The Situation in the Middle East

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 31 The situation in the Middle East, published in 1978.

What else is in this group?

67 documents · 1967–1996

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1996).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1996	A/RES/50/22C	The situation in the Middle East	769	–
1995	A/RES/50/22[B]	The situation in the Middle East resolutions	—	–
1995	A/RES/50/22[A]	The situation in the Middle East resolutions	—	–
1995	A/RES/50/22	The situation in the Middle East resolutions	727	–
1995	A/RES/49/87[B]	The situation in the Middle East	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Conferences Israel Middle East Situation Palestine Question Settlement Policy Territories Occupied by Israel Troop Withdrawal

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Condemns Israel's continued occupation of Arab territories, in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of international law and repeated resolutions of the United Nations;

Reaffirms that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, in which ali countries and peoples in the region can live in peace and security within recognized and secure boundaries, cannot be achieved without Israel's withdrawal from all Arab territories occupied since 5 June 1967 and the attainment by the Palestinian pcople of their inalienable national rights;

Calls anew for the early convening of the Peace Conference on the Middle East, undcr the auspices of the United Nations and the co-chairmanship of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America, with the participation on an equal footing of all parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization;

Urges the parties to the conflict and al! other interested parties to work towards the achievement of a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the problems and worked out with the participation of all parties concerned within the framework of thc United Nations;

Requests the Security Council, in the exercise of its responsibilities under thc Charter, to take all necessary measures in order to ensure the implementa-

42 See A/31/197. tion of relevant resolutions of the United Nations and to facilitate the achievement of such a comprehensive settlement aiming at the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the region;

Requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of the present resolution and to inform all concerned, including the Co-Chairmen of the Peace Conference on the Middle East;

A lso requests the Secretary-General to report to the Sccurity Council periodically on the development of the situation and to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session a comprehensive report covering, in all their aspects, the developments in the Middle East.

1 Ofjicial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second 4 5 Jbid., Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 35 (Al 4 6 Jbid., Thirty-second Session, Plenary Meetings, 84th meet-

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