Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2000
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SymbolA/RES/55/127
TitleOperations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 Aug. 1949, and to abide scrupulously by its provisions; also calls upon Israel to abide by Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the Charter of the UN and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN with regard to the safety of the personnel of the Agency; further calls upon Israel to particularly cease obstructing the movement of the personnel, vehicles and supplies of the Agency, which has a detrimental impact on the Agency's operations; calls once again upon the Government of Israel to compensate the Agency for damages to its property and facilities resulting from actions by the Israeli side; requests the Commissioner-General to proceed with the issuance of identification cards for Palestine refugees and their descendants in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; reiterates its request to the Commissioner-General to proceed with the modernization of the archives of the Agency; urges all States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to continue and to increase their contributions to the Agency so as to ease current financial constraints and to support the Agency in maintaining the provision of the most basic and effective assistance to the Palestine refugees.
Call number
A(01)/R3
Action note2000-12-08
Vote summary
Adopted 157-2-2, 83rd plenary meeting
DraftA/C.4/55/L.14
Committee reportA/55/570
Meeting record
A/55/PV.83
Agenda information
A/55/251 84 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. UNRWA--ACTIVITIES
Date[New York] : UN, 27 Feb. 2001
Description
3 p.