A/RES/59/119 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, as well as to all of the staff of the Agency, for their tireless efforts and valuable work, particularly in the light of the increasingly difficult conditions during the past year; Also expresses its appreciation to the Advisory Commission of the 2. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and requests it to continue its efforts and to keep the General Assembly informed of its activities, including the full implementation of Assembly decision 48/417 of 10 December 1993; Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on the 3. Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 8 and the efforts of the Working Group 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; 9 5. Acknowledges the support provided by the host Governments to the Agency in the discharge of its duties; 6. Welcomes the convening, on 7 and 8 June 2004, of the Geneva conference by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation to increase support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency; Encourages the Agency’s further consideration of the needs and rights of 7. children in its operations in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child; 10 8. Expresses concern about the temporary relocation of the headquarters international staff of the Agency from Gaza City and the disruption of operations at the headquarters; Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply fully with the 9. provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949;5 10. Also calls upon Israel to abide by Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations3 in order to ensure 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; 11. Urges the Government of Israel speedily to compensate the Agency for damage to its property and facilities resulting from actions by the Israeli side, particularly during the reporting period; _______________ 8 A/59/442. Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 13, addendum (A/58/13/Add.1). 10 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531. 9 3