United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/129
Distr.: General
27 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 84
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/55/570)]
55/129. University of Jerusalem “Al-Quds” for Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/146 G of 16 December 1981, 37/120 C of
16 December 1982, 38/83 K of 15 December 1983, 39/99 K of 14 December 1984,
40/165 D and K of 16 December 1985, 41/69 K of 3 December 1986, 42/69 K of
2 December 1987, 43/57 J of 6 December 1988, 44/47 J of 8 December 1989,
45/73 J of 11 December 1990, 46/46 J of 9 December 1991, 47/69 J of 14 December
1992, 48/40 I of 10 December 1993, 49/35 G of 9 December 1994, 50/28 G of
6 December 1995, 51/130 of 13 December 1996, 52/63 of 10 December 1997, 53/52
of 3 December 1998 and 54/75 of 6 December 1999,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1
Having also 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 July1999 to 30 June 2000, 2
1.
Emphasizes the need for strengthening the educational system in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 5 June 1967, including Jerusalem, and
specifically the need for the establishment of the proposed university;
2.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary
measures for establishing the University of Jerusalem “Al-Quds”, in accordance
with General Assembly resolution 35/13 B of 3 November 1980, giving due
consideration to the recommendations consistent with the provisions of that
resolution;
3.
Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cooperate in the
implementation of the present resolution and to remove the hindrances that it has put
in the way of establishing the University of Jerusalem “Al-Quds”;
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A/55/425.
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 13 (A/55/13).