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A/RES/53/136 GA

The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

53
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162
Yes
2
No
6
Abstentions
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Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
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Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/53/136 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/53/PV.85 Dec. 9, 1998

— Abstain (6)
✗ No (2)
Absent (15)
✓ Yes (162)
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 2 Resolution 1514 (XV). 3 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 4 See resolution 50/6. 5 /... UNITED A NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/53/136 1 March 1999 Fifty-third session Agenda item 109 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/53/624)] 53/136. 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 the Charter, Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the Vienna 3 Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4 Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations,5 Expressing deep concern about the difficulties facing the Middle East peace process, and expressing the hope for rapid progress in the peace process and the achievement of a final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides within the agreed time, A/RES/53/136 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, without excluding the option of a State; 2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising their right to self- determination in the current peace process; 3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination. 85th plenary meeting 9 December 1998
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