United Nations General Assembly A/RES/59/56 Distr.: General 8 February 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 39 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.24 and Add.1)] 59/56. Assistance to the Palestinian people The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 58/113 of 17 December 2003, as well as previous resolutions on the question, Recalling also the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim SelfGovernment Arrangements in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, 1 and the subsequent implementation agreements concluded by the two sides, Gravely concerned at the deterioration in the living conditions of the Palestinian people throughout the occupied territory, which constitutes a mounting humanitarian crisis, Conscious of the urgent need for improvement in the economic and social infrastructure of the occupied territory, Aware that development is difficult under occupation and is best promoted in circumstances of peace and stability, Noting the great economic and social challenges facing the Palestinian people and their leadership, Conscious of the urgent necessity for international assistance to the Palestinian people, taking into account the Palestinian priorities, Welcoming the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace, convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993, the establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee and the work being done by the World Bank as its secretariat and the establishment of the Consultative Group, as well as all follow-up meetings and international mechanisms established to provide assistance to the Palestinian people, _______________ 1 04-47962 A/48/486-S/26560, annex.