Request for admission of Palestine to UNESCO – UNESCO resolution

32nd Session

Paris, 29 September to 17 October 2003

Volume 1 – RESOLUTIONS

53.  Request for the admission of Palestine to UNESCO¹

The General Conference,

Recalling the provisions of Article II of the Constitution of UNESCO relating to the admission of new Member States,

Also recalling its previous resolutions and the decisions of the Executive Board regarding the request for the admission of Palestine to UNESCO,

Having examined documents 32 C/30 and Add.,

1. Expresses the hope that it will be able to consider this item favourably at its next session;

2. Decides to include this item in the agenda of its 33rd session.

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¹Resolution adopted at the second plenary meeting, on 29 September 2003.

[Extracted from Records of the General Conference, 32nd Session, Paris, 29 September to 17 October 2003

Unispal link:  ftp://domino.un.org/pdfs/UNESCO_GC32-2003.pdf ]