Resolution 57/108
(December 3, 2002)
The General Assembly,
Having considered
the report of the Committee on the Exercise
of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
People, 1
Taking note in particular
of the relevant information contained in chapter
V.B of that report,
Recalling its resolution
32/40 B of 2 December 1977 and all subsequent
relevant resolutions, including resolution
56/34 of 3 December 2001,
1. Notes with appreciation
the action taken by the Secretary-General
in compliance with its resolution 56/34;
2. Considers that
the Division for Palestinian Rights of the
Secretariat continues to make a useful and
constructive contribution;
3. Requests the Secretary-General
to continue to provide the Division with the
necessary resources and to ensure that it
continues to carry out its programme of work
as detailed in the relevant earlier resolutions,
in consultation with the Committee on the
Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the
Palestinian People and under its guidance,
including, in particular, the organization
of meetings in various regions with the participation
of all sectors of the international community,
the further development and expansion of the
documents collection of the United Nations
Information System on the Question of Palestine,
the preparation and widest possible dissemination
of publications and information materials
on various aspects of the question of Palestine,
and the provision of the annual training programme
for staff of the Palestinian Authority;
4. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the continued
cooperation of the Department of Public Information
and other units of the Secretariat in enabling
the Division to perform its tasks and in covering
adequately the various aspects of the question
of Palestine;
5. Invites all Governments
and organizations to extend their cooperation
to the Committee and the Division in the performance
of their tasks;
6. Requests the Committee
and the Division, as part of the observance
of the International Day of Solidarity with
the Palestinian People on 29 November, to
continue to organize an annual exhibit on
Palestinian rights in cooperation with the
Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to
the United Nations, and encourages Member
States to continue to give the widest support
and publicity to the observance of the Day
of Solidarity.
66th plenary meeting
3 December 2002
Notes:
1. Official Records of the General
Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement
No. 35 (A/57/35).
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