Resolution 59/29
(December 1, 2004)
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Committee on the
Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,1
Taking note in particular of the relevant information
contained in chapter V.B of that report,
Recalling its resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977
and all subsequent relevant resolutions, including resolution 58/19
of 3 December 2003,
1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the
Secretary-General in compliance with its resolution 58/19;
2. Considers that the Division for Palestinian Rights
of the Secretariat continues to make a useful and constructive contribution;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide
the Division with the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues
to carry out its programme of work as detailed in the relevant earlier
resolutions, in consultation with the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and under its guidance,
including, in particular, the organization of meetings in various regions
with the participation of all sectors of the international community,
the further development and expansion of the documents collection of
the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine,
the preparation and widest possible dissemination of publications and
information materials on various aspects of the question of Palestine
and the provision of the annual training programme for staff of the
Palestinian Authority;
4. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the
continued cooperation of the Department of Public Information and other
units of the Secretariat in enabling the Division to perform its tasks
and in covering adequately the various aspects of the question of Palestine;
5. Invites all Governments and organizations to extend
their cooperation to the Division in the performance of its tasks;
6. Requests the Committee and the Division, as part
of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian
People on 29 November, to continue to organize an annual exhibit on
Palestinian rights or a cultural event in cooperation with the Permanent
Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and encourages
Member States to continue to give the widest support and publicity to
the observance of the Day of Solidarity.
64th plenary meeting
1 December 2004
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