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The Question of Palestine and the General Assembly

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A general view of the General Assembly Hall. UN Photo/Sophia Paris

The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations, composed of representatives of all Member States.  The question of Palestine was first brought before the General Assembly in 1947. By resolution 181 (II), the Assembly decided to partition Palestine into two states, one Arab and one Jewish, with Jerusalem placed under a special international regime. After the 1948 war, the Assembly by resolution 194 (III) of 1949 established the Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) to help the parties reach a final settlement, while reaffirming the rights of Palestine refugees to return and restitution. UNRWA, a Palestine refugee agency, was established by the Assembly the same year.

In 1974, the question of Palestine was re-introduced in the Assembly’s agenda. Resolution 3236 (XXIX) reaffirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty, and the right of the Palestinians to return to their homes and property. In 1975, the Assembly established the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The question of Palestine and related issues have been the subject of numerous resolutions and decisions adopted by the Assembly’s regular, special and emergency sessions.

On 29 November 2012 the Assembly granted Palestine non-member observer State status in the UN. The relevant issues on the agenda of the Assembly and its subsidiary organs, such as the Human Rights Council include the right of Palestinians to self-determination, their sovereignty over natural resources, assistance, refugees, IDPs, UNRWA, human rights, Israeli settlements, peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, and Jerusalem, among others.

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GA’s Resolutions on Question of Palestine

Date Title Subject Symbol
12-Dec-2023 Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations – GA Resolution (A/RES/ES-10/22) Assistance, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief A/RES/ES-10/22
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

08-Dec-2023 Assistance to the Palestinian people – GA Resolution (A/RES/78/121) Assistance to the Palestinian people, Ceasefire, Convention: Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Convention: Rights of the Child, Covenant: Civil and Political Rights, Covenant: Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, West Bank A/RES/78/121
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

07-Dec-2023 Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East- GA Resolution (A/RES/78/73) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Children, Convention: Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Convention: Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, Convention: Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Convention: Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Convention: Rights of the Child, Food, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, UN Charter, UNRWA, Women, job creation, microfinance A/RES/78/73
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

General Assembly resolution

07-Dec-2023 Assistance to Palestine refugees – GA Resolution (A/RES/78/74) Assistance to the Palestinian people, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, House demolitions, Humanitarian relief, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Palestine question, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA, United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine A/RES/78/74
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

General Assembly resolution

07-Dec-2023 Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories – GA Resolution (A/RES/78/76) Children, Fourth Geneva Convention, Gaza Strip, House demolitions, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Settlements A/RES/78/76
Sources:

General Assembly, Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

07-Dec-2023 Palestine refugees’ properties and their revenues – GA Resolution (A/RES/78/75) Land, PLO/Palestine, Peace process, United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Universal Declaration of Human Rights A/RES/78/75
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

07-Dec-2023 Israeli Practices Affecting the Human rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem – GA Resolution (A/RES/78/78) Children, Convention: Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Convention: Rights of the Child, Covenant: Civil and Political Rights, Covenant: Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, Hague Convention IV, House demolitions, Human Rights Council, Human rights and international humanitarian law, International Court of Justice, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, Middle East situation, Natural resources, Occupation, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Occupying Power, Protection of civilians, Quartet, Settlements, Two State solution, Universal Declaration of Human Rights A/RES/78/78
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

27-Oct-2023 Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations – GA Resolution (A/RES/ES–10/21) Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians A/RES/ES-10/21
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

30-Dec-2022 Israeli Practices Affecting the Human rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem – GA Resolution (A/RES/77/247) Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Occupation A/RES/77/247
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

15-Dec-2022 The Right of the Palestinian People to Self-determination – GA Resolution (A/RES/77/208) Palestine question, Self-determination, Statehood-related A/RES/77/208
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly Third Committee (Social Humanitarian and Cultural)

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

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