A/RES/55/50
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
25 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 40
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.49 and Add.1)]
55/50. Jerusalem
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/120 E of 10 December 1981, 37/123 C of
16 December 1982, 38/180 C of 19 December 1983, 39/146 C of 14 December
1984, 40/168 C of 16 December 1985, 41/162 C of 4 December 1986, 42/209 D of
11 December 1987, 43/54 C of 6 December 1988, 44/40 C of 4 December 1989,
45/83 C of 13 December 1990, 46/82 B of 16 December 1991, 47/63 B of
11 December 1992, 48/59 A of 14 December 1993, 49/87 A of 16 December 1994,
50/22 A of 4 December 1995, 51/27 of 4 December 1996, 52/53 of 9 December
1997, 53/37 of 2 December 1998 and 54/37 of 1 December 1999, in which it, inter
alia, determined that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by
Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purported to alter the character
and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in particular the so-called “Basic Law” on
Jerusalem and the proclamation of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, were null and
void and must be rescinded forthwith,
Recalling also Security Council resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, in
which the Council, inter alia, decided not to recognize the “Basic Law” and called
upon those States which had established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to
withdraw such missions from the Holy City,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1
1.
Determines that the decision of Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and
administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem is illegal and therefore null and void
and has no validity whatsoever;
2.
Deplores the transfer by some States of their diplomatic missions to
Jerusalem in violation of Security Council resolution 478 (1980) and their refusal to
comply with the provisions of that resolution;
3.
Calls once more upon those States to abide by the provisions of the
relevant United Nations resolutions, in conformity with the Charter of the United
Nations;
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A/55/538.