Resolution 45/68
(December 6, 1990)
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General of 12 November 1990,1/
Having heard the statement made on 3 December
1990 by the chairman of the observer delegation of Palestine,2/
Stressing that achieving a comprehensive
settlement of the Middle East conflict, the core of which is the question
of Palestine, will constitute a significant contribution to international
peace and security,
Aware of the overwhelming support for the
convening of the International Peace Conference on the Middle East,
Noting with appreciation the endeavours of the
Secretary-General to achieve the convening of the Conference,
Preoccupied by the increasingly serious situation
in the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of persistent policies
and practices of Israel, the occupying Power, and by the continuing lack of
progress in achieving peace in the Middle East,
Aware of the ongoing uprising (intifadah)
of the Palestinian people since 9 December 1987, aimed at ending Israeli
occupation of Palestinian territory occupied since 1967,
1. Reaffirms the urgent need to achieve a just
and comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the core of
which is the question of Palestine;
2. Calls once again for the convening of the
International Peace Conference on the Middle East, under the auspices of
the United Nations, with the participation of all parties to the conflict,
including the Palestine Liberation Organization, on an equal footing, and
the five permanent members of the Security Council, based on Council
resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October
1973 and the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people,
primarily the right to self-determination;
3. Reaffirms the following principles for the
achievement of comprehensive peace:
(a) The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian
territory occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, and from the other
occupied Arab territories;
(b) Guaranteeing arrangements for security of all
States in the region, including those named in resolution 181 (II) of 29
November 1947, within secure and internationally recognized boundaries;
(c) Resolving the problem of the Palestine
refugees in conformity with General Assembly resolution 194 (III) of 11
December 1948, and subsequent relevant resolutions;
(d) Dismantling the Israeli settlements in the
territories occupied since 1967;
(e) Guaranteeing freedom of access to Holy
Places, religious buildings and sites;
4. Notes the expressed desire and endeavours to
place the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem,
under the supervision of the United Nations for a limited period, as part
of the peace process;
5. Once again invites the Security Council to
consider measures needed to convene the International Peace Conference on
the Middle East, including the establishment of a preparatory committee,
and to consider guarantees for security measures agreed upon by the
Conference for all States in the region;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his
efforts with the parties concerned, and in consultation with the Security
Council, to facilitate the convening of the Conference, and to submit
progress reports on developments in this matter.
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1/ A/45/709-S/21929.
2/ See A/45/PV.53.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 45/68: 144-2-0
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
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,
Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, 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, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: None.
Absent: Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Malawi*, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia*, Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu*.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended
to vote in favour
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