A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/49/149 7 February 1995 Forty-ninth session Agenda item 94 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/752)] 49/149. 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 its Charter, Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2/ the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 3/ as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 4/ Taking note of the progress made in the Middle East peace process, in particular the mutual recognition and the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993 by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine yLiberation Organization, 5/ as well as the ensuing developments on the ground, 1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 2/ Resolution 217 A (III). 3/ Resolution 1514 (XV). 4/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 5/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex. 95-76525 /...