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Seventy-ninth session<\/strong><\/p>\n Agenda item 49<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rapporteur: Ms. Makarabo Moloeli (Lesotho)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n (a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report of the Commissioner-General of the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (A\/79\/13<\/a><\/em>);<\/p>\n (b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report of the Working Group on the Financing of the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (A\/79\/329<\/a><\/em>);<\/p>\n (c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report of the Secretary-General on Palestine refugees\u2019 properties and their revenues (A\/79\/287<\/a><\/em>);<\/p>\n (d)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Â鶹APP Conciliation Commission for Palestine (A\/79\/259<\/a><\/em>);<\/p>\n (e)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two draft resolutions, contained in documents A\/C.4\/79\/L.13<\/a><\/em> and A\/C.4\/79\/L.14<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, T\u00fcrkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n Argentina, Israel, Tonga.<\/p>\n Cameroon, Liberia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, United States of America.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, T\u00fcrkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n Argentina, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Tonga, United States of America.<\/p>\n Cameroon, Fiji, Liberia, Madagascar, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Togo, Tuvalu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The General Assembly<\/em>,<\/p>\n Recalling<\/em> its resolution 194 (III)<\/a><\/em> of 11 December 1948 and all its subsequent resolutions on the question, including resolution 78\/74<\/a><\/em> of 7 December 2023,<\/p>\n Recalling also<\/em> its resolution 302 (IV)<\/a><\/em> of 8 December 1949, by which, inter alia, it established the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,<\/p>\n Recalling further<\/em> the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,<\/p>\n Aware<\/em> of the fact that, for more than seven decades, the Palestine refugees have suffered from the loss of their homes, lands and means of livelihood,<\/p>\n Affirming<\/em> the imperative of resolving the problem of the Palestine refugees for the achievement of justice and for the achievement of lasting peace in the region,<\/p>\n Acknowledging<\/em> the essential role that the Agency has played for more than seven decades since its establishment in ameliorating the plight of the Palestine refugees through the provision of education, health, relief and social services and ongoing work in the areas of camp infrastructure, microfinance, protection and emergency assistance,<\/p>\n Acknowledging also<\/em> the commitment of the Agency to operate in line with the humanitarian principles of neutrality, humanity, independence and impartiality,<\/p>\n Taking note<\/em> of the report of the Commissioner-General of the Agency covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023,[3]<\/a><\/p>\n Taking note also<\/em> of the report of the Commissioner-General of 31 May 2024, submitted pursuant to paragraph 57 of the report of the Secretary-General,[4]<\/a> and expressing concern regarding the severe financial crisis of the Agency and the negative implications for the continued delivery of core programmes to the Palestine refugees in all fields of operation,<\/p>\n Aware<\/em> of the extreme challenges and multiple severe crises being faced by the Palestine refugees throughout all the fields of operation, namely, Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Occupied Palestinian Territory,<\/p>\n Expressing grave concern<\/em> at the especially dire situation of the Palestine refugees under occupation, including with regard to their safety, well-being and socioeconomic living conditions,<\/p>\n Expressing grave concern in particular<\/em> at the catastrophic humanitarian situation and socioeconomic conditions of the Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, and underlining the importance of emergency and humanitarian assistance and urgent reconstruction efforts to urgently address this crisis,<\/p>\n Noting<\/em> the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements on 13 September 1993 by the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization [5]<\/a> and the subsequent implementation agreements,<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The General Assembly<\/em>,<\/p>\n Recalling<\/em> its resolutions 194 (III)<\/a><\/em> of 11 December 1948 and 36\/146<\/a><\/em> C of 16\u00a0December 1981 and all its subsequent resolutions on the question,<\/p>\n Taking note<\/em> of the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to its resolution 78\/75<\/a><\/em> of 7 December 2023,[6]<\/a> as well as that of the Â鶹APP Conciliation Commission for Palestine for the period from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024,[7]<\/a><\/p>\n Recalling <\/em>that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[8]<\/a> and the principles of international law uphold the principle that no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her property,<\/p>\n Recalling<\/em> in particular<\/em> its resolution 394 (V)<\/a><\/em> of 14 December 1950, in which it directed the Conciliation Commission, in consultation with the parties concerned, to prescribe measures for the protection of the rights, property and interests of the Palestine refugees,<\/p>\n Noting<\/em> the completion of the programme of identification and evaluation of Arab property, as announced by the Conciliation Commission in its twenty-second progress report,[9]<\/a> and the fact that the Land Office had a schedule of Arab owners and a file of documents defining the location, area and other particulars of Arab property,<\/p>\n Expressing its appreciation<\/em> for the preservation and modernization of the existing records, including the land records, of the Conciliation Commission, and stressing the importance of such records for a just resolution of the plight of the Palestine refugees in conformity with resolution 194 (III)<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n Recalling<\/em> that, in the framework of the Middle East peace process, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel agreed, in the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 13 September 1993,[10]<\/a> to commence negotiations on permanent status issues, including the important issue of the refugees,<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [1] A\/C.4\/79\/SR.24<\/a><\/em>, A\/C.4\/79\/SR.25<\/a><\/em>, A\/C.4\/79\/SR.26<\/a><\/em> and A\/C.4\/79\/SR.29<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [2] The delegation of Madagascar subsequently indicated that it had intended not to participate.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [3] Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-ninth Session, Supplement No. 13<\/em> (A\/79\/13<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [4] A\/71\/849<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [5] A\/48\/486-S\/26560<\/a><\/em>, annex.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [6] A\/79\/287<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [7] A\/79\/259<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [8] Resolution 217 A (III)<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [9] Official Records of the General Assembly, Nineteenth Session, Annexes, Annex No. 11<\/em>, document A\/5700<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [10] A\/48\/486-S\/26560<\/a><\/em>, annex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 21 November 2024 Seventy-ninth session Agenda item 49 Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) Rapporteur: Ms. Makarabo Moloeli (Lesotho) \u00a0 I. 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Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
I. Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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II. Consideration of proposals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
A. Draft resolution A\/C.4\/79\/L.13<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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In<\/em> favour<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Against<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Abstaining<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
B. Draft resolution A\/C.4\/79\/L.14<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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In<\/em> favour<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Abstaining<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
III. Recommendations of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Draft resolution I<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Assistance to Palestine refugees<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Draft resolution II<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Palestine refugees\u2019 properties and their revenues<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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