United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/56/34
Distr.: General
18 December 2001
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 41
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/56/L.20 and Add.1)]
56/34. Division for Palestinian Rights 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 relevant information contained in chapter V.B
of that report,
Recalling its resolutions 32/40 B of 2 December 1977, 33/28 C of 7 December
1978, 34/65 D of 12 December 1979, 35/169 D of 15 December 1980, 36/120 B of
10 December 1981, 37/86 B of 10 December 1982, 38/58 B of 13 December 1983,
39/49 B of 11 December 1984, 40/96 B of 12 December 1985, 41/43 B of
2 December 1986, 42/66 B of 2 December 1987, 43/175 B of 15 December 1988,
44/41 B of 6 December 1989, 45/67 B of 6 December 1990, 46/74 B of
11 December 1991, 47/64 B of 11 December 1992, 48/158 B of 20 December 1993,
49/62 B of 14 December 1994, 50/84 B of 15 December 1995, 51/24 of 4 December
1996, 52/50 of 9 December 1997, 53/40 of 2 December 1998, 54/40 of 1 December
1999 and 55/53 of 1 December 2000,
1.
Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in
compliance with its resolution 55/53;
2.
Considers that the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
continues to make a useful and constructive contribution;
3.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with
the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to carry out its programme of
work as detailed in the relevant earlier resolutions, in consultation with the
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and
under its guidance, including, in particular, the organization of meetings in various
regions with the participation of all sectors of the international community, the
further development and expansion of the documents collection of the United
Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine, the preparation and widest
possible dissemination of publications and information materials on various aspects
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