Full text of General
Assembly draft resolution
Forty-eight
hours before the UN General Assembly session at which Palestine's application
for Observer State status is to be voted on, a European Union source predicts
to Inner City
Press, after polling, that up to 15 EU members will vote Yes.
The source
said the total of No's membership-wide might be as low as 10, including Israel,
Canada, the United States "and its satellites."
“These
predictions seem aggressive, but the source has until now proved golden.”
As a "non-member
state", Palestine would have the same status as the Vatican.
The Observer Mission
of Palestine to the UN has circulated a revised version of the draft
resolution.
Following is the full text of the new draft -- dubbed
"Rev 1”:
DRAFT [26 November 2012] - Rev. 1
67th
Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Agenda
Item 37: Question of Palestine
Status
of Palestine in the United Nations
The
General Assembly,
Guided
by the purposes and principles of the
United Nations Charter, and stressing in this regard the principle of equal
rights and self-determination of peoples,
Recalling its
resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 19701, affirming, inter alia,
the duty of every State to promote through joint and separate action
realization of the principle of equal rights and self- determination of
peoples,
Stressing the
importance of maintaining and strengthening international peace founded upon
freedom, equality, justice and respect for fundamental human rights,
Recalling its
resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947,
Reaffirming the
Charter principle of tile inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by
force,
Reaffirming relevant
Security Council resolutions, including, inter alia, resolutions 242 (1967),
338 (1973), 446 (1979), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008),
Reaffirming the
applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian
Persons in Time of War, of 12August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including East Jerusalem, including, inter alia, with regard to the
matter of prisoners,
Reaffirming its
resolution 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, and all relevant resolutions,
including resolution 66/146 of 19 December 20 11,reaffirming the right of the
Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their
independent State of Palestine,
Reaffirming its
resolution 43/176 of 15 December 1988, resolution 66117 of 30 November 20 11,
and all relevant resolutions regarding the "Peaceful Settlement of the
Question of Palestine", which, inter alia, stress the need for (a) the
withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967,
including East Jerusalem; (b) the realization of the inalienable rights of the
Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and the right to
their independent State; (c) a just resolution of the problem of the Palestine
refugees in conformity with resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948; and (d) the
complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Reaffirming also its resolution 66/18 of 30 November 2011 and all
relevant resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, bearing in mind that
the annexation of East Jerusalem is not recognized by the international
community, and emphasizing the need for a way to be found through negotiations
to resolve the status of Jerusalem as the capital of two States,
Recalling the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice
of 9 July 2004,
Reaffirming its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004, affirming, inter alia, that
the status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East
Jerusalem, remains one of military occupation, and that in accordance with
international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, the Palestinian
people have the right to self-determination and to sovereignty over their
territory,
Recalling its resolutions 3210 (XXIX) of 14 October 1974 and 3237
(XXIX) of 22 November 1974, by which, respectively, the Palestine Liberation
Organization was invited to participate in the deliberations of the General
Assembly as the representative of the Palestinian people and was granted observer
status,
Recalling also its resolution 43/177 of 15 December
1988, by which it, inter alia, acknowledged the proclamation of the State of
Palestine by the Palestine National Council on 15 November 1988, and decided
that the designation "Palestine" should be used in place of the
designation "Palestine Liberation Organization" in the United Nations
system, without prejudice to the observer status and functions of the Palestine
Liberation Organization within the United Nations system,
Taking
into consideration that the Executive
Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a
decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and
responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine2,
Recalling its resolution 52/250 of 7 July 1998, by which additional
rights and privileges were accorded to Palestine in its capacity as observer,
Recalling the Arab Peace Initiative adopted in March 2002 by the
League of Arab States,
Reaffirming its
commitment, in accordance with international law, to the two-State solution of
an independent, sovereign, democratic, viable and contiguous State of Palestine
living side by side with Israel in peace and security on the basis of the
pre-1967 borders;
Bearing in
mind the mutual recognition of 9
September 1993 between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace
within secure and internationally recognized borders,
Commending the Palestinian
National Authority's 2009 plan for constructing the institutions of an
independent Palestinian State within a two-year period, and welcoming the positive assessments in
this regard about readiness for Statehood by the World Bank, the United Nations
and the International Monetary Fund and as reflected in the Ad Hoc Liaison
Committee Chair Conclusions of April 2011 and subsequent Chair Conclusions,
which determined that the Palestinian Authority is above the threshold for a
functioning State in key sectors studied,
Recognizing that full membership is enjoyed by Palestine in the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Economic and
Social Commission for Western Asia, and the Group of Asian States and is also a
full member as in the League of Arab States, the Non-Aligned Movement, the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Group of 77 and China,
Recognizing that, to
date, 132 States Members of the United Nations have accorded recognition to the
State of Palestine,
Taking note of
the 11 November 2011 report of the Security Council Committee on the Admission
of New Members,
Stressing the
permanent responsibility of the United Nations towards the question of Palestine
until it is satisfactorily resolved in all its aspects,
Reaffirming the
principle of universality of membership of the United Nations,
1. Reaffirms the
right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to independence in
their State of Palestine on the Palestinian
Territory occupied since 1967;
2. Decides to
accord to Palestine Non-Member Observer
State status in the United Nations,
without prejudice to the acquired rights, privileges and role of the Palestine
Liberation Organization in the United
Nations as the representative of the Palestinian people, in
accordance with the relevant resolutions and practice;
3. Expresses the
hope that the Security Council will consider favorably the application
submitted on 23 September 2011 by the State of Palestine For admission to full
membership in the United Nations;
4. Affirms its
determination to contribute to the achievement of the inalienable rights of the
Palestinian people and the attainment of a peaceful settlement in the Middle
East that ends the occupation that began in l967 and fulfills the vision of two
States, an independent, sovereign, democratic, contiguous and viable State of
Palestine, living side by side in peace and security with Israel, on the basis
of the pre-1967 borders;
5. Expresses the
urgent need for the resumption and acceleration of negotiations within
the Middle East peace process, based on the relevant United Nations
resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for
peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap, for the achievement
of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian
and Israeli sides that resolves all outstanding core issues, namely the
Palestine refugees, Jerusalem, settlements, borders, security and water;
6. Urges 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, independence and freedom;
7. Requests the
Secretary-General to take the measures to implement the present resolution
and to report to the Assembly within three months on progress made in this
regard.
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1Declaration of Principles of
International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations (24 October 1970)
2A/43/928 of 9 December 1988
