Resolution 57/118
(December 11, 2002)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2656 (XXV)
of 7 December 1970, 2728 (XXV) of 15 December
1970, 2791 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971, 56/53
of 10 December 2001 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 covering the period from
1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002,3
Deeply concerned about the continuing
financial situation of the Agency, which has
affected and affects the continuing provision
of necessary Agency services to Palestine
refugees, including the emergency-related
and humanitarian programmes,
Emphasizing the continuing need for
extraordinary efforts in order to maintain,
at least at the current 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, to find a solution
to the financial situation of the Agency;
4. Requests the Secretary-General
to provide the necessary services and assistance
to the Working Group for the conduct of its
work.
73rd plenary meeting
11 December 2002
Notes:
1. A/36/866 and Corr.1; see also A/37/591.
2. A/57/462.
3. Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh
Session, Supplement No. 13 (A/57/13).
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