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parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, with a view to finding concrete ways and means to achieve a comprehensiv,, just and lasting solution, conducive to peace , in conformity with the principles of the Charter and relevant resolutions and based on the implementation of the reconmendations of the Committee as endorsed by the General Assemly at its thirty-first session, 16. Bequests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon at appropriate.intervals to Member States as well as to the Security. Council and to submit a comprehensive report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session under the item entitled •Question of Palestine", 17. Decides to adjourn the seventh emergency special session temporarily and to authorize the President of the latest regular session of the General Assembly to resume its meetings upon request from Member States. FS-7/5 . Question of Palestine The General Assembly, 20th plenary meeting 28 April 1982 Having considered the question of Palestine at its resumed seventh emergency special session, Having heard the statement of the Palestine Liberation qrganization, the representative of the Palestinian people, Y Alarmed by the worsening situation in the Middle East resulting from Israel's acts of aggression against the sovereignty of Lebanon and the Palestinian people in Lebanon, Recalling Security Council resolutions 508 (1982) of 5 June 1982, 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982 and 512 (1982) of 19 June 1982, Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General relevant to this situation, particularly his report of 7 June 1982, Y Taking note of the two positive replies to the Secretary-General by the Government of Lebanon J/ and the Palestine Lib¶ration Organization, Ml/ y A/ES-7/PV.22, p. 6. !/ S/15178. J/ Ibid., para. 3· .!Q/ Ibid., para. 4. -7- Noting with regret that the Security Council has, so far, failed to take effective and practical measures, in accordance with the Charter of the United • Nations, to ensure implementation of its resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982), Referring to the humanitarian principles of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of war, of. 12 August 1949, ll/ and to the obligations arising from the regulations annexed to the Hague Conventions of 1907, .Jd/ Deeply concerned at the sufferings of the Palestinian and Lebanese civilian _populations, Reaffirming once again its conviction that the question of-Palestine is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict and that no comprehen·sive, just and lasting peace in the region will be achieved without the full exercise by the Palestinian people of its inalienable national rights, Reaffirming further that a just and comprehensive settlement of the situation in the Middle East cannot be achieved without the participation on an equal footing of all the parties to the conflict, including the Palestine Liberation Organization as the representative of the Palestinian people, 1. Reaffirms the fundamental principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by forceJ 2. Demands that all Member states and other partišs observe strict respect for Lebanon's sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and political independence within its internationally recognized boundaries, 3. Decides to support fully the provisions of Security Council resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982) in which the Council, inter alia, demanded that, (›) Israel withdraw all-its military forces forthwith and unconditionally to the internationally recognized boundaries of Lebanon, (.£) All parties to the conflict cease immediately and simultaneously all military activities within Lebanon and across the Lebanese-Israeli border, 4. Condems Israel for its non-compliance with resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982)1 5. Demands that Israel comply with all the above provisions no later than 0600 hours (Beirut time) on Sunday, 27 June 1982J 6. Calls upon the Security Council to authorize the Secretary-General to undertake necessary endeavours and practical steps to implement the provisions of resolutions 508 (1982, 509 (1982) and 512 (1982), W United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973, p. 287. 12/ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York, Oxford University Press, 1915). -8- 7. Urges the Security Council, in the event of continued failure by Israel to comply with the demands contained in resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982),' to meet in order to consider practical ways and means in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; 8. Calls upon all States and international agencies and organizations to continue to provide the most extensive humanitarian aid possible to the victims of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, 9. Requests the Secretary-General to delegate a high- level commission to investigate and assess the extent of loss of human life and material damage and to report, as soon as possible, on the result of this investigation to the General Assembly and the Security Councilf 10. Decides to adjourn the seventh emergency special session temporarily and to authorize the President of the latest regular session of the General Assenoly to resume its meetings upon request from Member States. FS-7/6. Question of Palestine The General Assembly, 24th plenary meeting 26 June 1982 Having considered the question of Palestine at its resumed seventh emergency special session, Having heard the statement of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, W Guided by the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, Ç of the functions of the Security Council during its meetings relevant to the situation in the Middle Fast, in particular since 4 June 1982, Expressing its deep regret that the Security Council has, so far, failed to take effective and practical measures in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to ensure implementation of its resolutions 508 (1982) of 5 June 1982 and 50 9 (1982) of 6 June 1982, Alarmed that the situation in the Middle Fast has further worsened as a result. of Israel's acts of aggression against the sovereignty of Lebanon and the Palestinian people in Lebanon, Guided further by the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular to take effective collective measures for the prevention and renoval of threats to the peace and for the suppresion of acts of aggression, ill A/ES-7/PV.25, p. 7. -9-

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