Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 30 November 2018          [without reference to a Main Committee (A/73/L.31 and A/73/L.31/Add.1)]        73/18. 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 and all its  subsequent relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its emergency special  sessions and its resolution 72/13 of 30 November 2017,     Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,     Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the  Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,1     Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of Israel  and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian  people, as well as the existing agreements between the two sides and the need for full  compliance with those agreements,     Affirming its support for a comprehensive, just, lasting and peaceful settlement  to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the relevant United Nations  resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the principle  of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative adopted by the Council of the League of  Arab States at its fourteenth session2 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two- State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,3 endorsed by the Security Council in  resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003,     Recalling the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution  2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016, and underscoring in this regard, inter alia, the call  __________________    1  Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-third Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/73/35).    2  A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.    3  S/2003/529, annex.   A/RES/73/18  Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People   18-20703 2/4    upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion of peace and security, to  exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final status issues in the  Middle East peace process and within the time frame specified by the Quartet in its  statement of 21 September 2010,     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 wall in the  Occupied Palestinian Territory, 4  and recalling further its resolutions ES-10/15 of  20 July 2004 and ES-10/17 of 15 December 2006,     Taking note of the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the  United Nations, submitted on 23 September 2011,5     Recalling its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012, by which, inter alia,  Palestine was accorded non-member observer State status in the United Nations, and  taking note of the follow-up report of the Secretary-General,6     Taking note of the accession by Palestine to several human rights treaties and  the core humanitarian law conventions, as well as other international treaties,     Noting with deep regret the passage of 51 years since the onset of the Israeli  occupation and over 70 years since the adoption of resolution 181 (II) on  29 November 1947 and the Nakba without tangible progress towards a peaceful  solution, and stressing the urgent need for efforts to reverse the negative trends on the  ground and to restore a political horizon for advancing and accelerating meaningful  negotiations aimed at the achievement of a peace agreement that will bring a complete  end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and the resolution of all core final  status issues, without exception, leading to a peaceful, just, lasting and  comprehensive solution to the question of Palestine,     Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility towards 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, and takes note of its annual report, 1 including  the conclusions and valuable recommendations contained in chapter VII thereof, inter  alia, the recommendations for the redoubling of international efforts aimed at  achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, for an expanded  multilateral framework for the revitalization of peace efforts and for efforts to ensure  fullest accountability and implementation of the long-standing parameters for peace  in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions;     2.  Requests the Committee to continue to exert all efforts to promote the  realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to  self-determination, to support the achievement without delay of an end to the Israeli  occupation that began in 1967 and of the two-State solution on the basis of the  pre-1967 borders and the just resolution of all final status issues and to mobilize  international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people, and in this regard  authorizes the Committee to make such adjustments in its approved programme of  work as it may consider appropriate and necessary in the light of developments and  to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session and thereafter;   __________________    4  See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.    5  A/66/371-S/2011/592, annex I.    6  A/67/738.   Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People  A/RES/73/18   3/4 18-20703      3.  Also 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, the Security Council or the Secretary-General, as appropriate;     4.  Further requests the Committee to continue to extend its cooperation and  support to Palestinian and other civil society organizations and to continue to involve  additional civil society organizations and parliamentarians in its work in order to  mobilize international solidarity and support for the Palestinian people, particularly  during this critical period of political instability, humanitarian hardship and financial  crisis, with the overall aim of promoting the achievement by the Palestinian people  of their inalienable rights and a just, lasting and peaceful settlement of the question  of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, on the basis of the relevant United  Nations resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the  principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative2 and the Quartet road map;3     5.  Commends the Committee on its efforts and activities in upholding its  mandate, including through cooperative initiatives with Governments, relevant  organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations and civil  society organizations;     6.  Commends the Working Group of the Committee on its efforts in  coordinating the efforts of international and regional civil society organizations  regarding the question of Palestine;     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 that they have at their disposal;     8.  Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation and  support to the Committee in the performance of its tasks, recalling its repeated call  for all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations  system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization  of their right to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of  Palestine;     9.  Requests the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to  continue to report to the General Assembly on the economic costs of the Israeli  occupation for the Palestinian people, and, while drawing attention to the alarming  findings, as reflected in the recent reports7 in this regard, calls for the exertion of all  efforts for the provision of the resources necessary to expedite the completion and  publication of the report, including the facilitation and coordination of pertinent  inputs from the relevant organs, bodies and agencies of the United Nations system;     10. 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;     11.  Requests the Committee, bearing in mind the regrettable absence of  tangible progress towards a peaceful solution, to continue to focus its activities  throughout 2019 on efforts and initiatives to end the Israeli occupation that began in  1967 and to organize activities in this regard, within existing resources and in  cooperation with Governments, relevant organizations of the United Nations system,  intergovernmental organizations and civil society organizations, aimed at raising  international awareness and mobilizing diplomatic efforts to launch credible  __________________    7  A/71/174 and A/73/201.   A/RES/73/18  Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People   18-20703 4/4    negotiations aimed at achieving without delay a just, lasting, comprehensive and  peaceful solution to the question of Palestine in all its aspects;     12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee with  all the facilities necessary for the performance of its tasks.