A/RES/61/25
Aware that the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples is
among the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,
Affirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by
war,
Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
Reaffirming the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory
occupied since 1967,
Reaffirming also the illegality of Israeli actions aimed at changing the status of
Jerusalem, including measures such as the so-called E-l plan and all other unilateral
measures aimed at altering the status of the city and the territory as a whole,
Reaffirming further that the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a
wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem,
and its associated regime, are contrary to international law,
Expressing deep concern about the Israeli policy of closure and the severe
restrictions, including curfews and the permit regime, that continue to be imposed
on the movement of persons and goods, including medical and humanitarian
personnel and goods, throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and the consequent negative impact on the socio-economic situation of
the Palestinian people, which remains that of a dire humanitarian crisis,
Concerned about the continued establishment of Israeli checkpoints in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the transformation of
several of these checkpoints into structures akin to permanent border crossings
inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which are severely impairing the
territorial contiguity of the Territory and severely undermining efforts to rehabilitate
and develop the Palestinian economy,
Affirming once again the right of all States in the region to live in peace within
secure and internationally recognized borders,
Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the
Palestinian people, 3 and the agreements concluded between the two sides and the
need for full compliance with those agreements,
Recalling also the endorsement by the Security Council, in resolution
1515 (2003), of the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 4 and stressing the urgent need for its implementation and
compliance with its provisions,
Welcoming the efforts of the Arab Foreign Ministers, demonstrated in the
meeting of the Security Council on 21 September 2006, who called for, among other
things, a solution to the conflict on the basis of relevant United Nations resolutions,
especially from the Security Council, the Arab Peace Initiative and the road map,
Welcoming also the important contribution to the peace process of the United
Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal
Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization
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See A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
S/2003/529, annex.