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Titolo: ONU E ISRAELE





....Come mai gli Israeliani non voglioni i 
soldati ONU in prossimita' dei territori occupati ?


....Non servirebbe a fermare il massacro in atto 
da entrambe le  parti ...?


...Perche' anche gli Usa sono contrari all'invio 
di uno forza multinazionale di pasce..?


...Cosa c'entrano gli Usa con la situazione in 
medio-oriente...?


...Perche' non e' ancora 
partita la commissione che dovrebbe accertare la responsabilita' sugli 
incidenti


degli ultimi mesi ...?


.... LA PACE A QUALE CONDIZIONI....?


...QUALCHE COSA NON QUADRA


 



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L'onu è in mano ai sostenitori degli arabi.
Saluti
Veniero.

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Si, degli arabi filoisraeliani.


Ma dove vivi?
Saluti
Veniero.

Eccovi le risoluzioni ONU solo del 1999 riguardo alla questione in MO.
In effetti dalle votazioni, dai votanti e dai risultati si deve dire che
l'ONU e' veramente in mano alla lobby ebraica. Se qualcuno a problema a
leggere l'inglese... inizi a studiarlo.
Se non vi interessano il contenuto di ogni risoluzione scrollate per vedere
le nazioni votanti per ogni risoluzione. Se conoscete l'inglese e vi
interessa anche il testo, divertitevi.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                                      RESOLUTIONS
                                     Fifty-fourth session
                                       Bethlehem 2000
54/22. Bethlehem 2000
The General Assembly,
Recalling the fact that the Palestinian city of Bethlehem is the birthplace
of Jesus Christ and one of the most historic and
significant sites on earth,
Noting that the world will celebrate in Bethlehem, a city of peace, the
onset of the new millennium in a global vision of hope for
all peoples,
Stressing the monumental importance of the event for the Palestinian people,
for the peoples of the region and for the
international community as a whole, as it comprises significant religious,
historical and cultural dimensions,
Aware of the Bethlehem 2000 project as a multifaceted undertaking for
commemoration of the event, which will begin at
Christmas, 1999, and conclude at Easter, 2001,
Aware also of the needed assistance with regard to the above-mentioned
project, and expressing appreciation for the steps taken
towards increasing the engagement and participation of the international
community, including donor countries, and organizations
of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United
Nations Development Programme and the World Bank, as well as the European
Commission, religious institutions and others,
Welcoming the convening of the Bethlehem 2000 International Conference in
Rome, on 18 and 19 February 1999, and the
participation of many high-level individuals and institutions from
governmental, religious, intergovernmental, academic, cultural,
non-governmental and private sectors in that important Conference,
Expressing the need for immediate change in the situation on the ground in
the vicinity of Bethlehem, especially with regard to
ensuring freedom of movement,
Stressing the need for ensuring free and unhindered access to the holy
places in Bethlehem to the faithful of all religions and the
citizens of all nationalities,
Expressing the hope for rapid progress in the Middle East peace process and
the achievement of the final settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides by September 2000, as agreed by the
parties, so that the millennium may be celebrated most
appropriately in an atmosphere of peace and reconciliation,
1. Welcomes the impending arrival of this global, historic celebration in
Bethlehem of the birth of Jesus Christ and the onset of
the third millennium as a symbol of the shared hope for peace among all
peoples of the world;
2. Expresses support for the Bethlehem 2000 project and commends the efforts
undertaken by the Palestinian Authority in this
regard;
3. Notes with appreciation the assistance given by the international
community in support of the Bethlehem 2000 project, and
calls for the acceleration of assistance and engagement by the international
community as a whole, including private sector
participation, to ensure the success of the Bethlehem 2000 project and the
fruition of this monumental commemoration;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to mobilize the pertinent
organizations and agencies of the United Nations
system to increase their efforts to ensure the success of the Bethlehem 2000
project;
5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session
the item entitled "Bethlehem 2000" so that the General
Assembly may have a renewed opportunity to reaffirm its further support for
the project until the commemoration comes to a
close at Easter, 2001.
 
51st plenary meeting
 
10 November 1999
Adopted without a vote.
                                 The situation in the Middle East
54/37. Jerusalem
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/120 E of 10 December 1981, 37/123 C of 16
December 1982, 38/180 C of 19 December 1983,
39/146 C of 14 December 1984, 40/168 C of 16 December 1985, 41/162 C of 4
December 1986, 42/209 D of 11 December 1987,
43/54 C of 6 December 1988, 44/40 C of 4 December 1989, 45/83 C of 13
December 1990, 46/82 B of 16 December 1991, 47/63
B of 11 December 1992, 48/59 A of 14 December 1993, 49/87 A of 16 December
1994, 50/22 A of 4 December 1995, 51/27 of 4
December 1996, 52/53 of 9 December 1997 and 53/37 of 2 December 1998, in
which it, inter alia, determined that all legislative
and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying
Power, which have altered or purported to alter the
character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in particular the
so-called "Basic Law" on Jerusalem and the proclamation of
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, were null and void and must be rescinded
forthwith,
Recalling also Security Council resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, in
which the Council, inter alia, decided not to
recognize the "Basic Law" and called upon those States which had established
diplomatic missions at Jerusalem to withdraw
such missions from the Holy City,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1/
1. Determines that the decision of Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction
and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem is
illegal and therefore null and void and has no validity whatsoever;
2. Deplores the transfer by some States of their diplomatic missions to
Jerusalem in violation of Security Council resolution
478 (1980) and their refusal to comply with the provisions of that
resolution;
3. Calls once more upon those States to abide by the provisions of the
relevant United Nations resolutions, in conformity with
the Charter of the United Nations;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
68th plenary meeting
 
1 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/37: 139-1-3
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden,
Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel.
Abstaining: Swaziland, United States of America, Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Chad, Costa Rica, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Fiji, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kiribati,
Lesotho, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru,
Nicaragua, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of
Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Suriname, Tonga,
Turkmenistan, Uganda.
54/38. The Syrian Golan
The General Assembly,
Having considered the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East",
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 2/
Recalling Security Council resolution 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,
Reaffirming the fundamental principle of the inadmissibility of the
acquisition of territory by force, in accordance with
international law and the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming once more the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to
the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949, 3/ to the occupied Syrian Golan,
Deeply concerned that Israel has not withdrawn from the Syrian Golan, which
has been under occupation since 1967, contrary
to the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions,
Stressing the illegality of the Israeli settlement construction and
activities in the occupied Syrian Golan since 1967,
Noting with satisfaction the convening at Madrid on 30 October 1991 of the
Peace Conference on the Middle East, on the basis
of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973)
of 22 October 1973 and 425 (1978) of 19 March
1978 and the formula of land for peace,
Expressing grave concern over the halt in the peace process on the Syrian
and Lebanese tracks, and expressing the hope that
peace talks will soon resume from the point they had reached,
1. Declares that Israel has failed so far to comply with Security Council
resolution 497 (1981);
2. Declares also that the Israeli decision of 14 December 1981 to impose its
laws, jurisdiction and administration on the
occupied Syrian Golan is null and void and has no validity whatsoever, as
confirmed by the Security Council in its resolution 497
(1981), and calls upon Israel to rescind it;
3. Reaffirms its determination that all relevant provisions of the
Regulations annexed to the Hague Convention of 1907, 4/ and
the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time
of War, of 12 August 1949,3/ continue to apply to
the Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, and calls upon the
parties thereto to respect and ensure respect for their
obligations under those instruments in all circumstances;
4. Determines once more that the continued occupation of the Syrian Golan
and its de facto annexation constitute a stumbling
block in the way of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the
region;
5. Calls upon Israel to resume the talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks
and to respect the commitments and undertakings
reached during the previous talks;
6. Demands once more that Israel withdraw from all the occupied Syrian Golan
to the line of 4 June 1967 in implementation of
the relevant Security Council resolutions;
7. Calls upon all the parties concerned, the co-sponsors of the peace
process and the entire international community to exert all
the necessary efforts to ensure the resumption of the peace process and its
success;
8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
68th plenary meeting
 
1 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/38: 92-2-53
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Republic
of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel and United States of America.
Abstaining: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
(Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa,
San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso,
Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kiribati, Lesotho,
Malawi, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Republic of
Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Suriname, Tonga,
Turkmenistan, Uganda.
                                     Question of Palestine
54/39. 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, 5/
Recalling the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements, including its Annexes and
Agreed Minutes, 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, 6/ as well as
the subsequent implementation agreements, in
particular the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip, signed in Washington, D.C., on 28
September 1995, 7/ and the Memorandum signed at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 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 and 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; 5/
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 and support
to Palestinian and other non-governmental
organizations in order to mobilize international solidarity 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.
 
68th plenary meeting
 
1 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/39: 105-3-48
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti,
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,
Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan,
Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, United States of America.
Abstaining: Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Micronesia (Federated States of),
Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Barbados, Belize, Burkina Faso, Chad, Dominican Republic,
Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Kiribati, Lesotho,
Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Tonga,
Turkmenistan, and Uganda.
54/40. 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, 8/
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 possible 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 extend 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 and the Division 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.
 
68th plenary meeting
 
1 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/40: 107-3-47
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire,
Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius,
Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saint
Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian
Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United
Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, and United States of America.
Abstaining: Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Barbados, Belize, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji,
Gambia, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Seychelles, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda.
54/41. 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, 9/
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, 10/ and of the subsequent
implementation agreements, in particular the Israeli-Palestinian Interim
Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed
in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995, 11/ and 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,
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, in particular
the prospects for peace;
(c) To expand its collection of audiovisual material on the question of
Palestine and to continue the production of such material,
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 to 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 of Public Information 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.
 
68th plenary meeting
 
1 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/41: 151-3-2
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, United States of America.
Abstaining: Micronesia (Federated States of), Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Armenia, Barbados, Belize, Chad, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea,
Fiji, Gambia, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda.
54/42. 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 12/ 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
resolved 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 embodied in 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, 13/
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, 14/
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 also the signing of the Memorandum at Sharm
el-Sheikh, Egypt, 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 at Tokyo on 14 October 1999,
Expressing the hope that the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum 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, 13/ as well as the subsequent
implementation agreements, including the
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of
19953 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 time agreed upon;
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.
 
68th plenary meeting
 
1 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/42: 149-3-2
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of
Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San
Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, United States of America.
Abstaining: Micronesia (Federated States of), Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Barbados, Belize, Chad, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Dominican Republic, Equatorial
Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kiribati,
Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Seychelles, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda.
              United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East
54/69. Assistance to Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 53/46 of 3 December 1998 and all its previous
resolutions on the question, including resolution 194 (III)
of 11 December 1948,
Taking note of the report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East covering the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, 15/
Welcoming the signature in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993 by the
Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, the representative of the people of Palestine, of
the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements 16/ and the subsequent implementation
agreements, and also the signature of the
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in
Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995, 17/
Welcoming also the signing of the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on 4 September
1999,
Encouraging the Multilateral Working Group on Refugees of the Middle East
peace process to continue its important work,
1. Notes with regret that repatriation or compensation of the refugees, as
provided for in paragraph 11 of its resolution 194 (III),
has not yet been effected and that, therefore, the situation of the refugees
continues to be a matter of concern;
2. Also notes with regret that the United Nations Conciliation Commission
for Palestine has been unable to find a means of
achieving progress in the implementation of paragraph 11 of General Assembly
resolution 194 (III), and requests the
Commission to exert continued efforts towards the implementation of that
paragraph and to report to the Assembly as
appropriate, but no later than 1 September 2000;
3. Expresses its thanks to the Commissioner-General and to all the staff of
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East, recognizing that the Agency is doing
all it can within the limits of available resources, and
also expresses its thanks to the specialized agencies and to private
organizations for their valuable work in assisting refugees;
4. Notes the significant success of the Peace Implementation Programme of
the Agency since the signing of the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, 16/ and stresses the
importance that contributions to this Programme not
be at the expense of the General Fund;
5. Welcomes the increased cooperation between the Agency and international
and regional organizations, States and relevant
agencies and non-governmental organizations, which is essential to enhancing
the contributions of the Agency towards improved
conditions for the refugees and thereby the social stability of the occupied
territory;
6. Urges all Member States to extend and expedite aid and assistance with a
view to the economic and social development of the
Palestinian people and the occupied territory;
7. Reiterates its deep concern regarding the persisting critical financial
situation of the Agency, as outlined in the report of the
Commissioner-General;1
8. Commends the efforts of the Commissioner-General to move towards
budgetary transparency and internal efficiency, and
welcomes in this respect the new, unified budget structure for the biennium
2000-2001, which can contribute significantly to
improved budgetary transparency of the Agency;
9. Welcomes the consultative process between the Agency, host Governments,
the Palestinian Authority and donors on
management reforms;
10. Notes with profound concern that the continuing shortfall in the
finances of the Agency has a significant negative influence
on the living conditions of the Palestine refugees most in need and that it
therefore has possible consequences for the peace
process;
11. Calls upon all donors, as a matter of urgency, to make the most generous
efforts possible to meet the anticipated needs of
the Agency, including the remaining costs of moving the headquarters to
Gaza, encourages contributing Governments to
contribute regularly and to consider increasing their contributions, and
urges non-contributing Governments to contribute.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/ 69: 155-1-2
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic
of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel.
Abstain: Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America.
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/70. Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2656 (XXV) of 7 December 1970, 2728 (XXV) of 15
December 1970, 2791 (XXVI) of 6 December
1971, 53/47 of 3 December 1998 and the previous resolutions on this
question,
Recalling also its decision 36/462 of 16 March 1982, by which it took note
of the special report of the Working Group on the
Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East, 18/
Having considered the report of the Working Group, 19/
Taking into account the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East covering the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June
1999, 20/
Deeply concerned about the continuing critical financial situation of the
Agency, which has affected and affects the continuation
of the provision of necessary Agency services to Palestine refugees,
including the emergency-related programmes,
Emphasizing the continuing need for extraordinary efforts in order to
maintain, at least at the current minimum level, the
activities of the Agency, as well as to enable the Agency to carry out
essential construction,
1. Commends the Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East for its efforts to assist in ensuring the financial security
of the Agency;
2. Takes note with approval of the report of the Working Group; 19/
3. Requests the Working Group to continue its efforts, in cooperation with
the Secretary-General and the
Commissioner-General, to find a solution to the financial situation of the
Agency;
4. Welcomes the new, unified budget structure for the biennium 2000-2001,
which can contribute significantly to improved
budgetary transparency of the Agency;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary services and
assistance to the Working Group for the conduct of its
work.
 
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Adopted without a vote
54/71. Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent
hostilities
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967 and 2341 B (XXII) of 19
December 1967 and all subsequent related
resolutions,
Recalling also Security Council resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967 and
259 (1968) of 27 September 1968,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in pursuance of
its resolution 53/48 of 3 December 1998, 21/
Taking note also of the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East covering the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June
1999, 22/
Concerned about the continuing human suffering resulting from the June 1967
and subsequent hostilities,
Taking note of the relevant provisions of the Declaration of Principles on
Interim Self-Government Arrangements, signed in
Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993 by the Government of the State of
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization,23/
with regard to the modalities for the admission of persons displaced in
1967, and concerned that the process agreed upon has not
yet been effected,
1. Reaffirms the right of all persons displaced as a result of the June 1967
and subsequent hostilities to return to their homes or
former places of residence in the territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
2. Expresses the hope for an accelerated return of displaced persons through
the mechanism agreed upon by the parties in article
XII of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements; 23/
3. Endorses, in the meanwhile, the efforts of the Commissioner-General of
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East to continue to provide humanitarian
assistance, as far as practicable, on an emergency basis,
and as a temporary measure, to persons in the area who are currently
displaced and in serious need of continued assistance as a
result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities;
4. Strongly appeals to all Governments and to organizations and individuals
to contribute generously to the Agency and to the
other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned for the
above-mentioned purposes;
5. Requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the
Commissioner-General, to report to the General Assembly before
its fifty-fifth session on the progress made with regard to the
implementation of the present resolution.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/71: 154-2-2
In Favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic
of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of).
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru,
Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/72. Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher
education, including vocational training, for
Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 212 (III) of 19 November 1948 on assistance to
Palestine refugees,
Recalling also its resolutions 35/13 B of 3 November 1980, 36/146 H of 16
December 1981, 37/120 D of 16 December 1982,
38/83 D of 15 December 1983, 39/99 D of 14 December 1984, 40/165 D of 16
December 1985, 41/69 D of 3 December 1986,
42/69 D of 2 December 1987, 43/57 D of 6 December 1988, 44/47 D of 8
December 1989, 45/73 D of 11 December 1990, 46/46
D of 9 December 1991, 47/69 D of 14 December 1992, 48/40 D of 10 December
1993, 49/35 D of 9 December 1994, 50/28 D of
6 December 1995, 51/127 of 13 December 1996, 52/60 of 10 December 1997 and
53/49 of 3 December 1998,
Cognizant of the fact that the Palestine refugees have, for the last five
decades, lost their homes, lands and means of livelihood,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 24/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East covering the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June
1999, 25/
1. Urges all States to respond to the appeal in its resolution 32/90 F of 13
December 1977 and reiterated in subsequent relevant
resolutions in a manner commensurate with the needs of Palestine refugees
for higher education, including vocational training;
2. Strongly appeals to all States, specialized agencies and non-governmental
organizations to augment the special allocations for
grants and scholarships to Palestine refugees, in addition to their
contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East;
3. Expresses its appreciation to all Governments, specialized agencies and
non-governmental organizations that responded
favourably to its resolutions on this question;
4. Invites the relevant specialized agencies and other organizations of the
United Nations system to continue, within their
respective spheres of competence, to extend assistance for higher education
to Palestine refugee students;
5. Appeals to all States, specialized agencies and the United Nations
University to contribute generously to the Palestinian
universities in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967,
including, in due course, the proposed University of
Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees;
6. Appeals to all States, specialized agencies and other international
bodies to contribute towards the establishment of vocational
training centres for Palestine refugees;
7. Requests the Agency to act as the recipient and trustee for the special
allocations for grants and scholarships and to award
them to qualified Palestine refugee candidates;
8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/72: 158-0-1
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa
Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia,
Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of),
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United
States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: None.
Abstain: Israel
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/73. Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 212 (III) of 19
November 1948, 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 and all
subsequent related resolutions,
Recalling also the relevant Security Council resolutions,
Having considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East covering the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June
1999, 26/
Taking note of the letter dated 30 September 1999 from the Chairperson of
the Advisory Commission of the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East addressed to
the Commissioner-General, contained in the
report of the Commissioner-General, 27/
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General submitted in
pursuance of its resolutions 48/40 E, 28/ 48/40 H 29/ and
48/40 J 30/ of 10 December 1993 and 49/35 C 31/ of 9 December 1994,
Recalling Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations and
the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities
of the United Nations, Resolution 22 A (I).
Affirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
August 1949, 32/ to the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including
Jerusalem,
Aware of the fact that Palestine refugees have, for over five decades, lost
their homes, lands and means of livelihood,
Also aware of the continuing needs of Palestine refugees throughout the
Occupied Palestinian Territory and in the other fields
of operation, namely, in Lebanon, Jordan and the Syrian Arab Republic,
Further aware of the valuable work done by the refugee affairs officers of
the Agency in providing protection to the Palestinian
people, in particular Palestine refugees,
Deeply concerned about the continuing critical financial situation of the
Agency and its effect on the continuity of provision of
necessary Agency services to the Palestine refugees, including the
emergency-related programmes,
Aware of the work of the new Peace Implementation Programme of the Agency,
Recalling the signing in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993 of the
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, 33/ and 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, 34/ as well as the signing of the
Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on 4 September 1999,
Taking note of the agreement reached on 24 June 1994, embodied in an
exchange of letters between the Agency and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, 35/
Aware of the establishment of a working relationship between the Advisory
Commission of the Agency and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in accordance with General Assembly decision 48/417
of 10 December 1993,
1. Expresses its appreciation to the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East, as well as to all the staff of the Agency, for
their tireless efforts and valuable work;
2. Also expresses its appreciation to the Advisory Commission of the Agency,
and requests it to continue its efforts and to
keep the General Assembly informed of its activities, including the full
implementation of decision 48/417;
3. Welcomes the completion of the transfer of the headquarters of the Agency
to Gaza and the signing of the Headquarters
Agreement between the Agency and the Palestinian Authority;
4. Acknowledges the support of the host Governments and the Palestine
Liberation Organization for the Agency in the
discharge of its duties;
5. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to accept the de jure
applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 32/ and to
abide scrupulously by its provisions;
6. Also calls upon Israel to abide by Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the
Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the
Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations 31/ with regard to the
safety of the personnel of the Agency, the protection of
its institutions and the safeguarding of the security of the facilities of
the Agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem;
7. Calls once again upon the Government of Israel to compensate the Agency
for damages to its property and facilities
resulting from actions by the Israeli side;
8. Requests the Commissioner-General to proceed with the issuance of
identification cards for Palestine refugees and their
descendants in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
9. Notes that the new context created by 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 33/ and subsequent implementation
agreements has had major consequences for the activities of the Agency,
which is henceforth called upon, in close cooperation
with 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, the specialized agencies and the World
Bank, to continue to contribute towards the development of economic and
social stability in the occupied territory;
10. Notes also that the functioning of the Agency remains essential in all
fields of operation;
11. Notes further the significant success of the Peace Implementation
Programme of the Agency;
12. Expresses concern about the remaining austerity measures due to the
financial crisis, which have affected the quality and
level of some of the services of the Agency;
13. Reiterates its request to the Commissioner-General to consider the
possibility of modernizing the archives of the Agency;
14. Urges all States, specialized agencies and non-governmental
organizations to continue and to increase their contributions to
the Agency so as to ease current financial constraints and to support the
Agency in maintaining the provision of the most basic
and effective assistance to the Palestine refugees.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/73: 154-2-1
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa
Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Micronesia (Federated States of).
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi,
Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/74. Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 36/146 C of 16
December 1981 and all its subsequent resolutions on
the question,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General in pursuance of
resolution 53/51 of 3 December 1998, 36/
Taking note also of the report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission
for Palestine for the period from 1 September
1998 to 31 August 1999 37/
Recalling that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 38/ and the
principles of international law uphold the principle that
no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her property,
Recalling in particular its resolution 394 (V) of 14 December 1950, in which
it directed the Conciliation Commission, in
consultation with the parties concerned, to prescribe measures for the
protection of the rights, property and interests of the
Palestine Arab refugees,
Taking note of the completion of the programme of identification and
evaluation of Arab property, as announced by the
Conciliation Commission in its twenty-second progress report, 39/ and of the
fact that the Land Office had a schedule of Arab
owners and file of documents defining the location, area and other
particulars of Arab property,
Recalling that, in the framework of the Middle East peace process, the
Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government
of Israel agreed, in the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements of 13 September 1993, 40/ to
commence negotiations on permanent status issues, including the important
issue of the refugees,
1. Reaffirms that the Palestine Arab refugees are entitled to their property
and to the income derived therefrom, in conformity
with the principles of justice and equity;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate steps, in
consultation with the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine, for the protection of Arab property, assets and
property rights in Israel, expresses its appreciation
for the work done to preserve and modernize the existing records of the
Commission, and requests the Secretary-General to
complete this task;
3. Calls once more upon Israel to render all facilities and assistance to
the Secretary-General in the implementation of the
present resolution;
4. Calls upon all the parties concerned to provide the Secretary-General
with any pertinent information in their possession
concerning Arab property, assets and property rights in Israel that would
assist him in the implementation of the present
resolution;
5. Urges the Palestinian and Israeli sides, as agreed between them, to deal
with the important issue of Palestine refugees'
properties and their revenues in the framework of the final status
negotiations of the Middle East peace process;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/74: 154-2-2
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa
Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of).
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru,
Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/75. University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/146 G of 16 December 1981, 37/120 C of 16
December 1982, 38/83 K of 15 December 1983, 39/99
K of 14 December 1984, 40/165 D and K of 16 December 1985, 41/69 K of 3
December 1986, 42/69 K of 2 December 1987,
43/57 J of 6 December 1988, 44/47 J of 8 December 1989, 45/73 J of 11
December 1990, 46/46 J of 9 December 1991, 47/69 J of
14 December 1992, 48/40 I of 10 December 1993, 49/35 G of 9 December 1994,
50/28 G of 6 December 1995, 51/130 of 13
December 1996, 52/63 of 10 December 1997 and 53/52 of 3 December 1998,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 41/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East covering the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June
1999, 42/
1. Emphasizes the need for strengthening the educational system in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 5 June
1967, including Jerusalem, and specifically the need for the establishment
of the proposed university;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary measures
for establishing the University of Jerusalem
"Al-Quds", in accordance with General Assembly resolution 35/13 B of 3
November 1980, giving due consideration to the
recommendations consistent with the provisions of that resolution;
3. Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cooperate in the
implementation of the present resolution and to
remove the hindrances that it has put in the way of establishing the
University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds";
4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the progress made in the
implementation of the present resolution.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/75: 155-2-1
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic
of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,
Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Micronesia (Federated States of).
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Costa Rica, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Uzbekistan.
                     Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli
Practices 
                        Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People
                            and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories
54/76. Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices
Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian
People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories
The General Assembly,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Guided also by the principles of international humanitarian law, in
particular the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection
of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 43/ as well as
international standards of human rights, in particular the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 44/ and the International Covenants on
Human Rights, 45/
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolution 2443 (XXIII) of 19
December 1968, and relevant resolutions of the
Commission on Human Rights,
Recalling also relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
Aware of the lasting impact of the uprising (intifada) of the Palestinian
people,
Convinced that occupation itself represents a gross violation of human
rights,
Having considered the reports of the Special Committee to Investigate
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the
Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories 46/ and the
relevant reports of the Secretary-General, 47/
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 in Washington, D.C., on
13 September 1993, 48/ 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, 49/ and the recent signing of the
Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on 4 September 1999,
Expressing the hope that, with the progress of the peace process, the
Israeli occupation will be brought to an end and therefore
violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people will cease,
1. Commends the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting
the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and
Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories for its efforts in performing the
tasks assigned to it by the General Assembly and for its
impartiality;
2. Demands that Israel cooperate with the Special Committee in implementing
its mandate;
3. Deplores those policies and practices of Israel which violate the human
rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of
the occupied territories, as reflected in the reports of the Special
Committee covering the reporting period; 46/
4. Expresses concern about the situation in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, as a result of Israeli
practices and measures;
5. Requests the Special Committee, pending complete termination of the
Israeli occupation, to continue to investigate Israeli
policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel
since 1967, especially Israeli lack of compliance with the provisions of the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 43/ to consult, as
appropriate, with the International Committee of the Red
Cross according to its regulations in order to ensure that the welfare and
human rights of the peoples of the occupied territories
are safeguarded, and to report to the Secretary-General as soon as possible
and whenever the need arises thereafter;
6. Also requests the Special Committee to submit regularly to the
Secretary-General periodic reports on the current situation in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem;
7. Further requests the Special Committee to continue to investigate the
treatment of prisoners in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by
Israel since 1967;
8. Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To provide the Special Committee with all necessary facilities,
including those required for its visits to the occupied
territories, so that it may investigate the Israeli policies and practices
referred to in the present resolution;
(b) To continue to make available such additional staff as may be necessary
to assist the Special Committee in the performance
of its tasks;
(c) To circulate regularly to Member States the periodic reports mentioned
in paragraph 6 above;
(d) To ensure the widest circulation of the reports of the Special Committee
and of information regarding its activities and
findings, by all means available, through the Department of Public
Information of the Secretariat and, where necessary, to reprint
those reports of the Special Committee that are no longer available;
(e) To report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the
tasks entrusted to him in the present resolution;
9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session
the item entitled"Report of the Special Committee to
Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian
People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories".
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/76: 84-2-67
In favour: Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt,
Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti,
India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria,
Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Lucia,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United
Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia,
Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Equatorial
Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic
of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania,
Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain,
Swaziland, Sweden, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Ukraine,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Costa Rica, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi,
Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/77. Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and
the other occupied Arab territories
The General Assembly,
Recalling its relevant resolutions,
Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
Having considered the reports of the Special Committee to Investigate
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the
Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories 49/ and the
relevant reports of the Secretary-General, 50/
Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from
the Charter of the United Nations and other
instruments and rules of international law is among the basic purposes and
principles of the United Nations,
Noting the convening of the meeting of experts of the high contracting
parties to the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 51/ in
Geneva from 27 to 29 October 1998, at the initiative of
the Government of Switzerland in its capacity as the depositary of the
Convention, concerning general problems of application
of the Convention in general and, in particular, in occupied territories,
Noting also the convening on 15 July 1999 for the first time of a Conference
of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva
Convention, as recommended by the General Assembly in its resolution ES-10/6
of 9 February 1999, on measures to enforce the
Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and
to ensure respect thereof in accordance with article 1
common to the four Geneva Conventions, 52/ and aware of the statement
adopted by the Conference,
Stressing that Israel, the occupying Power, should comply strictly with its
obligations under international law,
1. Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 51/
is applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
2. Demands that Israel accept the de jure applicability of the Convention in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and
that it comply scrupulously with the provisions of the
Convention;
3. Calls upon all States parties to the Convention, in accordance with
article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions, 52/ to
exert all efforts in order to ensure respect for its provisions by Israel,
the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by
Israel since 1967;
4. Reiterates the need for speedy implementation of the recommendations
contained in its resolutions ES-10/3 of 15 July 1997,
ES-10/4 of 13 November 1997, ES-10/5 of 17 March 1998 and ES-10/6 of 9
February 1999 with regard to ensuring respect by
Israel, the occupying Power, for the provisions of the Convention;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/77: 154-2-1
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic
of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,
Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Micronesia (Federated States of).
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Costa Rica, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru, Palau, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/78. Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan
The General Assembly,
Guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and affirming
the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory
by force,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its tenth
emergency special session, as well as relevant Security
Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967,
446 (1979) of 22 March 1979, 465 (1980) of 1
March 1980 and 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,
Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
August 1949, 53/ to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
and to the occupied Syrian Golan,
Aware of the Middle East peace process started at Madrid and the agreements
reached between the parties, in particular the
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 13
September 1993 54/ and the Israeli-Palestinian Interim
Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of 28 September 1995, 55/
Expressing grave concern about the continuation by Israel of settlement
activities, including the ongoing construction of the
new settlement at Jebel Abu-Ghneim, in violation of international
humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions and the
agreements reached between the parties,
Taking into consideration the detrimental impact of Israeli settlement
policies, decisions and activities on the Middle East peace
process,
Gravely concerned in particular about the dangerous situation resulting from
actions taken by the illegal armed Israeli settlers in
the occupied territory, as illustrated by the massacre of Palestinian
worshippers by an illegal Israeli settler at Al-Khalil on 25
February 1994,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 56/
1. Reaffirms that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory,
including Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan are illegal
and an obstacle to peace and economic and social development;
2. Calls upon Israel to accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons
in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 53/ to the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian
Golan and to abide scrupulously by the provisions of the Convention, in
particular article 49;
3. Demands complete cessation of the construction of the new settlement at
Jebel Abu-Ghneim and of all Israeli settlement
activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and
in the occupied Syrian Golan;
4. Stresses the need for full implementation of Security Council resolution
904 (1994) of 18 March 1994, in which, among other
things, the Council called upon Israel, the occupying Power, to continue to
take and implement measures, including confiscation
of arms, with the aim of preventing illegal acts of violence by Israeli
settlers, and called for measures to be taken to guarantee the
safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians in the occupied
territory;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
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6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/78: 149-3-3
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syrian Arab
Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America.
Abstain: Marshall Islands, Swaziland, Uruguay.
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican
Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi,
Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Seychelles, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/79. Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian
people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including Jerusalem
The General Assembly,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its tenth
emergency special session, and the resolutions of the
Commission on Human Rights,
Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, the most
recent of which are resolutions 904 (1994) of 18
March 1994 and 1073 (1996) of 28 September 1996,
Having considered the reports of the Special Committee to Investigate
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the
Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories 57/ and the
reports of the Secretary-General, 58/
Aware of the responsibility of the international community to promote human
rights and ensure respect for international law,
Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of
territory by force,
Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
August 1949, 59/ to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since
1967,
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 in Washington, D.C., on
13 September 1993, 60/ 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, 61/ and the signing of the Sharm
el-Sheikh Memorandum on 4 September 1999,
Noting the withdrawal of the Israeli army, which took place in the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area, and the subsequent Israeli
redeployments in accordance with the agreements reached between the parties,
Concerned about the continuing violation of the human rights of the
Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power,
including the use of collective punishment, closure of areas, annexation and
establishment of settlements and the continuing
actions by it designed to change the legal status, geographical nature and
demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem,
Convinced of the positive impact of a temporary international or foreign
presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the
safety and protection of the Palestinian people,
Expressing its appreciation to the countries that participated in the
Temporary International Presence in Hebron for their
positive contribution,
Convinced of the need for the full implementation of Security Council
resolutions 904 (1994) and 1073 (1996),
1. Determines that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying
Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including Jerusalem, in violation of the relevant provisions of the Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian
Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 59/ and contrary to the relevant
resolutions of the Security Council, are illegal and
have no validity and that such measures should cease immediately;
2. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions
which violate the human rights of the Palestinian
people;
3. Stresses the need to preserve the territorial integrity of all the
Occupied Palestinian Territory and to guarantee the freedom of
movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory, including
the removal of restrictions on movement into and from
East Jerusalem, and the freedom of movement to and from the outside world;
4. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to accelerate the release of all
remaining Palestinians arbitrarily detained or
imprisoned, in line with agreements reached;
5. Calls for complete respect by Israel, the occupying Power, of all
fundamental freedoms of the Palestinian people;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
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6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/79: 150-2-3
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syrian Arab
Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Swaziland.
Absent: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican
Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi,
Nauru, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Seychelles, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
54/80. The occupied Syrian Golan
The General Assembly,
Having considered the reports of the Special Committee to Investigate
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the
Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, 62/
Deeply concerned that the Syrian Golan occupied since 1967 has been under
continued Israeli military occupation,
Recalling Security Council resolution 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,
Recalling also its previous relevant resolutions, the last of which was
resolution 53/57 of 3 December 1998,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General submitted in pursuance
of resolution 53/57, 63/
Recalling its previous relevant resolutions in which, inter alia, it called
upon Israel to put an end to its occupation of the Arab
territories,
Reaffirming once more the illegality of the decision of 14 December 1981
taken by Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and
administration on the occupied Syrian Golan, which has resulted in the
effective annexation of that territory,
Reaffirming that the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible under
international law, including the Charter of the United
Nations,
Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
August 1949, 64/ to the occupied Syrian Golan,
Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967,
Welcoming the convening at Madrid of the Peace Conference on the Middle East
on the basis of Security Council resolutions
242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 aimed at
the realization of a just, comprehensive and
lasting peace, and expressing grave concern about the stalling of the peace
process on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks,
1. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply with the relevant
resolutions on the occupied Syrian Golan, in particular
Security Council resolution 497 (1981), in which the Council, inter alia,
decided that the Israeli decision to impose its laws,
jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan was null and
void and without international legal effect, and
demanded that Israel, the occupying Power, rescind forthwith its decision;
2. Also calls upon Israel to desist from changing the physical character,
demographic composition, institutional structure and
legal status of the occupied Syrian Golan and in particular to desist from
the establishment of settlements;
3. Determines that all legislative and administrative measures and actions
taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power,
that purport to alter the character and legal status of the occupied Syrian
Golan are null and void, constitute a flagrant violation
of international law and of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection
of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August
1949, 64/ and have no legal effect;
4. Calls upon Israel to desist from imposing Israeli citizenship and Israeli
identity cards on the Syrian citizens in the occupied
Syrian Golan, and to desist from its repressive measures against the
population of the occupied Syrian Golan;
5. Deplores the violations by Israel of the Geneva Convention relative to
the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of
12 August 1949;
6. Calls once again upon Member States not to recognize any of the
legislative or administrative measures and actions referred
to above;
7. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the
present resolution.
 
71st plenary meeting
 
6 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/80: 150-1-5
In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syrian Arab
Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel.
Abstain: Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Swaziland,
United States of America, Uruguay.
Absent: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Nauru,
Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles,
Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
                   Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief
                  Assistance of the United Nations, including special
economic assistance
54/116. Assistance to the Palestinian people
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 53/89 of 7 December 1998,
Recalling also previous resolutions on the question,
Welcoming the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements of 1993 between the
Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization,
the representative of the Palestinian people, 65/ as
well as the signing of the subsequent implementation agreements, including
the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip of 1995, 66/ and the recent signing of the Sharm el-Sheikh
Memorandum on 4 September 1999,
Gravely concerned about the difficult economic and employment conditions
facing the Palestinian people throughout the
occupied territory,
Conscious of the urgent need for improvement in the economic and social
infrastructure of the occupied territory and the living
conditions of the Palestinian people,
Aware that development is difficult under occupation and best promoted in
circumstances of peace and stability,
Noting the great economic and social challenges facing the Palestinian
people and their leadership,
Conscious of the urgent necessity for international assistance to the
Palestinian people, taking into account the Palestinian
priorities,
Noting the convening of the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the
Palestinian People, entitled "Facing the challenges of
the year 2000: promoting Palestinian national development", 67/ held at
Cairo on 27 and 28 April 1998,
Stressing the need for the full engagement of the United Nations in the
process of building Palestinian institutions and in
providing broad assistance to the Palestinian people, including assistance
in the fields of elections, police training and public
administration,
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,
Welcoming the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace,
convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993, and
the establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee and the work being done by
the World Bank as its secretariat, as well as the
establishment of the Consultative Group,
Welcoming also the work of the Joint Liaison Committee, which provides a
forum in which economic policy and practical
matters related to donor assistance are discussed with the Palestinian
Authority,
Welcoming further the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace
and Development, held in Washington, D.C., on
30 November 1998, and expressing appreciation for the pledges of the
international donor community,
Welcoming the meeting of the Consultative Group at Frankfurt, Germany, on 4
and 5 February 1999, in particular the pledges
of the international donor community and the presentation of the Palestinian
Development Plan for the years 1999-2003,
Welcoming also the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee held at Tokyo on
14 and 15 October 1999, the signing of the
updated Tripartite Action Plan, and the proposal to hold the next meeting at
Lisbon,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 68/
1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 68/
2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his rapid
response and efforts regarding assistance to the Palestinian
people;
3. Expresses its appreciation to the Member States, United Nations bodies
and intergovernmental, regional and
non-governmental organizations that have provided and continue to provide
assistance to the Palestinian people;
4. Stresses the importance of the work 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 of
the steps taken under the auspices of the Secretary-General to ensure the
achievement of a coordinated mechanism for United
Nations activities throughout the occupied territories;
5. Urges Member States, international financial institutions of the United
Nations system, intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations and regional and interregional organizations
to extend, as rapidly and as generously as possible,
economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people in close
cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and
through official Palestinian institutions;
6. Calls upon relevant organizations and agencies of the United Nations
system to intensify their assistance in response to the
urgent needs of the Palestinian people in accordance with Palestinian
priorities set forth by the Palestinian Authority, with
emphasis on national execution and capacity-building;
7. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian
products on the most favourable terms, consistent with
appropriate trading rules, and to implement fully existing trade and
cooperation agreements;
8. Calls upon the international donor community to expedite the delivery of
pledged assistance to the Palestinian people to
meet their urgent needs;
9. Suggests the convening in 2000 of a United Nations-sponsored seminar on
the Palestinian economy;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General
Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, through the Economic
and Social Council, on the implementation of the present resolution,
containing:
(a) An assessment of the assistance actually received by the Palestinian
people;
(b) An assessment of the needs still unmet and specific proposals for
responding effectively to them;
11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session,
under the item entitled "Strengthening of the
coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United
Nations, including special economic assistance", the
sub-item entitled "Assistance to the Palestinian people".
 
80th plenary meeting
 
15 December 1999
Adopted without a vote
                               Right of peoples to self-determination
54/152. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and
self-determination of peoples, is among the purposes and principles of the
United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights, 69/ the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, 70/ the Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 71/ and the
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 72/
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the United Nations, 73/
Expressing hope for rapid progress in the peace process and the achievement
of a final settlement between the Palestinian and
Israeli sides by the agreed time of September 2000,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within
secure and internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the option of a State;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising
their right to self-determination, which is not subject to
any veto, in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and the organizations of
the United Nations system to continue to support and
assist the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination.
 
83rd plenary meeting
 
17 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/152: 156-2-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States of America.
Abstain: Georgia.
Absent: Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia, Guatemala,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Madagascar, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Tonga, Turkmenistan.
                Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the
occupied Palestinian
                    Territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab
population in the
                         Occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources
54/230. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural
resources
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 53/196 of 15 December 1998 and taking note of
Economic and Social Council resolution 1999/53 of 29
July 1999,
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 the 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,
Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
August 1949, 74/ to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since
1967,
Expressing its concern at the exploitation by Israel, the occupying Power,
of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by
Israel since 1967,
Aware of the additional, detrimental economic and social impact of the
Israeli settlements on Palestinian and other Arab natural
resources, especially the confiscation of land and the forced diversion of
water resources,
Expressing the hope that the Middle East peace process, which started at
Madrid on 30 October 1991, on the basis of Security
Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October
1973 and 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and the
principle of land for peace, will reach a final settlement within the agreed
time-frame, and that final settlement will be reached on
all tracks,
1. Takes note of the report transmitted by the Secretary-General; 75/
2. Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the
population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural
resources, including land and water;
3. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, not to exploit, to cause loss or
depletion of or to endanger the natural resources in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and in the occupied
Syrian Golan;
4. Recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to claim restitution as a
result of any exploitation, loss or depletion of, or
danger to, their natural resources, 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;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to it at its fifty-fifth session
on the implementation of the present resolution, and
decides to include in the agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item
entitled "Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab
population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural
resources".
 
87th plenary meeting
 
22 December 1999
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 54/230: 145-3-6
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador,
Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland,
France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United
Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, United States of America.
Abstain: Australia, Cameroon, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Zambia.
Absent: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Guatemala,
Honduras, Kiribati, Malawi, Micronesia (Federated States
of), Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga,
Turkmenistan.


Visto tutto. Peccato che basti una sola nazione per bloccare qualsiasi voto
e risoluzione DEMOCRATICAMENTE votata da un'ampia maggioranza.
E non sto parlando delle Isole Marshall (??).
VICE SEGRETERIA MFL


Peccato vero, non poter vedere un altro massacro di ebrei?
Saluti
Veniero