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2000\/23.   Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>The Economic and Social Council<\/i>,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Having considered with appreciation <\/i>the section concerning the situation of Palestinian women and assistance provided by organizations of the United Nations system of the report of the Secretary-General 1<\/u>\/ on follow-up to and implementation of the Beijing Declaration 2<\/u>\/ and Platform for Action, 3<\/u>\/<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Recalling<\/i> the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 4<\/u>\/ in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, and the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Recalling also<\/i> its resolution 1999\/15 of 28 July 1999 and other relevant United Nations resolutions,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Recalling further<\/i> the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women\t<\/span>5<\/u>\/ as it concerns the protection of civilian populations,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Stressing<\/i> the need for full implementation of the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 4 September 1999 and full compliance with the existing agreements, as well as the need for the conclusion of the final settlement by the agreed time of September 2000,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Concerned<\/i> about the continuing difficult situation of Palestinian women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and about the severe consequences of continuous illegal Israeli settlement activities, as well as the harsh economic conditions and other consequences for the situation of Palestinian women and their families resulting from the frequent closures and isolation of the occupied territory,<\/p><\/div>\n

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1.\t<\/span>Calls upon<\/i> the concerned parties, as well as the entire international community, to exert all the necessary efforts to ensure the continuity and success of the peace process and its conclusion by the agreed time of September 2000 and the achievement of tangible progress in the improvement of the situation of Palestinian women and their families;<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.\t<\/span>Reaffirms<\/i> that the Israeli occupation remains a major obstacle for Palestinian women with regard to their advancement, self-reliance and integration in the development planning of their society;<\/p><\/div>\n

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3.\t<\/span>Demands<\/i> that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the provisions and principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,\t<\/span>6<\/u>\/ the Regulations annexed to The Hague Convention of 1907 7<\/u>\/ and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 8<\/u>\/ in order to protect the rights of Palestinian women and their families;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>4.\t<\/span>Calls upon<\/i> Israel to facilitate the return of all refugees and displaced Palestinian women and children to their homes and properties, in compliance with the relevant United Nations resolutions;<\/p><\/div>\n

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5.\t<\/span>Urges<\/i> Member States, financial organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations and other relevant institutions to intensify their efforts to provide financial and technical assistance to Palestinian women, especially during the transitional period;<\/p><\/div>\n

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6.\t<\/span>Requests<\/i> the Commission on the Status of Women to continue to monitor and take action with regard to the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 4<\/u>\/ in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, and the Beijing Platform for Action; 3<\/u>\/<\/p><\/div>\n

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7.\t<\/span>Requests<\/i> the Secretary-General to continue to review the situation and to assist Palestinian women by all available means, and to submit to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-fifth session a report on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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45th plenary meeting<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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28 July 2000<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Notes<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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1<\/u>\/\t<\/span>E\/CN.6\/2000\/2, sect. III.A.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2<\/u>\/\t<\/span>Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995<\/i> (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annex I.<\/p><\/div>\n

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3<\/u>\/ \t<\/span>Ibid., annex II.<\/p><\/div>\n

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4<\/u>\/ \t<\/span>Report of the World Conference to Review and  Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985<\/i> (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A.<\/p><\/div>\n

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5<\/u>\/ \t<\/span>See General Assembly resolution 48\/104.<\/p><\/div>\n

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6<\/u>\/ \t<\/span>General Assembly resolution 217 A (III).<\/p><\/div>\n

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7<\/u>\/ \t<\/span>See Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907<\/i> (New York, Oxford University Press, 1915).<\/p><\/div>\n

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8<\/u>\/ \t<\/span>United Nations, Treaty Series<\/i>, vol. 75, No. 973.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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