Resolution 59/118
(December 10, 2004)
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 58/92 of 9 December 2003,1
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 2003 to 30 June 2004,2
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 19933 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 nongovernmental 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 sixtieth session on the progress made with regard to the implementation
of the present resolution.
71st plenary meeting
10 December 2004
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1 A/59/151.
2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement
No. 13 (A/59/13).
3 A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
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