Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan

Calls for the lifting of the severe restrictions imposed on the Palestinian people, including those arising from the current Israeli military operations, and for other urgent measures to be taken to alleviate the desperate humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; demands that Israel comply with the Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed in Paris on 29 April 1994 and urgently transfer Palestinian tax revenues; urges the full implementation of the Access and Movement Agreement of 15 Nov. 2005, particularly the urgent reopening of Rafah and Karni crossings, which is crucial to ensuring the passage of foodstuffs and essential supplies, as well as the access of the UN agencies to and within the Occupied Palestinian Territory; emphasizes the importance of the work of the organizations and agencies of UN and of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.

Adopted 45-3-3, 42nd plenary meeting

In : Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2006, New York, 17 Jan., 7 and 10 Feb., 14 and 22 Mar. and 8 May 2006; resumed organizational session for 2006, New York, 10 and 12 May 2006; substantive session of 2006, Geneva, 3-28 July 2006; resumed substantive session of 2006, New York, 11 Oct., 30 Nov. and 11 and 15 Dec. 2006 - E/2006/99 - p. 127-129 - (ESCOR, 2006, Suppl. no. 1).