A/RES/36/15 GA

82 General Assembly-Thirty-sixth Session Welcoming the decision of the Scientific Committee to submit its report with scientific annexes to the General As- sembly at its thirty-seventh session, l. Commends the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation for the valuable contri- bution it has been making in the course of the past twenty- six years, since its inception, to wider knowledge and understanding of the levels, effects and risks of atomic ra- diation, and for fulfilling its original mandate with scientific authority and independence of judgement; 2. Notes with satisfaction the continued and growing scientific co-operation between the Scientific Committee and the United Nations Environment Programme; 3. Requests the Scientific Committee to continue its work, including its important co-ordinating activities, to increase knowledge of the doses, effects and risks of ion- izing radiation from all sources; 4. Endorses the Scientific Committee's intention to con- tinue its activity of scientific review and assessment on behalf of the General Assembly; 5. Requests the United Nations Environment Pro- gramme to continue providing support for the effective con- duct of the Scientific Committee's work and for the dissemination of its findings to the General Assembly, the scientific community and the public; 6. Expresses its appreciation for the assistance rendered to the Scientific Committee by Member States, the spe- cialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency and non-governmental organizations and invites them to increase their co-operation in this field; 7. Endorses the Scientific Committee's renewed request that Member States and the United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations concerned should provide further relevant data about doses, effects and risks from various sources of radiation, which would greatly help the Committee in the preparation of its next major report to the General Assembly. 42nd plenary meeting 28 October 1981 36/15. Recent developments in connection with exca- vations in eastern Jerusalem The General Assembly, Reaffirming that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 3 is applicable to Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem, Recalling its resolutions 2253 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967. 2254 (ES-V) of 14 July 1967, 3092 (XXVIII) of 7 December 1973, 3240 B (XXIX) of 29 November 1974, 3525 B (XXX) of 15 December 1975, 31/I06 B of 16 December 1976, 32/91 A of 13 December 1977.33/113 A of 18 December 1978, 34/90 B of 12 December 1979 and 35/122 of 11 December 1980, Recalling Security Council resolutions 252 (1968) of 21 May 1968, 267 (1969) of 3 July 1969, 271 (1969) of 15 September 1969, 465 (1980) of I March 1980, 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980 and 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, Bearing in mind the need to protect and preserve the unique spiritual and religious character and dimensions of the Holy City of Jerusalem, Expressing its very grave concern that Israel, as the oc- cupying Power, persists in excavating and transforming the historical, cultural and religious sites of Jerusalem, 3 United Nations, Treaty Series. vol 75, No. 973, p. 287. Noting with alarm that the excavations and transforma- tions in progress seriously endanger the historical. cultural and religious sites of Jerusalem as well as its over-all con- figuration and that these sites have never been as endangered as they are today, Noting with satisfaction and approval the decision of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educa- tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization to include the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls on the World Heritage List. Noting with appreciation the recommendation of the Ex- ecutive Board of the United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization during its one hundred and thir- teenth session that the World Heritage Committee should speed up the procedure for including the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls in the List of World Heritage in Danger, I . Determines that the excavations and transformations of the landscape and of the historical, cultural and religious sites of Jerusalem constitute a flagrant violation of the prin- ciples of international law and the relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August I 949; 2. Decides that such violations by Israel constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive and just peace in the Middle East as well as a threat to international peace and security: 3. Demands that Israel desist forthwith from all exca- vations and transformations of the historical. cultural and religious sites of Jerusalem, particularly beneath and around the Moslem Holy Sanctuary of AI-Haram Al-Sharif (Al Masjid Al Aqsa and the Sacred Dome of the Rock), the structures of which are in danger of collapse: 4. Requests the Security Council to conside1 this situ- ation in case Israel fails to comply immediately with the present resolution; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Gen- eral Assembly and the Security Council, not later than 23 November 1981 . on the implementation of the present resolution. 42nd plenary meeting 28 October 1981 36/35. International co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space The General Assemhl_v, Recalling its resolution 35/14 of 3 November 1980, Deeply convinct'd of the common interest of mankind in promoting the exploration and use of outer space for peace- ful purposes and in continuing efforts to extend to all States the benefits derived therefrom, as well as the importance of international co-operation in this field, for which the United Nations should continue to provide a focal point, Reaffirming the importance of international co-operation in developing the rule of law in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, Taking note with satisfaction of the progress achieved in various national and co-operative space projects. such as the launch of the Ariane rocket by the European Space Agency, the flight of the United States Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia and the completion of the first stage of the Voy- ager II mission, the Sa!yut Soyuz orbital research pro- gramme of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the successful outer space missions by the first Mongolian and Romanian cosmonauts, the successful launching of the

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