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The Situation in the Middle East

A/RES/2628(XXV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What else is in this group?

67 documents · 1967–1996
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1996).
  • 1996A/RES/50/22CThe situation in the Middle EastCompare with earlier document
  • 1995A/RES/50/22[B]The situation in the Middle East resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1995A/RES/50/22[A]The situation in the Middle East resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1995A/RES/50/22The situation in the Middle East resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1995A/RES/49/87[B]The situation in the Middle EastCompare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

iGrouped automatically by matching titles within the same organ.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 topics
Force in International RelationsIsraelMiddle East SituationPalestiniansPeaceSovereigntyTerritories Occupied by IsraelTroop Withdrawal

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms that the acquisition of territories by force is inadmissible and that, consequently, territories thus occupied must be restored;
2
Reaffirms that the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East should include the application of both the following principles:
a
Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
( b) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, terntorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and its right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;
3
Recognizes that respect for the rights of the Palestinians is an indispensable element in the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East;
4
Urges the speedy implementation of Security Council resolution 242 (1967), which provides for the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Middle East, in all its parts;
5
Calls upon the parties directly concerned to instruct their representatives to resume contact with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East in order to enable him to carry out, at the earliest possible date, his mandate for the implementation of the Security Council resolution in all its parts;
6
Recommends to the parties that they extend the cease-fire for a J?Criod of three months in. order that they may enter into talks under the auspices of the Special Representative with a view to giving effect to Security Council resolution 242 (1967);
7
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council within a period of two months, and to the General Assembly as appropriate, on the efforts of the Special Representative and on the implementation of Security Council resolution 242 ( 1967) ;
8
Requests the Security Council to consider, if necessary, making arrangements, under the relevant Articles of the Charter of the United Nations, to ensure the implementation of its resolution.
4 November 1970.

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