The Situation in the Middle East

A/RES/39/146View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 36 Situation in the Middle East, published in 1985.

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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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 1985

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
1985	A/40/668	Report of the Secretary-General.		A/RES/39/146

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

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Reaffirms its conviction that the question of Palestine is the core of the conflict in the Middle East and that no comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the region will be achieved without the full exercise by the Palestinian people of its inalienable national rights and the immediate, unconditional and total withdrawal of Israel from all the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories;

Reaffirms further that a just and comprehensive settlement of the situation in the Middle East cannot be

Security Council, Thirty-ninth Year, Supplement for January, February and

Records of the Security Council, Thirty-nimh Year, Supplement for July, achieved without the participation on an equal footing of all the parties to the conflict, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people;

Declares once more that peace in the Middle East is indivisible and must be based on a comprehensive, just and lasting solution of the Middle East problem, under the auspices of the United Nations and on the basis of relevant resolutions of the United Nations, which ensures the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, and which enables the Palestinian people, under the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization, to exercise its inalienable rights, including the right to return and the right to self-determination, national independence and the establishment of its independent sovereign State in Palestine, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations relevant to the question of Palestine, in particular General Assembly resolutions ES-7 /2 of 29 July 1980, 36/ 120 A to F of 10 December 1981, 37/86 A to D of 10 December 1982, 37/86 E of 20 December 1982 and 38/58 A to E of 13 December 1983;

Considers the Arab Peace Plan adopted unanimously at the Twelfth Arab Summit Conference, held at Fez, Morocco, on 25 November 1981 and from 6 to 9 September 1982, 126 as an important contribution towards the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;

Condemns Israel's continued occupation of the Palestinian and other Arab territories, including Jerusalem, in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of international law and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, and demands the immediate, unconditional and total withdrawal of Israel from all the territories occupied since June 1967;

Rejects all agreements and arrangements which violate the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and contradict the principles of a just and comprehensive solution to the Middle East problem to ensure the establishment of a just peace in the area;

Deplores Israel's failure to comply with Security Council resolutions 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980 and 478 (1980) of 20 August I 980 and General Assembly resolutions 35/207 of 16 December 1980 and 36/226 A and B of 17 December 1981, determines that Israel's decision to annex Jerusalem and to declare it as its "capital" as well as the measures to alter its physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure and status are null and void and demands that they be rescinded immediately, and calls upon all Member States, the specialized agencies and all other international organizations to abide by the present resolution and all other relevant resolutions and decisions;

Condemns Israel's aggression, policies and practices against the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories and outside these territories, particularly Palestinians in Lebanon, including the expropriation and annexation of territory, the establishment of settlements, assassination attempts and other terrorist, aggre11ive and repressive measures, which are in violation of the Charter and the principles of international law and the relevant international conventions;

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Strongly condemns the imposition by Israel of its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, its annexationist policies and practices, the establishment of settlements, the confiscation of lands, the diversion of water resources and the imposition of Israeli citizenship on Syrian nationals, and declares that all these measures are null and void and constitute a violation of the rules and principles of international law relative to belligerent occupation, in particular the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949;

Considers that the agreements on strategic co-operation between the United States of America and Israel signed on 30 November 1981, together with the recent accords concluded in this context, would encourage Israel to pursue its aggressive and expansionist policies and practices in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 196 7, including Jerusalem, would have adverse effects on efforts for the establishment of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East and would threaten the security of the region;

Calls upon all States to put an end to the flow to Israel of any military, economic and financial aid, as well as of human resources, aimed at encouraging it to pursue its aggressive policies against the Arab countries and the Palestinian people;

Strongly condemns the continuing and increasing collaboration between Israel and the racist r~me of South Africa, especially in the economic, military and nuclear fields, which consitutes a hostile act against the African and Arab States and enables Israel to enhance its nuclear capabilities, thus subjecting the States of the region to nuclear blackmail;

Reaffirms its call for the convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East - as specified in paragraph 5 of the Geneva Declaration on Palestine, 127

adopted on 7 September 1983 by the International Conference on the Question of Palestine - under the auspices of the United Nations and on the basis of relevant resolutions of the United Nations;

ANNEX

Pruan- of ActiYltles In Olllena11ce or tlle Twenty-ftfth Annlven■ry or Ille Dedu■tlon on the Gr■ntiRa or Independence· to Colonial Co■ntrles ... Peoples I. The commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples would be an appropriate occasion to evaluate the progress achieved during the past twenty-five years in the implementation of the Declaration, as well as the role played by the United Nations and its system oforganizations in that regard, and to formulate specific measures for the elimination of the

remaining vestiges of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations in various areas of the world. To that end, the following special programme of activities is envisaged.

A. ACTIVITIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

Commemorative meeting of the Genera/ Assembly

The General Assembly shall hold a special commemorative meeting in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration, it being understood that the specific modalities and procedures for the commemoration would be the subject of subsequent consultations between the President of the Assembly and the Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Grantina of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.

The meeting shall be held on Friday, 13 December 1985, or alternatively, in October 198S in conjunction with ceremonies planned for the celebration of the fonieth anniversary of the United Nations and the proclamation of 1986 as International Year of Peace, in the lipt of the presence at United Nations Headquaners ofa number of heads of State or Government.

Extraordinary session of the Special Commil/ee

The Special Committee shall organize an extraordinary session away from Headquaners in 1985, as appropriate.

Special d«/arlllion/fma/ document to be adopted by the Genera/ Assembly

The Special Committee shall prepare in 1985 the draft text of a special declaration/linal document with a view to facilitating the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, for submission to the General Assembly al its fortieth session.

Seminars to be held by the Special Commillee

The Special Committee shall hold in 198S two regional seminars on the subject or decolonization.

The Special Committee shall organize, in close consultation with the Department or Public Information of the Secretariat, a seminar on dissemination of information on decolonization and on the struale of the peoples of southern Africa and their national liberation movements, to be held at United Nations Headquarters in close co-operation with the Special Committee against Apartheid, the United Nations Council for Namibia, the Organization of African Unity and the national liberation movements, with the participation of press agencies, newspapers and other mass communication media.

Activities by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nalions system. other international organizations and the non-governme111a/ organizations concerned

The organizations concerned are requested to undenake various activities in commemoration of the anniversary durina 1985. These activities may include the preparation or special publications and studies and the holdina of exhibits, seminan and symposia. An account of the activities undertaken should be pven the widest possible publicity.

The orpnization1 concerned are requested to draw up concrete PfOll'lmmes of alli1tance to the peoples of colonial Territories and the national liberation movements, as well 11 to the refupes li'om Territories under colonial domination. In particular, they are requested to launch new projecu for anistina the Namibian people and seek additional funds in support of such projects.

D/JJeminalion of l,iformalion on decolonization

The Secretary-General is requested to take concrete measures thl'OUlh all the media at his disposal to pve widespread and intensilied publicity to the situation in the Territories concerned and to the work of the United Nations in the lield or decolonization. In panicular, the Department of Public Information, the Department of Political Afl'airs, Trusteeship and Decolonization and the Office or the United Nations Commislioner for Namibia are requested, in consultation with the Special Committee:

(a) To prepare special publications devoted to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration, including special issues of Decolonization, Objective: Justice, the Namibia Bulletin and the United Nations and Decolonization;

(b) To produce a special film on the theme of decolonization and to hold public screenings of the film, as well as other films concerning the process of decolonization;

(d) To hold exhibitions of photographs and publications related to decolonization, both at United Nations Headquarters and at various United Nations information centres;

(e) To organize special briefings of non-governmental organizations on the subject of decolonization.

Other actMties

The motto "Decolonization, Freedom, Independence" shall mark the anniversary.

The Secretary-General is requested:

(a) To arrange for a special postal cancellation and the issuance of a special cachet, throup the United Nations Postal Administration;

(b) To issue a commemorative medal marking the anniversary, to be conferred upon eminent personalities by the Special Committee;

B. ACTIVITIES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

Intergovernmental regional organizations are requested, in co-operation with the United Nations, to intensify their activities designed to help eliminate the last vestiges of colonialism and, to that end, to increaae their collaboration with one another. They may also hold commemorative meetings and seminars, prepare special studies on various aspects of colonial questions and adopt measures to increase moral and material assistance to the peoples concerned.

C. ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

Special messages may be issued on the occasion of the anniversary by heads of State or Government and other hip-ranking officials, as well as by representatives of political movements, religious organizations, trade unions and other national organizations.

Governments are requested to establish, in co-operation with national United Nations associations, national committees for the commemoration of the anniversary to plan and co-ordinate various activities to be undenaken in 198S within the context of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration and the fonieth anniversary of the United Nations, such as publicizing lhe work of the United Nations on decolonization throuah, inter a/ia, publications, educational programmes in schools and universities, special studies, seminars and radio-television prop11mmes, includina the widest possible dissemination in their national languqes of the Declaration and the various resolutions and decisions of the United Nations on decolonization; the conferring of national awards or special scholanhips for outstandin1 studies or essays on colonial questions; and the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp and other activities. In particular, Governments are requested to prepare special educational materials on the subject of decolonization for dissemination throup schools, universities and other educational institutions, includina information on past achievements and the roles played by the national liberation movements, the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations.

In undenaking the above activities, panicular attention shall be devoted to the various manifestations of colonialism, includina racial diacrimination and apartheid, activities or foreian economic and other interests impcdina the implementation of the Declaration on the Grantina of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and military activities and arranaements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administration impeding the implementation of the Declaration.

121 A/39/130-S/16409. For the printed text, see Official Records of the 124 A/39/600-S/16792. For the printed text, see Official Records of the

March 1984, document S/16409,

December I 984, document SI 16 792.

I 22 A/391130/ Add. I •SI 16409/ Add. I. For the printed text, see Official 125 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973, p. 287.

l26See A/37/696-S/1S510, annex. August and September /984, document S/16409/Add. l.

m A/39/S33.

127 Report of the International Conference on the Question of Palestine,

128 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague Conventions Geneva, 29 August-7 September 1983 (l.lnited Nations publication, Sales No.

and Declarations of Jf/99 and /907 (New York, Oxford University Press, E.83.1.21 ), chap. I, sect. A.

1915), p. 100.

129 Of!icial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/39/49).

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