Resolution 60/101
(December 8, 2005)
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 59/118 of 10 December 2004,1
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 2004 to 30 June
2005,2
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 A/48/486-S/26560,
annex. 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 complied with, 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 continued
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 sixty-first session
on the progress made with regard to the implementation
of the present resolution.
62nd plenary meeting
8 December 2005
Notes
1A/60/212.
2Official Records of the
General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 13
(A/60/13); and ibid., Supplement No. 13A (A/60/13/Add.1).
3A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
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