Resolution 56/61
(December 10, 2001)
The General Assembly,
Guided by the principles of the Charter of the
United Nations, and affirming the inadmissibility of the acquisition
of territory by force,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including
those adopted at its tenth emergency special session, as well as relevant
Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980 and 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,
Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949, 1to the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian
Golan,
Aware of the Middle East peace process started
at Madrid and the agreements reached between the parties, in particular
the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements of 13 September 1993,2 and the subsequent implementation agreements,
Expressing grave concern about the continuation
by Israel of settlement activities,
including the ongoing construction of the settlement in Jabal Abu-Ghneim
and in Ras Al-Amud in and around Occupied East Jerusalem, in violation
of international humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions
and the agreements reached between the parties,
Taking into consideration the detrimental impact
of Israeli settlement policies, decisions and activities on the Middle
East peace process,
Gravely concerned in particular about the dangerous
situation resulting from actions taken by the illegal armed Israeli
settlers in the occupied territory, as illustrated by the massacre of
Palestinian worshippers by an illegal Israeli settler in Al-Khalil on
25 February 1994, and during the past year,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,3
1. Reaffirms that Israeli settlements in the
Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem,
and in the occupied Syrian Golan are illegal and an obstacle to peace and economic and social development;
2. Calls upon Israel to accept the de jure applicability
of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons
in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,1 to the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan and to abide scrupulously
by the provisions of the Convention, in particular article 49;
3. Demands complete cessation of the construction
of the settlement in Jabal Abu-Ghneim and of all Israeli settlement
activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
and in the occupied Syrian Golan;
4. Stresses the need for full implementation
of Security Council resolution 904 (1994) of 18 March 1994, in which, among other things, the Council called
upon Israel, the occupying Power, to continue to take and implement
measures, including confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing
illegal acts of violence by Israeli settlers, and called for measures
to be taken to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian
civilians in the occupied territory;
5. Reiterates its call for the prevention of
illegal acts of violence by Israeli settlers, particularly in the light
of recent developments;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report
to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on the implementation
of the present resolution.
82nd plenary meeting
10 December 2001
Notes:
1.United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973.
2.A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
3.A/56/216.
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