{"id":189092,"date":"1996-07-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=189092"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:32:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:32:14","slug":"auto-insert-189092","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-189092\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian women – ECOSOC resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1996\/5.  <\/strong>Palestinian women<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Economic and Social Council<\/u>,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Having considered<\/u> with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women, 1<\/u>\/<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recalling<\/u> the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 2<\/u>\/ in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, and the Beijing Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women, 3<\/u>\/<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recalling also<\/u> its resolution 1995\/30 of 25 July 1995 and other relevant United Nations resolutions,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recalling<\/u> the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women 4<\/u>\/ as it concerns the protection for civilian populations,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Welcoming<\/u> the signing by the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, 5<\/u>\/ in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, as well as all subsequent agreements reached between the two parties,<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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1.  Recognizes<\/u> the gradual, positive changes that are taking place as a result of the implementation of the agreements between the two parties;<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.  Reaffirms<\/u> that the Israeli occupation continues to constitute a major obstacle to the advancement and self-reliance of Palestinian women and their integration in the development planning of their society;<\/p><\/div>\n

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3.  Demands<\/u> that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the provisions and principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 6<\/u>\/ the Hague Conventions 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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4.  Calls upon<\/u> Israel to facilitate the return of all refugee and displaced Palestinian women and children to their homes and properties in the occupied Palestinian territory, in compliance with relevant United Nations resolutions;<\/p><\/div>\n

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5.  Urges<\/u> 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 for the creation of projects responding to their needs, especially during the transitional period;<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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7.  Requests<\/u> 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-first session a report on progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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1<\/u>\/ E\/CN.6\/1996\/8.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2<\/u>\/ 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 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A.<\/p><\/div>\n

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3<\/u>\/ Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (A\/CONF.177\/20 and Add.1), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.<\/p><\/div>\n

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4<\/u>\/ General Assembly resolution 48\/104.<\/p><\/div>\n

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5<\/u>\/ A\/48\/486-S\/26560, annex.<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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

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8<\/u>\/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973, p. 287.<\/p><\/div>\n

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