The situation of and assistance to Palestinian children : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Stresses the urgent need for Palestinian children to live a normal life, free from foreign occupation, destruction and fear, in their own State; demands, in the meantime, that Israel, the occupying Power, respect relevant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and comply fully with the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 Aug. 1949, in order to ensure the well-being and protection of Palestinian children and their families; calls upon the international community to provide urgently needed assistance and services in an effort to alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis being faced by Palestinian children and their families and to help in the reconstruction of relevant Palestinian institutions.

Adopted 108-5-60, 77th plenary meeting

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