Resolution 52/59
(December 10, 1997)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967 and 2341 B (XXII)
of 19 December 1967 and all subsequent related resolutions,
Recalling also Security Council resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967
and 259 (1968) of 27 September 1968,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in
pursuance of its resolution 51/126 of 13 December 1996, 1/
Taking note also of 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, 2/
Concerned about the continuing human suffering resulting from the
June 1967 and subsequent hostilities,
Taking note of the relevant provisions of the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, signed in Washington,
D.C., on 13 September 1993 by the Government of the State of Israel and
the Palestine Liberation Organization, 3/ with regard to the modalities
for the admission of persons displaced in 1967, and concerned that the
process agreed upon has not yet been effected,
1. Reaffirms the right of all persons displaced as a result of the
June 1967 and subsequent hostilities to return to their homes or former
places of residence in the territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
2. Expresses the hope for an accelerated return of displaced persons
through the mechanism agreed upon by the parties in article XII of the
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements; 3/
3. Endorses, in the meanwhile, 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
persons in the area who are currently displaced and in serious need of
continued assistance as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent
hostilities;
4. Strongly appeals to all Governments and to organizations and
individuals to contribute generously to the Agency and to the other
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned for the
above purposes;
5. Requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the
Commissioner-General, to report to the General Assembly before its fifty-
third session on the progress made with regard to the implementation of
the present resolution.
69th plenary meeting
10 December 1997
Notes
1/ A/52/423.
2/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second Session,
Supplement No. 13 and addendum (A/52/13 and Add.1).
3/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex; see Official Records of the Security Council,
Forty-eighth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1993,
document S/26560.
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