item 44 Resolution
54/40 (Adopted on 1
December 1999/Vote: 107-3-47)
Division
for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat The General
Assembly, Having
considered the report
of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Taking note
in particular of the
relevant information contained in chapter V.B of that report, Recalling its
resolutions 32/40 B of 2 December 1977, 33/28 C of
7 December 1978, 34/65 D of 12 December 1979, 35/169 D of
15 December 1980, 36/120 B of 10 December 1981, 37/86 B of
10 December 1982, 38/58 B of 13 December 1983, 39/49 B of 11
December 1984, 40/96 B of 12 December 1985, 41/43 B of
2 December 1986, 42/66 B of 2 December 1987, 43/175 B of
15 December 1988, 44/41 B of 6 December 1989, 45/67 B of
6 December 1990, 46/74 B of 11 December 1991, 47/64 B of
11 December 1992, 48/158 B of 20 December 1993, 49/62 B of
14 December 1994, 50/84 B of 15 December 1995, 51/24 of 4
December 1996, 52/50 of 9 December 1997 and 53/40 of 2 December 1998, 1.
Notes with
appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in compliance with its
resolution 53/40; 2.
Considers
that the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat continues to make a useful and
constructive contribution;
3.
Requests
the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with the necessary resources and
to ensure that it continues to carry out its programme of work as detailed in the relevant
earlier resolutions, in consultation with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable
Rights of the Palestinian People and under its guidance, including, in particular, the
organization of meetings in various regions with the participation of all sectors of the
international community, the further development and expansion of the documents collection
of the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine, the preparation and
widest dissemination of publications and information materials on various aspects of
the question of Palestine, the provision of assistance in completing the project on the
modernization of the records of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,
and the provision of the annual training programme for staff of the Palestinian Authority;
4.
Also requests
the Secretary-General to ensure the continued cooperation of the Department of Public
Information and other units of the Secretariat in enabling the Division to perform its
tasks and in covering adequately the various aspects of the question of Palestine; 5.
Invites
all Governments and organizations to lend their cooperation to the Committee and the
Division in the performance of their tasks; 6.
Notes with
appreciation the action taken by Member States to observe annually on 29 November
the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, requests them to continue
to give the widest possible publicity to the observance, and requests the Committee to
continue to organize, as part of the observance of the Day of Solidarity, an annual
exhibit on Palestinian rights in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of
Palestine to the United Nations. Agenda Item
44 Resolution 54/41 (Adopted on 1 December 1999/Vote:
151-3-2)
Special
information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information
of the Secretariat The General
Assembly, Having
considered the report
of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Taking note
in particular of the
information contained in chapter VI of that report, Recalling its
resolution 53/41 of 2 December 1998, Convinced that the
worldwide dissemination of accurate and comprehensive information and the role of non-governmental
organizations and institutions remain of vital importance in heightening awareness of and
support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Aware of the
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements signed by the Government
of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on
13 September 1993, and of the subsequent implementation agreements, in
particular the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
signed in Washington on 28 September 1995, the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 4
September 1999, and their positive implications, 1.
Notes with
appreciation the action taken by the Department of Public Information of the
Secretariat in compliance with resolution 53/41; 2.
Considers
that the special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department is
very useful in raising the awareness of the international community concerning the
question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East in general, including the
achievements of the peace process, and that the programme is contributing effectively to
an atmosphere conducive to dialogue and supportive of the peace process; 3.
Requests
the Department, in full cooperation and coordination with the Committee on the Exercise of
the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to continue, with the necessary
flexibility as may be required by developments affecting the question of Palestine, its
special information programme for the biennium 2000-2001, and, in particular: (a)
To disseminate
information on all the activities of the United Nations system relating to the question of
Palestine, including reports on the work carried out by the relevant United Nations
organizations; (b)
To continue to
issue and update publications on the various aspects of the question of Palestine in all
fields, including materials concerning the recent developments in that regard and, in
particular, the prospects for peace; (c)
To expand its
collection of audio-visual material on the question of Palestine, including the updating
of the exhibit in the Secretariat; (d)
To organize and
promote fact-finding news missions for journalists to the area, including the territories
under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority and the occupied territories; (e)
To organize
international, regional and national seminars or encounters for journalists, aiming in
particular at sensitizing public opinion on the question of Palestine; (f)
To continue to
provide assistance to the Palestinian people in the field of media development, in
particular to strengthen the training programme for Palestinian broadcasters and
journalists initiated in 1995. 4.
Requests
the Department to promote the Bethlehem 2000 Project, within existing resources and until
the Bethlehem 2000 commemoration comes to a close, including the preparation and
dissemination of publications, audiovisual material, and the establishment of a Bethlehem
2000 site on the United Nations Internet Home Page. Agenda
Item 44 Resolution
54/42 (Adopted on 1
December 1999/Vote: 149-3-2) Peaceful
settlement of the question of Palestine The General
Assembly, Recalling its relevant
resolutions, including resolutions adopted at the tenth emergency special session, Recalling
also the relevant
Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338
(1973) of 22 October 1973,
Aware
that it has been more than fifty years since the adoption of resolution 181 (II) of 29
November 1947 and thirty-two years since the occupation of Palestinian territory,
including Jerusalem, in 1967, Having
considered the report
of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to the request made in its resolution 53/42 of
2 December 1998,
Reaffirming
the permanent responsibility of the United Nations with regard to the question of
Palestine until the question is solved in all its aspects, Convinced that
achieving a final and peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, the core of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, is imperative for the attainment of a comprehensive and lasting
peace in the Middle East, Aware that the
principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples is among the purposes and
principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Affirming the
principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war, Affirming
also the
illegality of the Israeli settlements in the territory occupied since 1967 and of Israeli
actions aimed at changing the status of Jerusalem, Affirming
once again the right of
all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized
borders, Recalling the mutual
recognition between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, and the signing by the two
parties of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements in
Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, as well as the subsequent implementation
agreements, including the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip signed in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995, Recalling
also the
withdrawal of the Israeli army, which took place in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho area in
1995 in accordance with the agreements reached by the parties, and the initiation of the
Palestinian Authority in those areas, as well as the subsequent redeployments of the
Israeli army in the rest of the West Bank, Noting with
satisfaction the
successful holding of the first Palestinian general elections, Noting with
satisfaction the signing
of the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on 4 September 1999, Noting the
appointment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the
Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority and its positive
contribution, Welcoming the
convening of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace in Washington, D.C., on
1 October 1993, as well as all follow-up meetings and the international
mechanisms established to provide assistance to the Palestinian people, including the
donor meeting held in Tokyo, Japan on 14 and 15 October 1999, Expressing the hope
that the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 4 September 1999 will be fully implemented towards
full compliance with the existing agreements and the conclusion of the final settlement by
the agreed time of September 2000, 1.
Reaffirms
the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, the core of
the Arab-Israeli conflict, in all its aspects; 2.
Expresses its
full support for the ongoing peace process which began in Madrid and the Declaration
of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 1993, as well as the subsequent
implementation agreements, including the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip of 1995 and the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 1999, and expresses
the hope that the process will lead to the establishment of a comprehensive, just and
lasting peace in the Middle East; 3.
Stresses
the necessity for commitment to the principle of land for peace and the implementation of
Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), which form the basis of the Middle
East peace process, and the need for the immediate and scrupulous implementation of the
agreements reached between the parties, including the redeployment of the Israeli forces
from the West Bank, and takes note with satisfaction of the commencement of the
negotiations on the final settlement; 4.
Calls upon
the concerned parties, the co-sponsors of the peace process and other interested parties,
as well as the entire international community to exert all the necessary efforts and
initiatives to ensure the continuity and success of the peace process, and its conclusion
by the agreed upon time; 5.
Stresses
the need for: (a)
The realization
of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to
self-determination; (b)
The withdrawal
of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967; 6.
Also stresses
the need for resolving the problem of the Palestine refugees in conformity with its
resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948; 7.
Urges
Member States to expedite the provision of economic and technical assistance to the
Palestinian people during this critical period; 8.
Emphasizes
the importance for the United Nations to play a more active and expanded role in the
current peace process and in the implementation of the Declaration of Principles; 9.
Requests
the Secretary-General to continue his efforts with the parties concerned, and in
consultation with the Security Council, for the promotion of peace in the region and to
submit progress reports on developments in this matter. |