Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2005  [on the report of the Second Committee (A/60/484)]  60/183. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the  Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,  and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan  over their natural resources        The General Assembly,    Recalling its resolution 59/251 of 22 December 2004, and taking note of  Economic and Social Council resolution 2005/51 of 27 July 2005,    Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,    Reaffirming the principle of the permanent sovereignty of peoples under  foreign occupation over their natural resources,    Guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, affirming the  inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, and recalling relevant  Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November  1967, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980 and 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,    Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,    Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the  Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,1 to the Occupied  Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied  by Israel since 1967,    Recalling, in this regard, the International Covenant on Civil and Political  Rights2 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,2  and affirming that these human rights instruments must be respected in the  Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied  Syrian Golan,    Recalling also the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the  International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a  _______________  1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973.  2 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.   A/RES/60/183  2  Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 3 and recalling further its resolution  ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004,    Expressing its concern at the exploitation by Israel, the occupying Power, of  the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East  Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967,    Expressing its concern also at the extensive destruction by Israel, the  occupying Power, of agricultural land and orchards in the Occupied Palestinian  Territory, including the uprooting of a vast number of fruit-bearing trees,    Aware of the detrimental impact of the Israeli settlements on Palestinian and  other Arab natural resources, especially as a result of the confiscation of land and  the forced diversion of water resources, and of the dire economic and social  consequences in this regard,    Aware also of the detrimental impact on Palestinian natural resources being  caused by the unlawful construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in  the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and of  its grave effect on the natural resources and economic and social conditions of the  Palestinian people,    Reaffirming the need for the immediate resumption of negotiations within the  Middle East peace process, on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967),  338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and 1397 (2002) of  12 March 2002, the principle of land for peace and the Quartet performance-based  road map to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,4 as  endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November  2003, and for the achievement of a final settlement on all tracks,    Acknowledging the importance of the Israeli withdrawal from within the Gaza  Strip and parts of the northern West Bank and of the dismantlement of settlements  therein as a step towards the implementation of the road map,    Recalling the need to end all acts of violence, including acts of terror,  provocation, incitement and destruction,    Taking note with appreciation of the note by the Secretary-General  transmitting the report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for  Western Asia on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on  the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,  including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan,5    1.  Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the  population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, including land  and water;    2.  Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, not to exploit, damage, cause  loss or depletion of, or endanger the natural resources in the Occupied Palestinian  Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan;    3.  Recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to claim restitution as a  result of any exploitation, damage, loss or depletion, or endangerment of their  _______________  3 A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.  4 See S/2003/529, annex.  5 A/60/65-E/2005/13.   A/RES/60/183  3  natural resources resulting from illegal measures taken by Israel, the occupying  Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and  expresses the hope that this issue will be dealt with in the framework of the final  status negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides;    4.  Stresses that the wall being constructed by Israel in the Occupied  Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, is contrary to  international law and is seriously depriving the Palestinian people of their natural  resources, and calls in this regard for full compliance with the legal obligations  mentioned in the 9 July 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice3  and in resolution ES-10/15;    5.  Welcomes the Israeli withdrawal from within the Gaza Strip and parts of  the northern West Bank and the dismantlement of the settlements therein as a step  towards the implementation of the road map;    6.  Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, in this regard, to comply strictly  with its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian  law, with respect to the alteration of the character and status of the Occupied  Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;    7.  Also calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cease the dumping of all  kinds of waste materials in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East  Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, which gravely threaten their natural  resources, namely the water and land resources, and pose an environmental hazard  and health threat to the civilian populations;    8.  Requests the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-first session on  the implementation of the present resolution, and decides to include in the  provisional agenda of its sixty-first session the item entitled “Permanent sovereignty  of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East  Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their  natural resources”.