A/RES/71/98
Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
14. Urges Member States to continue to provide emergency assistance to the
Palestinian people to alleviate the financial crisis and the dire socioecono mic and
humanitarian situation, particularly in the Gaza Strip;
15. Emphasizes the need to preserve and develop the Palestinian institutions
and infrastructure for the provision of vital public services to the Palestinian civilian
population and the promotion of human rights, including civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights, and welcomes in this regard the formation of the
Palestinian national consensus government under the leadership of President
Mahmoud Abbas, consistent with the Palestine Liberation Organization
commitments and the Quartet principles;
16. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their inalienable human rights, including their right to self determination, as a matter of urgency, in the light of the onset of the fiftieth year of
the Israeli occupation and the continued denial and violation of the human rights of
the Palestinian people;
17. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
seventy-second session on the implementation of the present resolution.
53rd plenary meeting
6 December 2016
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