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The Question of Palestine and the General Assembly

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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
29-Nov-1974 Human rights/Self-determination – GA resolution Human rights and international humanitarian law, Statehood-related A/RES/3246 (XXIX)
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Resolution

29-Nov-1974 Israeli practices – SpCttee report – GA resolutions Agenda Item, Demographic issues, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Land, Population, Settlements A/RES/3240(XXIX)(A-C)
Sources:

General Assembly, Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Type

Multimedia, Resolution

22-Nov-1974 PLO UN status/PLO to participate as observer in GA – GA resolution PLO/Palestine, Palestine question A/RES/3237 (XXIX)
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Resolution

22-Nov-1974 Palestine question/Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people: Self-determination, independence, sovereignty, return – GA resolution Agenda Item, Expulsions and deportations, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, PLO/Palestine, Palestine question, Peace proposals and efforts, Refugees and displaced persons, Right of return, Self-determination, Statehood-related A/RES/3236 (XXIX)
Sources:

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

Type

Resolution

14-Oct-1974 Invitation to the PLO – GA resolution PLO/Palestine, Palestine question A/RES/3210 (XXIX)
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Resolution

17-Dec-1973 Sovereignty over national resources in the OATs – GA resolution Economic issues, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Land, Legal issues, Natural resources, Situation in the OPT including Jerusalem, Statehood-related, Water A/RES/3175 (XXVIII)
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Resolution

12-Dec-1973 Respect for human rights in armed conflicts – GA resolution Human rights and international humanitarian law A/RES/3102 (XXVIII)
Sources:

General Assembly

Type

Resolution

07-Dec-1973 Israeli practices/Fourth Geneva Convention – SpCttee report – GA resolutions Demographic issues, Fourth Geneva Convention, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Land, Population, Settlements A/RES/3092 (XXVIII) (A+B)
Sources:

General Assembly, Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Type

Resolution

07-Dec-1973 Report on financing UNRWA – GA resolution Refugees and displaced persons A/RES/3090 (XXVIII)
Sources:

General Assembly, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Type

Resolution

07-Dec-1973 Palestine refugees/UNRWA reports – GA resolution Humanitarian relief, Refugees and displaced persons A/RES/3089(XXVIII)A-E
Sources:

General Assembly, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Type

Resolution

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