A/RES/77/22 GA

United Nations A/RES/77/22 General Assembly Distr.: General 5 December 2022 22-27257 (E) 081222 *2227257* Seventy-seventh session Agenda item 33 Question of Palestine Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 30 November 2022 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/77/L.23)] 77/22. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 3375 (XXX) and 3376 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 31/20 of 24 November 1976 and all its subsequent relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its emergency special sessions and its resolution 75/20 of 2 December 2020, Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,1 Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, as well as the existing agreements between the two sides and the need for full compliance with those agreements, Affirming its support for a comprehensive, just, lasting and peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at its fourteenth session2 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two- State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,3 endorsed by the Security Council in resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, __________________ 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-seventh Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/77/35). 2 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221. 3 S/2003/529, annex. A/RES/77/22 Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People 22-27257 2/4 Recalling the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016, and underscoring in this regard, inter alia, the call upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion of peace and security, to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final status issues in the Middle East peace process and within the time frame specified by the Quartet in its statement of 21 September 2010, Recalling also the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 4 and recalling further its resolutions ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004 and ES-10/17 of 15 December 2006, Taking note of the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations, submitted on 23 September 2011,5 Recalling its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012, by which, inter alia, Palestine was accorded non-member observer State status in the United Nations, and taking note of the follow-up report of the Secretary-General,6 Taking note of the accession by Palestine to several human rights treaties and the core humanitarian law conventions, as well as other international treaties, Noting with deep regret the passage of 55 years since the onset of the Israeli occupation and 75 years since the adoption of resolution 181 (II) on 29 November 1947 and the Nakba without tangible progress towards a peaceful solution, and stressing the urgent need for efforts to reverse the negative trends on the ground and to restore a political horizon for advancing and accelerating meaningful negotiations aimed at the achievement of a peace agreement that will bring a complete end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and the resolution of all core final status issues, without exception, leading to a peaceful, just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the question of Palestine, Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility towards the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory manner in accordance with international legitimacy, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts in performing the tasks assigned to it by the General Assembly aimed at achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, an expanded multilateral framework for the revitalization of peace efforts and ensuring fullest accountability and implementation of the long- standing parameters for peace in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; 2. Requests the Committee to continue to exert all efforts to promote the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination, to support the achievement without delay of an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and of the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders and the just resolution of all final status issues and to mobilize international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and thereafter; 3. Also requests the Committee to continue to keep under review the situation relating to the question of Palestine and make suggestions to the General Assembly, the Security Council or the Secretary-General, as appropriate; __________________ 4 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1. 5 A/66/371-S/2011/592, annex I. 6 A/67/738. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People A/RES/77/22 3/4 22-27257 4. Further requests the Committee to continue to extend its cooperation and support to Palestinian and other civil society organizations and to continue to involve additional civil society organizations and parliamentarians in its work in order to mobilize international solidarity and support for the Palestinian people and for restoring a political horizon and advancing just, lasting and comprehensive peace, particularly during this critical period of political instability, further reduction of civic space in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, humanitarian hardship and financial crisis, with the overall aim of promoting the achievement by the Palestinian people of their inalienable rights and a just, lasting and peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map; 5. Commends the Committee on its efforts and activities in upholding its mandate, including through cooperative initiatives with Governments, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations and civil society organizations; 6. Commends the Working Group of the Committee on its efforts in coordinating the efforts of international and regional civil society organizations regarding the question of Palestine; 7. Requests the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, established under General Assembly resolution 194 (III), and other United Nations bodies associated with the question of Palestine to continue to cooperate fully with the Committee and to make available to it, at its request, the relevant information and documentation that they have at their disposal; 8. Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation and support to the Committee in the performance of its tasks, recalling its repeated call for all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine, and to support the development and strengthening of Palestinian institutions and Palestinian State-building efforts in preparation for independence; 9. Requests the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to continue to report to the General Assembly on economic development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people, and, while drawing attention to the alarming findings, as reflected in the recent reports7 in this regard, calls for the exertion of all efforts for the provision of the resources necessary to expedite the completion and publication of the report, including the facilitation and coordination of pertinent inputs from the relevant organs, bodies and agencies of the United Nations system; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the report of the Committee to all the competent bodies of the United Nations, and urges them to take the necessary action, as appropriate; 11. Requests the Committee, bearing in mind the regrettable absence of tangible progress towards a peaceful solution, to continue to focus its activities on efforts and initiatives to end the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and to organize activities in this regard, within existing resources and in cooperation with Governments, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations and civil society organizations, aimed at raising international awareness and __________________ 7 A/73/201, A/74/272, A/75/310, A/76/309 and A/77/295. A/RES/77/22 Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People 22-27257 4/4 mobilizing diplomatic efforts to launch credible negotiations aimed at achieving without delay a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine in all its aspects; 12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee with all the facilities necessary for the performance of its tasks. 42nd plenary meeting 30 November 2022

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