A/RES/73/19
Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine
by resolving all outstanding issues, including all core issues, without exception, for a
just, lasting and peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in accordance
with the internationally recognized basis of the two -State solution, and ultimately of
the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole for the realization of a comprehensive peace in
the Middle East,
Welcoming, in this regard, all regional and international efforts aimed at
promoting meaningful negotiations and achieving a two -State solution based on the
pre-1967 borders and on the long-standing terms of reference, as called for in Security
Council resolution 2334 (2016),
Taking note of the report of the Quartet of 1 July 2016, 7 and stressing its
recommendations as well as all its recent statements, in which, inter alia, grave
concerns were expressed that current trends on the ground are steadily eroding the
two-State solution and entrenching a one-State reality and in which recommendations
were made to reverse those trends in order to advance the two -State solution on the
ground and create the conditions for successful final status negotiations,
Reiterating its support for the convening of an international conference in
Moscow, as envisioned by the Security Council in its resolution 1850 (2008) and the
Quartet statement of 23 September 2011, and stressing the importance of multilateral
support and engagement for the advancement and acceleration of peace efforts
towards the fulfilment of a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the question
of Palestine,
Noting the important contribution to peace efforts of the United Nations Special
Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the
Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian
Authority, including within the framework of the activities of the Quartet and with
regard to the trilateral agreement and recent developments regarding the Gaza Strip,
Welcoming the ongoing efforts of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the
Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians, chaired by Norway, and
noting its recent meeting at United Nations Headquarters, on 2 7 September 2018, and
the ongoing efforts to generate sufficient donor support in this critical period for
urgently addressing the immense humanitarian, reconstruction and recovery needs in
the Gaza Strip, bearing in mind the detailed needs assessment and recovery
framework for Gaza developed with the support of the United Nations, the World
Bank and the European Union, and furthering Palestinian economic recovery and
development,
Recognizing the efforts being undertaken by the Palestinian Government, with
international support, to reform, develop and strengthen its institutions and
infrastructure, emphasizing the need to preserve and further develop Palestinian
institutions and infrastructure, despite the obstacles presented by the ongoing Israeli
occupation, and commending in this regard the ongoing efforts to develop the
institutions of an independent Palestinian State, including through th e implementation
of the Palestinian National Policy Agenda: National Priorities, Policies and Policy
Interventions (2017–2022),
Expressing concern about the risks posed to the significant achievements made,
as confirmed by the positive assessments made by international institutions regarding
readiness for statehood, including by the World Bank, the International Monetary
Fund, the United Nations and the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, owing to the negative
impact of the current instability and financial crisis being faced by the Palestinian
Government and the continued absence of a credible political horizon,
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