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Assistance to the Palestinian People

A/RES/52/170No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20dAssistance to the Palestinian people, published in 1998.

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).

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics
Aid CoordinationCapacity BuildingConferencesCoordination Within UN SystemDevelopment AssistanceExportsGaza StripPalestiniansTerritories Occupied by IsraelWest Bank

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;4
2
Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his rapid response and efforts regarding assistance to the Palestinian people;
3
Also 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
Stresses the importance of the work done by the United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories and of the steps taken under the auspices of the Secretary-General to ensure the achievement of a coordinated mechanism for United Nations activities throughout the occupied territories;
5
Urges Member States, international financial institutions of the United Nations system, 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
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 in accordance with the Palestinian priorities set forth by the Palestinian Authority, with emphasis on national execution and capacity-building;
7
Urges Member States to open their markets to exports from the West Bank and Gaza and on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules;
8
Calls upon the international donor community to expedite the delivery of pledged assistance to the Palestinian people to meet their urgent needs;
9
Suggests the convening in 1998 of a United Nations-sponsored seminar on the Palestinian economy;
10
Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third 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;
11
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session, under the item entitled "Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance", the sub-item entitled "Assistance to the Palestinian people".

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