Resolution 57/119
(December 11, 2002)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of
4 July 1967, 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 56/54 of 10 December 2001,1
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 covering the period from 1 July
2001 to 30 June 2002,2
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 of 19933 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 deep concern that the mechanism agreed upon by
the parties in article XII of the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements of 19933 on the return of displaced persons has not been effected, and stresses
the necessity for an accelerated return of displaced persons;
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 continuing 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-mentioned purposes;
5. Requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the
Commissioner-General, to report to the General Assembly before its fifty-eighth
session on the progress made with regard to the implementation of the
present resolution.
73rd plenary meeting
11 December 2002
1 A/57/338.
2 Official Records of the
General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 13 (A/57/13).
3 A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
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