A/RES/58/93 3. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 7 for its efforts to assist in ensuring the financial security of the Agency, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary services and assistance to the Working Group for the conduct of its work; Commends the continuing efforts of the Commissioner-General to 4. increase the budgetary transparency and efficiency of the Agency, as reflected in the Agency’s programme budget for the biennium 2004-2005; 8 Acknowledges the support of the host Governments for the Agency in the 5. discharge of its duties; Takes note of the functioning of the headquarters of the Agency in Gaza 6. City on the basis of the Headquarters Agreement between the Agency and the Palestinian Authority; Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply fully with the 7. provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949;4 Also calls upon Israel to abide by Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the 8. Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations3 with regard to the safety of the personnel of the Agency, the protection of its institutions and the safeguarding of the security of its facilities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; Urges the Government of Israel to compensate the Agency for damage to 9. its property and facilities resulting from actions by the Israeli side, particularly during the reporting period; 10. Calls upon Israel particularly to cease obstructing the movement of the personnel, vehicles and supplies of the Agency and to cease the levying of extra fees and charges, which have a detrimental effect on the Agency’s operations; 11. Requests the Commissioner-General to proceed with the issuance of identification cards for Palestine refugees and their descendants in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; 12. Affirms that the functioning of the Agency remains essential in all fields of operation; 13. Notes the success of the Agency’s microfinance and microenterprise programme, and calls upon the Agency, in close cooperation with the relevant agencies, to continue to contribute towards the development of the economic and social stability of the Palestine refugees; 14. Reiterates its request to the Commissioner-General to proceed with the modernization of the archives of the Agency through the Palestine Refugee Records Project, and to indicate progress in his report to the General Assembly at its fiftyninth session; 15. Reiterates its previous appeals to all States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to continue and to augment the special allocations for grants and scholarships for higher education to Palestine refugees in addition to _______________ 7 A/58/450. Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 13, addendum (A/58/13/Add.1). 8 3