United Nations General Assembly A/RES/55/54 Distr.: General 25 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 41 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.47 and Add.1)] 55/54. Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1 Taking note in particular of the information contained in chapter VI of that report, Recalling its resolution 54/41 of 1 December 1999, Convinced that the worldwide dissemination of accurate and comprehensive information and the role of non-governmental organizations and institutions remain of vital importance in heightening awareness of and support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Aware of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements signed by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, 2 and of the subsequent implementation agreements, in particular the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995, 3 and the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 4 September 1999, and their positive implications, 1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat in compliance with resolution 54/41; 2. Considers that the special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department is very useful in raising the awareness of the international community concerning the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East in general, including the achievements of the peace process, and that the programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue and supportive of the peace process; 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/55/35). A/48/486-S/26560, annex. 3 A/51/889-S/1997/357, annex. 2 00 56263