Resolution 44/47
(December 8, 1989)
A
Assistance to Palestine
refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 43/57 A of 6 December
1988 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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
1. Notes with deep regret that repatriation or
compensation of the refugees as provided for in paragraph 11 of General
Assembly resolution 194 (III) has not been effected, that no substantial
progress has been made in the programme endorsed by the Assembly in
paragraph 2 of its resolution 513 (VI) of 26 January 1952 for the
reintegration of refugees either by repatriation or resettlement and that,
therefore, the situation of the refugees continues to be a matter of
serious concern;
2. 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 private
organizations for their valuable work in assisting the refugees;
3. Reiterates its request that the headquarters
of the Agency should be relocated to its former site within its area of
operations as soon as practicable;
4. 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),2/ 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 1990;
5. Directs attention to the continuing
seriousness of the financial position of the Agency, as outlined in the
report of the Commissioner-General;
6. Notes with profound concern that, despite the
commendable and successful efforts of the Commissioner-General to collect
additional contributions, this increased level of income to the Agency is
still insufficient to cover essential budget requirements in the present
year and that, at currently foreseen levels of giving, deficits will recur
each year;
7. Calls upon all Governments, as a matter of
urgency, to make the most generous efforts possible to meet the anticipated
needs of the Agency, particularly in the light of the budgetary deficit
projected in the report of the Commissioner-General, and therefore urges
non-contributing Governments to contribute regularly and contributing
Governments to consider increasing their regular contributions;
8. Decides to extend the mandate of the Agency
until 30 June 1993, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 11 of
General Assembly resolution 194 (III).
B
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, 2964 (XXVII) of 13 December 1972, 3090 (XXVIII) of 7 December 1973,
3330 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, 3419 D (XXX) of 8 December 1975, 31/15 C
of 23 November 1976, 32/90 D of 13 December 1977, 33/112 D of 18 December
1978, 34/52 D of 23 November 1979, 35/13 D of 3 November 1980, 36/146 E of
16 December 1981, 37/120 A of 16 December 1982, 38/83 B of 15 December
1983, 39/99 B of 14 December 1984, 40/165 B of 16 December 1985, 41/69 B of
3 December 1986, 42/69 B of 2 December 1987 and 43/57 B of 6 December 1988,
Recalling also its decision 36/462 of 16 March
1982, whereby 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 3/ and adopted the recommendations
contained therein,
Having considered the report of the Working
Group,4/
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
Deeply concerned at the critical financial
situation of the Agency, which has affected and affects the continuation of
the provision of the necessary Agency services to the Palestine refugees,
including the emergency-related programmes,
Emphasizing the continuing need for extraordinary
efforts in order to maintain, at least at their present 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 Agency's financial
security;
2. Takes note with approval of the report of the
Working Group;
3. Requests the Working Group to continue its
efforts, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and the
Commissioner-General, for the financing of the Agency for a further period
of one year;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the
necessary services and assistance to the Working Group for the conduct of
its work.
C
Assistance to persons displaced as a result of the June 1967
and subsequent hostilities
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 43/57 C of 6 December
1988 and all its previous resolutions on the question,
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
Concerned about the continued human suffering
resulting from the hostilities in the Middle East,
1. Reaffirms its resolution 43/57 C and all its
previous resolutions on the question;
2. Endorses, bearing in mind the objectives of
those resolutions, 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 other persons in the area
who are at present displaced and in serious need of continued assistance as
a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities;
3. Strongly appeals to all Governments and to
organizations and individuals to contribute generously for the above
purposes to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East and to the other intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations concerned.
D
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 and
43/57 D of 6 December 1988,
Cognizant of the fact that the Palestine refugees
have, for the last four decades, lost their homes, lands and means of
livelihood,
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General,5/
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
1. Urges all States to respond to the appeal
contained in General Assembly 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 General Assembly resolutions 41/69 D, 42/69 D and 43/57 D;
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. Also 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 forty-fifth session on the implementation of
the present resolution.
E
Palestine refugees in the Palestinian territory
occupied by Israel since 1967
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolution 237 (1967)
of 14 June 1967,
Recalling also its resolutions 2792 C (XXVI) of 6
December 1971, 2963 C (XXVII) of 13 December 1972, 3089 C (XXVIII) of 7
December 1973, 3331 D (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, 3419 C (XXX) of 8
December 1975, 31/15 E of 23 November 1976, 32/90 C of 13 December 1977,
33/112 E of 18 December 1978, 34/52 F of 23 November 1979, 35/13 F of 3
November 1980, 36/146 A of 16 December 1981, 37/120 E and I of 16 December
1982, 38/83 E and J of 15 December 1983, 39/99 E and J of 14 December 1984,
40/165 E and J of 16 December 1985, 41/69 E and J of 3 December 1986, 42/69
E and J of 2 December 1987 and 43/57 E of 6 December 1988,
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 1988
to 30 June 1989 1/ and the report of the Secretary-General,6/
Recalling the provisions of paragraph 11 of its
resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, and considering that measures to
resettle Palestine refugees in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
since 1967 away from their homes and property from which they were
displaced constitute a violation of their inalienable right of return,
Alarmed by the reports received from the
Commissioner-General that the Israeli occupying authorities, in
contravention of Israel's obligation under international law, persist in
their policy of demolishing shelters occupied by refugee families,
1. Strongly reiterates its demand that Israel
desist from the removal and resettlement of Palestine refugees in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 and from the
destruction of their shelters;
2. Requests the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East to address the acute situation of the Palestine refugees in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 and accordingly to
extend all the services of the Agency to those refugees;
3. Requests the Secretary-General, in
co-operation with the Commissioner- General, to resume issuing
identification cards to all Palestine refugees and their descendants in the
occupied Palestinian territory, irrespective of whether or not they are
recipients of rations and services of the Agency;
4. Requests the Secretary-General, after
consulting with the Commissioner- General, to report to the General
Assembly, before the opening of its forty-fifth session, on the
implementation of the present resolution and in particular on Israel's
compliance with paragraph 1 above.
F
Resumption of the ration distribution to Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/146 F of 16 December
1981, 37/120 F of 16 December 1982, 38/83 F of 15 December 1983, 39/99 F of
14 December 1984, 40/165 F of 16 December 1985, 41/69 F of 3 December 1986,
42/69 F of 2 December 1987, 43/57 F of 6 December 1988 and all its previous
resolutions on the question, including resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December
1949,
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/ and the report of the Secretary-General,7/
Deeply concerned at the interruption by the
Agency, owing to financial difficulties, of the general ration distribution
to Palestine refugees in all fields,
1. Regrets that its resolutions 37/120 F, 38/83
F, 39/99 F, 40/165 F, 41/69 F, 42/69 F and 43/57 F have not been
implemented;
2. Calls once again upon all Governments, as a
matter of urgency, to make the most generous efforts possible and to offer
the necessary resources to meet the needs of the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, particularly in the
light of the interruption by the Agency of the general ration distribution
to Palestine refugees in all fields, and therefore urges non-contributing
Governments to contribute regularly and contributing Governments to
consider increasing their regular contributions;
3. Requests the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East to resume on a continuing basis the interrupted general ration
distribution to Palestine refugees in all fields;
4. Requests the Secretary-General, in
consultation with the Commissioner- General, to report to the General
Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the implementation of the present
resolution.
G
Return of population and refugees displaced since 1967
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolution 237 (1967)
of 14 June 1967,
Recalling also its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of 4
July 1967, 2452 A (XXIII) of 19 December 1968, 2535 B (XXIV) of 10 December
1969, 2672 D (XXV) of 8 December 1970, 2792 E (XXVI) of 6 December 1971,
2963 C and D (XXVII) of 13 December 1972, 3089 C (XXVIII) of 7 December
1973, 3331 D (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, 3419 C (XXX) of 8 December 1975,
31/15 D of 23 November 1976, 32/90 E of 13 December 1977, 33/112 F of 18
December 1978, 34/52 E of 23 November 1979, ES-7/2 of 29 July 1980, 35/13 E
of 3 November 1980, 36/146 B of 16 December 1981, 37/120 G of 16 December
1982, 38/83 G of 15 December 1983, 39/99 G of 14 December 1984, 40/165 G of
16 December 1985, 41/69 G of 3 December 1986, 42/69 G of 2 December 1987
and 43/57 G of 6 December 1988,
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/ and the report of the Secretary-General,8/
1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of all
displaced inhabitants to return to their homes or former places of
residence in the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and declares
once more that any attempt to restrict, or to attach conditions to, the
free exercise of the right to return by any displaced person is
inconsistent with that inalienable right and is inadmissible;
2. Considers any and all agreements embodying any
restriction on, or condition for, the return of the displaced inhabitants
as null and void;
3. Strongly deplores the continued refusal of the
Israeli authorities to take steps for the return of the displaced
inhabitants;
4. Calls once more upon Israel:
(a) To take immediate steps for the return of all
displaced inhabitants;
(b) To desist from all measures that obstruct the
return of the displaced inhabitants, including measures affecting the
physical and demographic structure of the occupied territories;
5. Requests the Secretary-General, after
consulting with the Commissioner- General of the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to report to the
General Assembly, before the opening of its forty-fifth session, on
Israel's compliance with paragraph 4 above.
H
Revenues derived from Palestine refugee properties
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 35/13 A to F of 3
November 1980, 36/146 C of 16 December 1981, 37/120 H of 16 December 1982,
38/83 H of 15 December 1983, 39/99 H of 14 December 1984, 40/165 H of 16
December 1985, 41/69 H of 3 December 1986, 42/69 H of 2 December 1987,
43/57 H of 6 December 1988 and all its previous resolutions on the
question, including resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948,
Taking note of the report of the
Secretary-General,9/
Taking note also of the report of the United
Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, covering the period from 1
September 1988 to 31 August 1989,2/
Recalling that the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights 10/ and the principles of international law uphold the
principle that no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her private
property,
Considering 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,
Recalling in particular its resolution 394 (V) of
14 December 1950, in which it directed the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine, 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 United
Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine in its twenty-second progress
report,11/ 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,
1. Requests the Secretary-General to take all
appropriate steps, in consultation with the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine, for the protection and administration of Arab
property, assets and property rights in Israel and to establish a fund for
the receipt of income derived therefrom, on behalf of the rightful owners;
2. Calls once more upon Israel to render all
facilities and assistance to the Secretary-General in the implementation of
the present resolution;
3. Calls upon the Governments of all the other
Member States concerned to provide the Secretary-General with any pertinent
information in their possession concerning Arab property, assets and
property rights in Israel which would assist the Secretary-General in the
implementation of the present resolution;
4. Deplores Israel's refusal to co-operate with
the Secretary-General in the implementation of the resolutions on the
question;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to
the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the implementation of
the present resolution.
I
Protection of Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolutions 508 (1982)
of 5 June 1982, 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982, 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982
and 523 (1982) of 18 October 1982,
Also recalling, in particular, recent Security
Council resolutions 605 (1987) of 22 December 1987, 607 (1988) of 5 January
1988, 608 (1988) of 14 January 1988, 636 (1989) of 6 July 1989 and 641
(1989) of 30 August 1989,
Further recalling its resolutions ES-7/5 of 26
June 1982, ES-7/6 and ES-7/8 of 19 August 1982, ES-7/9 of 24 September
1982, 37/120 J of 16 December 1982, 38/83 I of 15 December 1983, 39/99 I of
14 December 1984, 40/165 I of 16 December 1985, 41/69 I of 3 December 1986,
42/69 I of 2 December 1987, 43/21 of 3 November 1988 and 43/57 I of 6
December 1988,
Taking note of the report of the
Secretary-General of 21 January 1988,12/ submitted in accordance
with Security Council resolution 605 (1987),
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General,13/
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
Gravely concerned and alarmed by the
deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
since 1967, including Jerusalem,
Taking into account the need to consider measures
for the impartial protection of the Palestinian civilian population under
Israeli occupation,
Referring to the humanitarian principles of the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949,14/ and to the obligations arising from the
regulations annexed to the Hague Convention IV of 1907,15/
Deeply concerned at the marked deterioration in
the security situation experienced by the Palestine refugees as stated by
the Commissioner-General in his report,1/
Deeply distressed at the suffering of the
Palestinian and Lebanese population which has resulted from continuing
Israeli acts of aggression against Lebanon and other hostile acts,
Deeply distressed also at the continuing tragic,
difficult and uncertain situation of the civilian population in and around
the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon,
Reaffirming its support for the sovereignty,
unity and territorial integrity of Lebanon, within its internationally
recognized boundaries,
1. Holds Israel responsible for the security of
the Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory, including
Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and
calls upon it to fulfil its obligations as the occupying Power in this
regard, in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War,
of 12 August 1949;
2. Calls upon all the High Contracting Parties to
the Convention to take appropriate measures to ensure respect by Israel,
the occupying Power, for the Convention in all circumstances in conformity
with their obligation under article 1 thereof;
3. Urges the Security Council to consider the
current situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, taking into
account the recommendations contained in the report of the
Secretary-General;12/
4. Urges the Secretary-General, in consultation
with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to continue his efforts in support
of the upholding of the safety and security and the legal and human rights
of the Palestine refugees in all the territories under Israeli occupation
in 1967 and thereafter;
5. Calls once again upon Israel, the occupying
Power, to release forthwith all arbitrarily detained Palestine refugees,
including the employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East;
6. Welcomes the provision by the
Commissioner-General, in consultation with the Government of Lebanon, to
provide housing to the Palestine refugees whose houses were demolished or
razed;
7. Calls once again upon Israel to compensate the
Agency for the damage to its property and facilities resulting from the
Israeli invasion of Lebanon, without prejudice to Israel's responsibility
for all damages resulting from that invasion;
8. Requests the Secretary-General, in
consultation with the Commissioner- General, to report to the General
Assembly, before the opening of its forty-fifth session, on the
implementation of the present resolution.
J
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 and 43/57 J of 6 December 1988,
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General,16/
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
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 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 co-operate 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 forty-fifth session on the progress made in the
implementation of the present resolution.
K
Protection of Palestinian students and educational institutions
and safeguarding of the security of the facilities of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East in the occupied Palestinian territory
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolution 605 (1987)
of 22 December 1987,
Recalling its resolutions 43/21 of 3 November
1988, 43/57 I of 6 December 1988 and 44/2 of 6 October 1989,
Taking note of the report of the
Secretary-General of 21 January 1988,12/ submitted in accordance
with Security Council resolution 605 (1987),
Having considered the statement of the
Secretary-General of 19 October 1989 on the incidents in which Israeli
soldiers broke into the premises of installations of the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in the
occupied Palestinian territory,
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 1988
to 30 June 1989,1/
Taking note, in particular, of paragraph 104 of
that report, in which it is stated that, in the occupied Gaza Strip
"between September 1988 and June 1989, two students were killed inside
Agency schools, 376 were injured by live rounds and rubber bullets and 76
were detained. Outside the schools, 11 were killed, 3,655 injured and 657
detained",
Gravely concerned and alarmed by the
deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
since 1967, including Jerusalem,
1. Condemns the repeated Israeli raids on the
premises and installations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and calls upon Israel, the
occupying Power, to refrain from such raids;
2. Also condemns, in particular, Israeli policies
and practices against Palestinian students and faculties in educational
institutions in the occupied Palestinian territory, especially the opening
of fire on defenceless students, causing many casualties;
3. Deplores the policy and practices of Israel,
the occupying Power, which have led to the prolonged closure of educational
institutions, a large number of which are operated by the Agency, and the
repeated disruption of medical services;
4. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to
open immediately all closed educational institutions and to refrain from
closing them thereafter;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to
the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the implementation of
the present resolution.
* * *
1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-fourth
Session, Supplement No. 13 and corrigendum and addendum (A/44/13
and Corr.1 and Add.1).
2/ See A/44/497, annex.
3/ A/36/866 and Corr.1; see also A/37/591.
4/ A/44/641.
5/ A/44/505.
6/ A/44/608.
7/ A/44/506.
8/ A/44/507.
9/ A/44/431.
10/ Resolution 217 A (III).
11/ Official Records of the General Assembly,
Nineteenth Session, Annex No.
11, document A/5700.
12/ S/19443.
13/ A/44/508.
14/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol.
75, No. 973.
15/ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The
Hague Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York,
Oxford University Press, 1915), p. 100.
16/ A/44/474.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 A: 134-0-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea,
Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominica*, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Federal Republic of Germany,
German Democratic Republic, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia.
Against: None.
Abstaining: Israel.
Absent: Albania, Belize, Bulgaria, Comoros,
Congo, Djibouti**, El Salvador, France**, Gabon, Gambia**, Ghana,
Guatemala**, Nicaragua**, Niger, Nigeria**, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan**, Swaziland**,
Uganda**, United Republic of Tanzania**, Zimbabwe**.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to abstain.
**Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RESOLUTIONS 44/47 B AND C WERE ADOPTED WITHOUT VOTE.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 D: 141-0-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic
Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominica*, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, German
Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: None.
Abstaining: Israel.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti**, El
Salvador, Gabon, Gambia**, Guatemala**, Nicaragua**, Niger, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan**, Swaziland**, Uganda**,
United Republic of Tanzania**.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to abstain.
**Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 E: 140-2-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic
Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, German
Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden,
Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USSR,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Dominica.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti*, El
Salvador, Gabon, Gambia*, Guatemala*, Nicaragua*, Niger, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Sudan*, Swaziland*, Uganda*, United Republic of Tanzania*.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 F: 121-20-3
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti,
Dominica*, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
Abstaining: Austria, Greece, Spain.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, El Salvador,
Gabon, Gambia**, Guatemala**, Nicaragua**, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Sudan**, Swaziland**, Uganda**, United Republic of Tanzania**.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to abstain.
**Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 G: 126-2-19
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji,
German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab
Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
Sweden, United Kingdom.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, El Salvador,
Gabon, Gambia*, Nicaragua*, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sudan*,
Swaziland*.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 H: 125-2-21
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji,
German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab
Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, El Salvador,
Gabon, Gambia*, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sudan*, Swaziland*.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 I: 146-2-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic
Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, German
Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet
Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Dominica.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, El Salvador,
Gabon, Gambia*, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Swaziland*.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 J: 147-2-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea,
Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, German Democratic
Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Dominica.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, El Salvador,
Gabon, Gambia*, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 44/47 K: 146-2-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic
Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, German
Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Dominica.
Absent: Belize, Comoros, Congo, El Salvador,
Gabon, Gambia*, Iceland, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
____________
*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour.
Sources: The United Nations |