Recalling the Geneva Convention relative to the PrnteclHlll of Civilian Per'>ons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949. 10 Seriously concem<'d about the situation in the Palesti111an and other A rah territories occupied by Israel since 1CJ67. including Jerusalem,
At the same meeting, the Council further decided to extend an invitation to the Chairman of the Committee on
Bearing in mind the specific status of Jerusalem, the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.
1 Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War is applicable to the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since I% 7, including Jerusalem;
At the same meeting, the Council further decided, at the Strongly deplores the opening of fire by the Israeli 2 request of the representative of the United Arab army resulting in thc death and the wounding of defence- Emirates, 29 to extend an invitation to Mr. Clovis Makless -,tudents; soud under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.
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Calls upon Israel to abide immediately and scrupulously by the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Per'ions in Time of War:
At its 2725th meeting, on 8 December 1986, the Coun- 4.
Further calls upon Israel to release any person or cil decided to invite the representative of the Syrian Arab persons detained as a result of the recent events at Bir Zeit Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of University in violation of the above-mentioned Geneva the question.
Convention;
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Also calls onall concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint, to avoid violent acts and to contribute towards the establi,hment of peace;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to report to the Council on the implementation of the present resolution not later than 20 December 1986.
Decision Peace, the members of the Security Cou11cil wish to reaffirm their commitment to the Charter of the United At the 2642nd meeting, on 17 January 1986, prior to Nations which conferred on the Council the primary rethe adoption of the agenda, 31 the President made the fol- 'iponsibility for the maintenance of international peace lowing statement32 on behalf of the members of the Counand security. At the first meeting of the Council in Loncil:
don 40 years ago, its members assumed this special re- "On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the sponsibility in the conviction that it would prove a new first meeting of the Security Council and the inaugurabeginning of the continuing quest for lasting peace and tion on I January 1986 of the International Year nf security .
.. Although peace has been preserved on a global basis for 40 years, conflicts and tensions persist. Over the course of the 2600 meetings, the Security Council ha~
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29 Document S/rn505, 111corpora1ed 111 1he record of the 27241!, rnceting.
11 The agenda for the meeting'"'" rhe S1lua1io11 111 the M1ddk Lisi 12 S/17745.
of !I December 1986
Adopted al the :?.7271'1 111eeti11g hy 14 vol<'.I to 11011e, wilh I ahst,•11 lion (United States oj A111erical 111 li111kd 1'.1111>11,. I •·,•1JI\' Senn, ,ol. 75, No. <>7.1, p. 287
