A/RES/2851(XXVI) GA

48 • General· Assembly-Twenty-sixth Session · Having received and · examined the report of the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations of 3 December 1971,34 · Noting with regret tbat tbe mandate entrusted to the Special Committee · has not as yet been fulfilled, Conscious; nevertheless, that the problems with which tbe Special Committee has been faced are of a fundamental nature and require close and thorough consideration to whicb any Member of tbe United Nations may usefully contribute, · Bearing in mind tbe concem of Member States in tbe present dangerous intemational situation over the need to reacb an early agreement for carrying out United Nations peace-keeping operations consistent with tbe Charter of tbe United Nations, l. Takes note of tbe report of tbe Special Com- mittee on Peace-keeping Operations, in particular para- grapb 14 of tbe report; . 2. Recommends tbat, in order to expedite progress and fo enable tbe Special Committee to bold a more frequent exchange of views on the question, its Work- ing Group should submit reports at intervals of not ínoie than tbree montbs; · 3. Stresses the importance of achieving agreed guidelines to enhance tbe eff ectivenes of United Na- tions peace-keeping operations in conformity with the Charter and to tbis end urges the Special Committee to accelerate its work; · ·· · 4. Requests Member States to make available to tbe Special Committee before 15 March 1972 any views or suggestions which tbey may wish to submit to help tbe work of tbe Special Committee; . 5. Requests tbe Special Committee, taking. into ac- count tbe progress made by its Working Group at that time, to study tbe views and suggestions received from Member States and to arrange for furtber discussion at meetings in which tbose delegations that had con- tributed views and suggestions, as well as otber inter-:- ested delegations, would be invited to participate; -· 6'. Requests tbe Special Committee to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session on the progress it has achieved. ' 2023rd plenary meeting, 17 December 1971 .. 2851 (XXVI). Report of the Special Coinmittee to lnvestigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Oc- cupied Territories The General Assembly, Guided by tbe purposes and principles of tbe Char- ter of tbe United Nations, Bearing in mind the provisions and principies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to tbe Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,311 Recalling Security Council resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967 and 259 (1968) of 27 September 1968, as well as other pertinent resolutions of the United Nations, 84 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Annexes, agenda item 39, document A/8550. 811 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75 (1950), 'No: 973. · · Having considered tbe report · of tbe Special Com- mittee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting tbe Hu- man Rights of the Population of tbe Occupied Terri- tories,36 · Gravely concerned about the violations of the human rights of tbe inhabitants of the occupied territories, · Considering tbat tbe system of investigation and pro- tection is essential for ensuring effective implementa- tion of tbe international instruments, such as the afore- mentioned Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, which provide for respect for human rights in armed conflicts, . · . · · Noting with regret that die relevant provisions of that Convention ·have not been implemented by the lsraeli authorities, · Recalling that, in accordance witb article 1 ·of that Convention, the States parties have. undertaken not only to respect but also to ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances, - Noting with satisfaction tbat tbe Intemational Com- mittee of the. Red Cross, after giving careful considera- tion to the question of the reinforcement of the imple- mentation of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949,37 has arrived at the conclusion that_all tasks fall- ing to a protecting Power under· · those Conventions could be considered humanitarian functions and that the International Committee of tbe Red Cross has de- clared itself ready to assume ali the functions envisaged for protecting Powers in tbe Convéntions,38 - 1. Cómmends the Special Committee to Investigate lsraeli Practices Affecting tbe Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories and its mem- bers f or their efforts in performing the task assigned to tbem; 2. Strongly calls upon Israel to rescind fortbwith all measures and to desist from all policies and practices such as: (a) The annexation of any part of the occupied Arab territories; ( b) The establishment of Israelí settlements on tbose territories and the transfer of parts of its civilian popu- lation into the occupied territory; · (e) The destruction and demolition of villages, quarters and houses and the confiscation and expro- priation of property; (d) The evacuation, transfer, deportation and ex- pulsion of the inhabitants of the occupied Arab terri- tories; (e) The denial of the right of tbe refugees and dis- placed persons to -return to tbeir homes; (f) The ill-treatment and torture of prisoners and detainees; · · (g) Collective punishment; · 3. Calls upon the Govemment of Israel to permit all persons who have fled . tbe occupied territories or have been deported or expelled · therefrom to retum to their homes; . · _ 4. Reaffirms that al! measures taken by Israel to settle the occupied territories, including occupied Je- rusalem, are completely null and void; 36 A/8389 and Corr.1 and 2 and Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1 and 2. · . . . 37 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75 • (1950), Nos. 970- 973 . . 38 See A/8389/ Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1 and 2, para. 36. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Special Political Committee 49 5. Calls upon the Govemment of Israel to comply fully with its obligations under the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949; 6. Requests the Special Committee, pending the early termination of Israeli occupation of Arab terri- tories, to continue its work and to consult as appro- priate with the International Committee of the Red Cross in order to ensure the safeguarding of the welfare and human rights of the population of the occupied territories; 7. Urges the Government of Israel to co-operate with the Special Committee and to facilitate its entry into the occupied territories in order to enable it to perform the functions entrusted to it by the General Assembly; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with all the necessary facilities for the continued performance of its tasks; 9. Requests all States parties to the Geneva Conven- tion of 12 August 1949 to do their utmost to ensure that Israel respects and fulfils its obligations under that Convention; 10. Requests the Special Committee to report to the Secretary-General as soon as possible and whenever the need arises thereafter; 11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-seventh session an ítem entitled "Report ( or reports) of the Special Committee to Investiga te Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories". 2027th plenary meeting, 20 December 1971.

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