{"id":181943,"date":"2003-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=181943"},"modified":"2019-03-11T21:17:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:17:19","slug":"auto-insert-181943","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-181943\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli practices\/Fourth Geneva Convention – SecGen report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Report of the Secretary-General<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.\t<\/span>The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution <\/span>57\/125<\/a> of 11 December 2002, the operative part of which reads as follows: <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“The General Assembly<\/i>,\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“…\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“1.\t<\/span><\/span>Reaffirms<\/i><\/span> that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span> is applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“2.\t<\/span>Demands<\/i> that Israel accept the de jure applicability of the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and that it comply scrupulously with the provisions of the Convention;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“3.\t<\/span><\/span>Calls upon<\/i><\/span> all High Contracting Parties to the Convention, in accordance with article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions,<\/span>2<\/sup><\/span> to continue to exert all efforts to ensure respect for its provisions by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“4.\t<\/span>Reiterates<\/i> the need for speedy implementation of the relevant recommendations contained in the resolutions adopted at its tenth emergency special session with regard to ensuring respect by Israel, the occupying Power, for the provisions of the Convention;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>“5.\t<\/span>Requests<\/i> the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution.”\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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2.\t<\/span>On 10 June 2003, the Secretary-General addressed a note verbale to the Government of the State of Israel, in which he requested, in view of his reporting responsibilities under the resolution, that the Government of Israel inform him of any steps the Government had taken or envisaged taking concerning the implementation of the relevant provisions of the resolution. <\/p><\/div>\n

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3.\t<\/span>No reply had been received at the time of the preparation of the present report. <\/p><\/div>\n

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4.\t<\/span>By a note verbale dated 10 June 2003, the Secretary-General also drew the attention of all States parties to the Convention to paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 57\/125 and paragraph 6 of Assembly resolution <\/span>57\/128<\/a> of 11 December 2002.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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 *  A\/58\/50\/Rev.1 and Corr.1.<\/p><\/div>\n

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 <\/span>1  <\/sup><\/span> United Nations, <\/span>Treaty Series<\/i><\/span>, vol. 75, No. 973.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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 <\/span>2  <\/sup><\/span> Ibid., Nos. 970-973.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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