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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
30-Nov-2018 Special Information Programme on Question of Palestine of DPI – GA Resolution (A/RES/73/20) Agenda Item, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Palestine question, Peace proposals and efforts, Public information A/RES/73/20
Sources:

General Assembly, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

30-Nov-2018 Division for Palestinian Rights – GA Resolution (A/RES/73/21) Agenda Item, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Palestine question, Solidarity day A/RES/73/21
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

30-Nov-2018 Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine – GA Resolution (A/RES/73/19) Agenda Item, Internally displaced persons, Palestine question, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts A/RES/73/19
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

16-Oct-2018 Chair of the Group of 77 for 2019 (State of Palestine) – GA Resolution Agenda Item, International Conventions/Treaties A/RES/73/5
Sources:

General Assembly, Group of 77, State

Type

Annex, Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

13-Jun-2018 Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population – GA 10th Emergency Special Session – Resolution Access and movement, Agenda Item, Gaza Strip, Incidents, Protection, Terrorism A/RES/ES-10/20
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

21-Dec-2017 Jerusalem – GA 10th Emergency Special Session – Resolution Agenda Item, Jerusalem A/RES/ES-10/19
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

20-Dec-2017 Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources in OPT and Golan – GA Resolution, 20 Dec 2017 Agenda Item, Covenant: Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Economic issues, Environmental issues, Fourth Geneva Convention, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Living conditions, Occupation, Separation barrier, Settlements, Water A/RES/72/240
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

19-Dec-2017 Right of the Palestinian People to Self-determination – GA Resolution Agenda Item, Self-determination, Statehood-related A/RES/72/160
Sources:

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

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

11-Dec-2017 Assistance to Palestinian People – GA Resolution Agenda Item, Assistance, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Covenant: Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Economic issues, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law A/RES/72/134
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

07-Dec-2017 Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem – GA Resolution Agenda Item, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Situation in the OPT including Jerusalem A/RES/72/87
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Russian text, Spanish text

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