Resolution 58/19
(November 20, 2003)
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 57/108 of 3 December 2002,
1. Notes
with appreciation the action
taken by the Secretary-General in compliance with its resolution 57/108;
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 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
and conferences 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 Division in the
performance of its 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.
Notes
1Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session,
Supplement No. 35 (A/58/35).
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