Resolution 58/92
(December 17, 2003)
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 57/119 of 11 December 2002,1/
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 2002 to 30 June 2003,2/
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
1993 3/ 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-ninth session on the progress made with regard to the implementation
of the present resolution.
72nd plenary meeting
9 December 2003
1/ A/58/119.
2/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth
Session, Supplement No. 13 and corrigendum and addendum (A/58/13
and Corr.1 and Add.1).
3/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
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