Resolution 52/58
(December 10, 1997)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2656 (XXV) of 7 December 1970, 2728 (XXV)
of 15 December 1970, 2791 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971, 51/125 of
13 December 1996 and the previous resolutions on this question,
Recalling also its decision 36/462 of 16 March 1982, by which 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, 1/
Having considered the report of the Working Group, 2/
Taking into account the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, 3/
Deeply concerned about the persisting critical financial situation of
the Agency, which has affected and affects the continuation of the
provision of the necessary Agency services to Palestine refugees,
including the emergency-related programmes,
Emphasizing the continuing need for extraordinary efforts in order to
maintain, at least at the current 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 financial security of the Agency;
2. Takes note with approval of the report of the Working Group; 2/
3. Requests the Working Group to continue its efforts, in cooperation
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.
69th plenary meeting
10 December 1997
Notes
1/ A/36/866 and Corr.1; see also A/37/591.
2/ A/52/578.
3/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second Session,
Supplement No. 13 and addendum (A/52/13 and Add.1).
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