A/RES/63/27
United Nations
Distr.: General
22 January 2009
General Assembly
Sixty-third session
Agenda item 16
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 26 November 2008
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/63/L.33 and Add.1)]
63/27. Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1
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Taking note in particular of the relevant information contained in chapter V.B
of that report,
Recalling its resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977 and all subsequent
relevant resolutions, including resolution 62/81 of 10 December 2007,
1.
Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in
compliance with its resolution 62/81;
2.
Considers that, by assisting the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in the implementation of its mandate,
the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat continues to make a useful and
constructive contribution to raising international awareness of the question of
Palestine and generating international support for the rights of the Palestinian
people and a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine;
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with
3.
the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to carry out its programme of
work as detailed in relevant earlier resolutions, in consultation with the Committee
on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and under its
guidance, including, in particular, the monitoring of developments relevant to the
question of Palestine, the organization of international meetings and conferences in
various regions with the participation of all sectors of the international community,
liaison and cooperation with civil society, the further development and expansion of
the documents collection of the United Nations Information System on the Question
of Palestine, the preparation and widest possible dissemination of publications and
information materials on various aspects of the question of Palestine, and the
conduct of the annual training programme for staff of the Palestinian Authority;
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/63/35).