Resolution on Commission to Investigate Murder of Palestinian Workers - S/21326
(May 31, 1990)
The Security Council
Having considered the letter dated 21 May 1990 from the Permanent Representative
of Bahrain to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chairman of the
Arab Group for the month of May 1990 (S/21300),
Having listened to the statement by His Excellency President Yasser
Arafat,
Reaffirming that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, is applicable to
the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since
1967, including Jerusalem,
Graving concerned and alarmed by the deteriorating situation in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1969, including Jerusalem,
Bearing in mind that any deliberately planned act of violence in the
region is a blow to peace,
1. Establishes a Commission consisting of three members of the Security
Council, to be dispatched immediately to examine the situation relating
to the policies and practices of Israel, the occupying Power, in the
Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since
1967,
2. Requests the Commission to submit its report to the Security Council
by 20 June 1990, containing recommendations on ways and means for ensuring
the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians under Israeli
occupation;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Commission with the
necessary facilities to enable it to carry out its mission;
4. Decides to keep the situation in the occupied territories
under constant and close scrutiny and to reconvene to review the situation
in the light of the finding of the Commission.
Sources: Global Policy Forum, UN Security Council |