A/HRC/RES/25/27
Taking note of General Assembly resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Recalling 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 also the resolutions adopted in this regard by the Commission on Human
Rights, the last of which was 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, 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, and
emphasizing that this jus cogens norm of international law is a basic prerequisite for
achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region of the Middle East,
Affirming the applicability of the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural
resources to the Palestinian situation as an integral component of the right to selfdetermination,
Noting the decision of the General Assembly, in its resolution 68/12 of 26
November 2013, to proclaim 2014 the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian
People, and reaffirming that the United Nations will continue to be engaged on the question
of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in accordance with international
law,
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.
Confirms that the right of the Palestinian people to permanent sovereignty
over their natural wealth and resources must be used in the interest of their national
development, the well-being of the Palestinian people and as part of the realization of their
right to self-determination;
5.
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;
6.
session.
Decides to continue the consideration of this question at its twenty-eighth
56th meeting
28 March 2014
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 46 to 1. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile,
China, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco,
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