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UNITED
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General Assembly
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GENERAL
A/RES/52/63
12 February 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 86
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/52/616)]
52/63.
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 and 51/130 of
13 December 1996,
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 for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997,2
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;
1
A/52/503.
2
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second Session, Supplement No. 13 and addendum
(A/52/13 and Add.1).
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