A/RES/55/173
6.
Calls upon relevant organizations and agencies of the United Nations
system to intensify their assistance in response to the urgent needs of the Palestinian
people in accordance with Palestinian priorities set forth by the Palestinian
Authority, with emphasis on national execution and capacity-building;
7.
Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian
products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules, and
to implement fully existing trade and cooperation agreements;
8.
Calls upon the international donor community to expedite the delivery of
pledged assistance to the Palestinian people to meet their urgent needs;
9.
Stresses in this context the importance of ensuring the free passage of aid
to the Palestinian people and the free movement of persons and goods;
10. Urges the international donor community, United Nations agencies and
organizations and non-governmental organizations to extend as rapidly as possible
emergency economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people to
counter the impact of the current crisis;
11. Stresses the need to implement the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations
of 29 April 1994, fifth annex to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the
West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 5 in particular with regard to the full and prompt
clearance of Palestinian indirect tax revenues;
12. Suggests the convening in 2001 of a United Nations-sponsored seminar
on assistance to the Palestinian people;
13. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General
Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the
implementation of the present resolution, containing:
(a)
people;
An assessment of the assistance actually received by the Palestinian
(b) An assessment of the needs still unmet and specific proposals for
responding effectively to them;
14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-sixth session,
under the item entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic
assistance”, the sub-item entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”.
85th plenary meeting
14 December 2000
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See A/51/889-S/1997/357, annex.
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