Offers by Member States of Grants and Scholarships for Higher Education, Including Vocational Training, for Palestine Refugees

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1980–2003

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/57/120

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2003	A/RES/57/120	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees	289	40%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/55	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees	498	97%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/126	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees	490	97%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/72	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees	485	98%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/49	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees	479	98%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2001–2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/339	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/120
2001	A/56/375	Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees report of the Secretary General		A/RES/55/126

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Cooperation Between Organizations Education Grant Educational Assistance Higher Education Non-Governmental Organizations Palestine Refugees Scholarships Specialized Agencies Territories Occupied by Israel Universities and Colleges Vocational Training

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Urges all States to respond to the appeal made in its resolution 32/90 F of 13 December 1977 and reiterated in subsequent relevant resolutions in a manner commensurate with the needs of Palestine refugees for higher education, including vocational training;

Strongly appeals to all States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to augment the special allocations for grants and scholarships to Palestine refugees, in addition to their contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East;

Expresses its appreciation to all Governments, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations that responded favourably to its resolutions on this question;

Invites the relevant specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to continue, within their respective spheres of competence, to extend assistance for higher education to Palestine refugee students;

Appeals to all States, specialized agencies and the United Nations University to contribute generously to the Palestinian universities in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including, in due course, the proposed University of Jerusalem “Al-Quds” for Palestine refugees;

Appeals to all States, specialized agencies and other international bodies to contribute towards the establishment of vocational training centres for Palestine refugees;

Requests the Agency to act as the recipient and trustee for the special allocations for grants and scholarships and to award them to qualified Palestine refugee candidates;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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