A/RES/50/140 GA

UNITED UNITED A NATIONS NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/140 30 January 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 104 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/627)] 50/140. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination The General Assembly, Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in its Charter, Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2/ the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 3/ and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 4/ Noting the progress made in the Middle East peace process, in particular the mutual recognition and the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements in Washington on 13 September 1993 by the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel, 5/ as well as the ensuing implementation agreements, the last of which was the interim agreement of 28 September 1995, 1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 2/ Resolution 217 A (III). 3/ Resolution 1514 (XV). 4/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 5/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex. 96-76327 /... A/RES/50/140 Page 2 Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders, 1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self- determination; 2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people could soon be exercising their right to self-determination in the current peace process; 3. Urges all States, specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination. 97th plenary meeting 21 December 1995

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