A/RES/58/95
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
17 December 2003
Fifty-eighth session
Agenda item 83
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 2003
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/58/472)]
58/95. Assistance to Palestine refugees and support for the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 212 (III) of 19 November 1948, on assistance to
Palestine refugees, and 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949, by which, inter alia, it
established the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East,
Recalling also all its subsequent resolutions on the question, including
resolution 56/52 of 10 December 2001,
Recalling further relevant Security Council resolutions,
Acknowledging the essential role that the Agency has played for more than
fifty years since its establishment in ameliorating the plight of the Palestine refugees
in the fields of education, health and relief and social services,
Aware of the continuing needs of Palestine refugees throughout all the fields of
operation, namely the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and the
Syrian Arab Republic,
Gravely concerned about the increased suffering of the Palestine refugees,
including the loss of life, injury and destruction and damage to refugee shelters and
properties, as well as the safety of the staff and the damage to the facilities of the
Agency,
Regretting the death of six Agency staff members during the reporting period,
Deeply concerned about the continuing restrictions on the freedom of
movement of the Agency’s staff, vehicles and goods, which adversely affect the
ability of the Agency to provide its services, including its educational, health and
relief and social services,
Stressing the necessity for compliance with Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the
Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities
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