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Assistance to the Palestinian People

A/RES/48/213View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1993.

What other versions does this mandate have?

46 versions · 1979–2024
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/141
  • 2024A/RES/79/141Assistance to the Palestinian peopleLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/78/121Assistance to the Palestinian peopleCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/30Assistance to the Palestinian peopleCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/RES/76/126Assistance to the Palestinian peopleCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/RES/75/126Assistance to the Palestinian peopleCompare with previous version

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

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

A dot marks an entity citing this document in its “Mandates and background” narrative rather than only its Legislative mandates list. Many do both.

iExtracted automatically from each entity’s budget submission.

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 topics
Aid CoordinationAid ProgrammesCertificates of OriginConferencesDeclarationsDispute SettlementIsraelPalestiniansReport PreparationTerritories Occupied by IsraelTrade Preferences

What does this mandate say?

14 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;
2
Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his rapid response and efforts regarding assistance to the Palestinian people;
3
Expresses its appreciation to the Member States, United Nations bodies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations that have provided and continue to provide assistance to the Palestinian people;
4
Welcomes the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace, convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993;
5
Urges Member States, international financial institutions of the United Nations system, international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and regional and interregional organizations to extend, as rapidly and as generously as possible, economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people in order to assist in the development of the West Bank and Gaza, and to do so in close cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and through official Palestinian institutions;
6
Considers that an active United Nations role in assisting in the implementation of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, including its Annexes and its Agreed Minutes, 1/ can make a positive contribution;
7
Calls upon relevant organizations and agencies of the United Nations system to intensify their assistance in response to the urgent needs of the Palestinian people, and to improve coordination through an appropriate mechanism under the auspices of the Secretary-General;
8
Urges Member States to open their markets to exports from the West Bank and Gaza on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules;
9
Suggests the convening in 1993/94, under the appropriate United Nations auspices, of a seminar on Palestinian trade and investment needs in light of the new developments;
10
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the coordinated work of the United Nations system for an adequate response to the needs of the Palestinian people and to mobilize financial, technical, economic and other assistance;
11
Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the present resolution, containing:
a
An assessment of the assistance actually received by the Palestinian people;
b
An assessment of the needs still unmet and specific proposals for responding effectively to them;
12
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-ninth session an item entitled "Assistance to the Palestinian people".

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