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The Uprising (Intifadah) of the Palestinian People

A/RES/43/21No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 77Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1988–1992
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/46/76
  • 1992A/RES/46/76The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian peopleLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1991A/RES/45/69The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian peopleCompare with previous version
  • 1989A/RES/44/2The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian PeopleCompare with previous version
  • 1988A/RES/43/21The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 topics
Annexation of TerritoryArmed IncidentsCivilian PersonsDeportationDetained PersonsHuman Rights in Armed ConflictsHuman Rights ViolationsInternational ObligationsIsraelJerusalemMass MediaPalestinian UprisingPalestiniansPolitical StatusProtest MovementsTerritories Occupied by IsraelTreaties

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 1988.

  • 1988A/43/806Report

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
2
Strongly deplores the continuing disregard by Israel, the occupying Power, of the relevant decisions of the Security Council;
3
Reaffirrns that the occupation by Israel ofthe Palestinian territories since 1967, including Jerusalem, in no way changes the legal status of those territories;
4
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, abide immediately and scrupulously by the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and desist forthwith from its policies and practices that are in violation of the provisions of the Convention;
5
Calls upan ali the High Contracting Parties to the Convention to take appropriate measures to ensure respect by Israel, the occupying Power, for the Convention in ali circumstances, in conformity with their obligation under article 1 thereof;
6
Invites Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system, governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and the mass communications media to continue and enhance their support for the Palestinian people;
7
Urges the Security Council to consider the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, taking mto account the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-Genera];48 8.
Requests the Secretary-General to examine the present situation in the occupied Palestinian territories by ali
means available to him and to submit periodic reports thereon, the first such report no later than 17 November

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