The General Assembly,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including
resolutions of the tenth emergency special session on the situation
in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian
Territory,
Recalling also relevant Security Council resolutions,
including resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967, 242 (1967) of 22 November
1967, 259 (1968) of 27 September 1968, 271 (1969) of 15 September 1969,
338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979, 452 (1979)
of 20 July 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 468 (1980) of 8 May 1980,
469 (1980) of 20 May 1980, 471 (1980) of 5 June 1980, 476 (1980) of
30 June 1980, 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, 484 (1980) of 19 December
1980, 592 (1986) of 8 December 1986, 605 (1987) of 22 December 1987,
607 (1988) of 5 January 1988, 608 (1988) of 14 January 1988, 636 (1989)
of 6 July 1989, 641 (1989) of 30 August 1989, 672 (1990) of 12 October
1990, 673 (1990) of 24 October 1990, 681 (1990) of 20 December 1990,
694 (1991) of 24 May 1991, 726 (1992) of 6 January 1992, 799 (1992)
of 18 December 1992, 904 (1994) of 18 March 1994 and 1322 (2000) of
7 October 2000,
Taking note with appreciation of the convening
of the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention,
on 15 July 1999, as recommended by the General Assembly in its resolution
ES-10/6 of 9 February 1999, and the statement adopted by
the Conference,
Taking note with appreciation also of the reconvening
of the above-mentioned Conference, on 5 December 2001, and the important
declaration adopted by the Conference,
Recalling relevant provisions of the Rome Statute
of the International Criminal Court, 1/
Reaffirming the position of the international
community on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem, as illegal and as an obstacle to peace,
Expressing its concern at Israeli actions taken
recently against the Orient House and other Palestinian institutions
in Occupied East Jerusalem as well as other illegal Israeli actions
aimed at altering the status of the city and its demographic composition,
Reiterating the applicability of the Fourth
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in
Time of War of 12 August 1949 2/ to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Stressing that the Fourth Geneva Convention,
which takes fully into account imperative military necessity, has to
be respected in all circumstances,
Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of
the Charter of the United Nations, including Article 96 thereof,
1. Expresses its full support for the declaration
adopted by the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth
Geneva Convention, convened on 5 December 2001 at Geneva;
2. Calls upon all members and observers of
the United Nations as well as the Organization and its agencies to observe
the above-mentioned declaration;
3. Decides to adjourn the tenth emergency special
session temporarily and to authorize the President of the General Assembly
at its most recent session to resume its meeting upon request from Member
States.