Resolution 43/177
(December 15, 1988)
The General Assembly,
Having considered the item entitled "Question
of Palestine,"
Recalling its resolution
181 (II) of 29 November 1947, in which, inter alia,
it called for the establishment of an Arab State and
a Jewish State in Palestine,
Mindful of the special responsibility of the United
Nations to achieve a just solution to the question of
Palestine,
Aware of the proclamation of the State of Palestine
by the Palestine National Council in line with General
Assembly resolution 181 (II) and in exercise of
the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people,
Affirming the urgent need to achieve a just and comprehensive
settlement in the Middle East which, inter alia, provides
for peaceful coexistence for all States in the region,
Recalling its resolution 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November
1974 on the observer status for the Palestine Liberation
Organization and subsequent relevant resolutions,
1. Acknowledges the proclamation of the State of Palestine
by the Palestine National Council on 15 November 1988;
2. Affirms the need to enable the Palestinian people
to exercise their sovereignty over their territory occupied
since 1967;
3. Decides that, effective as of 15 December 1988,
the designation"Palestine" should be used
in place of the designation "Palestine Liberation
Organization" in the United Nations system, without
prejudice to the observer status and functions of the
Palestine Liberation Organization within the United
Nations system, in conformity with relevant United Nations
resolutions and practice;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
action to implement the present resolution.
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