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refraining in international relations from the threat or use of force, as specified in the
Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, adopted
by the General Assembly in its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
Guided also by the provisions of article 1 of the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights, which affirm that all peoples have the right to self-determination,
Guided further by the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples and by the provisions of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, adopted on 25 June 1993 by the World Conference on Human Rights
(A/CONF.157/23), and in particular part I, paragraphs 2 and 3 thereof, relating to the right
of self-determination of all peoples and especially those subject to foreign occupation,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 181 A and B (II) of 29 November 1947 and
194 (III) of 11 December 1948, as well as all other resolutions that confirm and define the
inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, particularly their right to self-determination,
Recalling also Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338
(1973) of 22 October 1973, 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002 and 1402 (2002) of 30 March
2002,
Recalling further the conclusion of the International Court of Justice, in its advisory
opinion of 9 July 2004, that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures
previously taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
Recalling the resolutions adopted in this regard by the Commission on Human
Rights, the last of which being resolution 2005/1 of 7 April 2005,
Reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in accordance
with the provisions of the Charter and relevant United Nations resolutions and declarations,
and the provisions of international covenants and instruments relating to the right to selfdetermination as an international principle and as a right of all peoples in the world, as it is
a jus cogens in international law and a basic condition for achieving a just, lasting and
comprehensive peace in the region of the Middle East,
1.
Reaffirms the inalienable, permanent and unqualified right of the Palestinian
people to self-determination, including their right to live in freedom, justice and dignity and
to establish their sovereign, independent, democratic and viable contiguous State;
2.
Also reaffirms its support for the solution of two States, Palestine and Israel,
living side by side in peace and security;
3.
Stresses the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem;
4.
Urges all Member States and relevant bodies of the United Nations system to
support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to selfdetermination;
5.
Decides to continue the consideration of this question at its sixteenth session.
41st meeting
24 March 2010
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 45 to 1 (see part II, chap. VII). The voting was as follows:
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