Resolution 50/140
(December 21, 1995)
This resolution was adopted by a majority
of 145 in favor, 2 against (Israel and the United
States) with 9 abstentions. It was seen by Israel
as an attempt to influence the outcome of the
negotiations for the permanent status as agreed
upon in the Oslo II agreement.
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 its Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human
Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,
and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human
Rights on 25 June 1993,
Noting the progress made in the Middle East
peace process, in particular the mutual
recognition and the signing of the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self Government
Arrangements on 13 September 1993 in Washington,
D.C., by the Palestine Liberation Organization
and the Government of Israel, as well as the
ensuing implementation agreements, the last of
which was the interim agreement of 28 September
1995,
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;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian
people could soon be exercising their right to
self-determination in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States, specialized agencies and
organizations of the United Nations system to
continue to support the Palestinian people in
their quest for self-determination.
Sources: The United Nations |