Resolution 56/53
(December 10, 2001)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2656 (XXV) of 7 December
1970, 2728 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, 2791 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971,
55/124 of 8 December 2000 and the previous resolutions on this question,
Recalling also its decision 36/462 of 16 March
1982, by which it took note of the special report of the Working Group
on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East,1
Having considered the report of the Working
Group,2
Taking into account 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 2000 to 30 June 2001,3
Deeply concerned about the continuing financial
situation of the Agency, which has affected and affects the continuation
of the provision of necessary Agency services to Palestine refugees,
including the emergency-related and humanitarian programmes,
Emphasizing the continuing need for extraordinary
efforts in order to maintain, at least at the current level, the activities
of the Agency, as well as to enable the Agency to carry out essential
construction,
1. Commends the Working Group on the Financing
of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East for its efforts to assist in ensuring the financial
security of the Agency;
2. Takes note with approval of the report of
the Working Group;
3. Requests the Working Group to continue its
efforts, in cooperation with the Secretary-General and the Commissioner-General,
to find a solution to the financial situation of the Agency;
4. Welcomes the new, unified budget structure
for the biennium 2002–2003,4 which can contribute
significantly to improved budgetary transparency of the Agency;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to provide
the necessary services and assistance to the Working Group for the conduct
of its work.
82nd plenary meeting
10 December 2001
Notes:
1.A/36/866 and Corr.1; see also A/37/591.
2.A/56/430.
3.Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth
Session, Supplement No. 13 and addendum (A/56/13 and Add.1).
4. Ibid.
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