Resolution 41/43
(December 2, 1986)
A
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 of 2 December 1977, 33/28 of 7 December 1978,
34/65 A and B of 29 November 1979 and 34/65 C and D of 12 December
1979, ES-7/2 of 29 July 1980, 35/169 of 15 December 1980, 36/120 of 10
December 1981, ES-7/4 of 28 April 1982, ES-7/5 of 26 June 1982, ES-7/9
of 24 September 1982, 37/86 A of 10 December 1982, 38/58 A of 13
December 1983, 39/49 A of 11 December 1984 and 40/96 A of 12 December
1985,
Having considered the report of the
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
People,1/
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. Endorses the recommendations of the
Committee contained in paragraphs 112 to 120 of its report and draws
the attention of the Security Council to the fact that action on the
Committee's recommendations, as repeatedly endorsed by the General
Assembly at its thirty-first session and subsequently, is still
awaited;
3. Requests the Committee to continue to
keep under review the situation relating to the question of Palestine
as well as the implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Achievement of Palestinian Rights 2/ and to report and make
suggestions to the General Assembly or the Security Council, as
appropriate;
4. Authorizes the Committee to continue to
exert all efforts to promote the implementation of its
recommendations, including representation at conferences and meetings
and the sending of delegations where such activities would be
considered by it to be appropriate, and to report thereon to the
General Assembly at its forty-second session and thereafter;
5. Requests the Committee to continue to
extend its co-operation to non-governmental organizations in their
contribution towards heightening international awareness of the facts
relating to the question of Palestine and in creating a more
favourable atmosphere for the full implementation of the Committee's
recommendations, and to take the necessary steps to expand its
contacts with those organizations;
6. Requests the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine, established under General Assembly
resolution 194 (III), as well as other United Nations bodies
associated with the question of Palestine, to co-operate fully with
the Committee and to make available to it, at its request, the
relevant information and documentation which they have at their
disposal;
7. Decides 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, in accordance with
the Committee's programme of implementation;
8. Requests the Secretary-General to
continue to provide the Committee with all the necessary facilities
for the performance of its tasks.
B
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
People,1/
Taking note, in particular, of relevant
information contained in paragraphs 73 to 101 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 981, 37/86
B of 10 December 1982, 38/58 B of 13 December 1983, 39/49 B of 11
December 1984, and 40/96 B of 12 December 1985,
1. Takes note with appreciation of the
action taken by the Secretary-General in compliance with General
Assembly resolution 40/96 B;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to provide
the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat with the
necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to discharge the
tasks detailed in paragraphs 2 and 3 of General Assembly resolution
40/96 B in consultation with the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and under its guidance;
3. Also requests the Secretary-General to
ensure the continued co-operation of the Department of Public
Information and other units of the Secretariat in enabling the
Division for Palestinian Rights to perform its tasks and in covering
adequately the various aspects of the question of Palestine;
4. Invites all Governments and organizations
to lend their co-operation to the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Division for
Palestinian Rights in the performance of their tasks;
5. Takes note with appreciation of the
action taken by Member States to observe annually on 29 November the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and the
issuance by them of special postage stamps for the occasion.
C
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
People,1/
Taking note, in particular, of the
information contained in paragraphs 102 to 111 of that report,
Recalling its resolution 40/96 C of 12
December 1985,
Convinced that the world-wide 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 to self-determination and to the
establishment of an independent sovereign Palestinian State,
1. Takes note with appreciation of the
action taken by the Department of Public Information of the
Secretariat in compliance with General Assembly resolution 40/96 C,
2. Requests the Department of Public
Information, in full co-operation and co-ordination with the Committee
on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,
to continue its special information programme on the question of
Palestine for the biennium 1986-1987 and, in particular:
(a) To disseminate information on all the
activities of the United Nations system relating to the question of
Palestine;
(b) To continue to update publications on
the facts and developments pertaining to the question of Palestine;
(c) To publish brochures and booklets on the
various aspects of the question of Palestine, including Israeli
violations of the human rights of the Arab inhabitants of the occupied
territories;
(d) To expand its audio-visual material on
the question of Palestine, including the production of a new film in
1987 and special series of radio programmes and television broadcasts;
(e) To organize fact-finding news missions
to the area for journalists;
(f) To organize regional and national
encounters for journalists.
D
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 38/58 C of 13
December 1983, 39/49 D of 11 December 1984 and 40/96 D of 12 December
1985, in which it, inter alia, endorsed the call for convening the
International Peace Conference on the Middle East,
Recalling also the relevant resolutions of
the Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolutions 39/49 D and
40/96 D, in which it, inter alia, requested the
Secretary-General, in consultation with the Security Council, to
continue his efforts with a view to convening the Conference,
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General of 14 March 1986, in which he, inter alia,
stated that "the obstacles which have so far prevented the
convening of the International Peace Conference on the Middle East as
called for by the General Assembly still exist",3/ and his
report of 29 October 1986,4/
Expressing its regret that, owing to the
negative attitude of some Member States, the difficulties regarding
the convening of the Conference "have remained essentially the
same",5/ and expressing its hope that those Member States
will reconsider their attitude,
Having heard the constructive statements
made by numerous representatives, including that of the Palestine
Liberation Organization,
Emphasizing the need to bring about a just
and comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict which has
persisted for nearly four decades,
Recognizing that the persistence of the
Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East constitutes a threat to
security and stability in the region and to world peace, and therefore
directly involves the responsibility of the United Nations,
Stressing its conviction that the convening
of the Conference will constitute a major contribution by the United
Nations towards the realization of a just solution to the question of
Palestine conducive to the achievement of a comprehensive, just and
lasting solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict,
Appreciating the concern about the
exacerbating situation in the Middle East as voiced in a great many
statements during the general debate at the current session and at
previous sessions,
1. Takes note with appreciation of the
reports of the Secretary-General;
2. Determines that the question of Palestine
is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East;
3. Reaffirms once again its endorsement of
the call for convening the International Peace Conference on the
Middle East in conformity with the provisions of the resolution 38/58
C;
4. Stresses the urgent need for additional
concrete and constructive efforts by all Governments in order to
convene the Conference without further delay;
5. Endorses the call for setting up a
preparatory committee, within the framework of the Security Council,
with the participation of the permanent members of the Council, to
take the necessary action to convene the Conference;
6. Requests the Secretary-General, in
consultation with the Security Council, to continue his efforts with a
view to convening the Conference and to report thereon to the General
Assembly not later than 15 May 1987;
7. Decides to consider at its forty-second
session the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of
the present resolution.
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1/ Official Records of the General
Assembly, Forty-first Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/41/35).
2/ Report of the International Conference
on the Question of Palestine, Geneva, 29 August-7 September
1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.83.I.21), chap. I,
sect. B.
3/ See A/41/215-S/17916, para. 2.
4/ A/41/768-S/18427.
5/ Ibid., para. 31.
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