United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/56/56
Distr.: General
14 February 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 87
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/56/549)]
56/56.
Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 212 (III) of 19 November
1948, 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 and all subsequent related resolutions,
Recalling also the relevant Security Council resolutions,
Having considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East covering
the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, 1
Taking note of the letter dated 25 September 2001 from the Chairman of the
Advisory Commission of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East addressed to the Commissioner-General, 2 contained in the
report of the Commissioner-General,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General submitted in pursuance
of its resolutions 48/40 E,3 48/40 H 4 and 48/40 J 5 of 10 December 1993 and
49/35 C 6 of 9 December 1994,
Recalling Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations and
the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, 7
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1
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 13 and addendum
(A/56/13 and Add.1).
2
Ibid., p. viii.
3
A/49/440.
4
A/49/442.
5
A/49/443.
6
A/50/451.
7
Resolution 22 A (I).
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