Resolution 58/229
(December 23, 2003)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 57/269 of 20 December 2002, and taking
note of Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/59 of 24 July 2003,
Reaffirming the principle of the permanent sovereignty of peoples
under foreign occupation over their natural resources,
Guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
affirming the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force,
and recalling relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions
242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 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, 1 to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967,
Expressing its concern at the exploitation by Israel, the occupying
Power, of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel
since 1967,
Expressing its concern also at the extensive destruction by
Israel, the occupying Power, of agricultural land and orchards in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory during the recent period, including the
uprooting of a vast number of olive trees,
Aware of the detrimental impact of the Israeli settlements on
Palestinian and other Arab natural resources, especially the confiscation
of land and the forced diversion of water resources, and of the dire
economic and social consequences in this regard,
Aware also of the detrimental impact on Palestinian natural
resources of the wall being constructed by Israel inside the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and of
its grave effect on the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian
people,
Reaffirming the need for the immediate resumption of negotiations
within the Middle East peace process, on the basis of Security Council
resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 425 (1978) of
19 March 1978 and 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002, the principle of land
for peace and the Quartet performance-based road map to a permanent
two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 2 as endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 1515 (2003) of
19 November 2003, and for the achievement of a final settlement on all
tracks,
Recalling the need to end all acts of violence, including acts
of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction,
Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General transmitting
the report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western
Asia on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation
on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied
Syrian Golan, 3
1. Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people
and the population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural
resources, including land and water;
2. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, not to exploit,
cause loss or depletion of or endanger the natural resources in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the
occupied Syrian Golan;
3. Recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to claim
restitution as a result of any exploitation, loss or depletion of,
or danger to, their natural resources, and expresses the hope that
this issue will be dealt with in the framework of the final status
negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to it at its fifty-ninth
session on the implementation of the present resolution, and decides
to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the
item entitled "Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and
of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural
resources".
78th plenary meeting
23 December 2003
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1United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973.
2See S/2003/529, annex.
3A/58/75-E/2003/21.
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